Twelve marathons down, countless miles to go before we see an end to cancer.

For the past 12 years, I have been running the Boston Marathon support cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as a member of the DFMC (Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge) team.

During my first year, I was partnered with Brittany Lambert, a young girl from Duxbury, as part of a special patient/partner program between DFMC and the Jimmy Fund. Brittany passed away the following fall from myelodsyplasia, but I've continued to run in memory of her each year and have become close friends with her family. Her older sister, Brianne, was one of my bridesmaids at my wedding in 2003. Last year, their parents relocated to Florida, but we continue to stay in touch, and I look forward to meeting up with Brianne from time to time.

At the 2003 Boston Marathon, I partnered up with Amber DaRosa, the daughter of two of my husband's best friends, who was diagnosed with leukemia at age four. Amber successfully completed a two-year treatment and continues to do well! The DaRosas relocated to NH, but still come down for the marathon every year.

In 2005, I began running in memory of Mark Schlowsky-Fischer, the husband of a good friend from college. Mark passed away in October 2004 after an 11-month battle with Burkett's lymphoma. His wife, Karen, has remarried, and she and her husband recently welcomed their first child. They continue to honor Mark's legacy through a support organization, Young Cancer Spouses.

For the past five years, I have also run in honor of my mother-in-law, Mary Hagerty, who completed treatment for breast cancer. What is amazing is that this is her second battle with breast cancer - the first time was in her late 20s in an era when treatment was not nearly as comprehensive as it is today.

These are just a few of my reasons for continuing to run, more than a decade later. Thank you for your continued support!

Why do I run?
A lengthy archive of current and past fundraising letters:

• This Year's Letter - coming soon!
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998

Can't believe I've run all those marathons?
A fun archive of running photos

• Learn more about the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research on the official DFMC site.
• Check out the Boston Marathon site to learn more about this historic run.

2010 Fundraising Progress
As of 1/1/2010

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Current level: 0% ($0)
Goal: $10,000

Help me break $100K for my total fundraising over 13 years for cancer research at Dana-Farber.

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Year	Amount Raised
1998	$2,725 donated
1999	$10,165 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $11,665
2000	$7,321 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $8,821
2001	$4,927 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $6,427
2002	$5,950.90 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $7,450.09
2003	$6,972.70 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $8,472.70
2004	$6,595.10 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $8,095.10
2005	$6,448.10 donated, matched by $1,500 Total of $7,948.10
2006	$6,551.62 donated
2007	$6,722.87 donated
2008	$8,621 donated
2009	$6,288 donated
	$92,513.08 raised in 12 years
2010	$10,000 goal