Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge
DFMC Personal Profiles
The 18th annual Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team was made up of runners from more than 30 states and a few foreign countries. In 2007, they ran the historic Hopkinton to Boston route with the goal to raise $4 million for cancer research. By raising a minimum of $3,000 each to receive an invitational entry to the race, DFMC runners supported the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber. Here are some of their stories.
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Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge runners go the extra mile for cancer research
While running a grueling 26.2-mile marathon requires commitment and
dedication, for some, just completing the course is not enough. The runners
who finished the 111th Boston Marathon® on behalf of Dana-Farber transformed
their strides toward the finish line into strides toward cures for cancer.
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Amy Jo Parker
Neither wind nor rain nor cold nor nor'easter could stop the 111th running of
the Boston Marathon® on Patriots' Day, or members of the Dana-Farber Marathon
Challenge team who participated in the event. Amy Jo Parker, for one, found
inspiration to brave the elements and the 26.2-mile course from 11-year-old
Katie Durkin. Read more
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Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh has a pre-race ritual that has kept him focused on his goal for
10 consecutive years. Each April before tackling the 26.2-mile Boston
Marathon, he pulls out a sheet of paper and silently reads the names of
friends, family members, and co-workers who have been touched by cancer.
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Survivors say 'thanks' with Marathon Challenge run
Their first visits to Dana-Farber came nearly 20 years apart,
but it is a shared commitment to the Institute and their
caregivers that propelled cancer survivors Kevin Roy and Uri
Berenguer 26.2 miles in the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2005.
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