Sarah Nixon

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Sarah Nixons12th Boston Marathon Run for the
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After my first Boston Marathon bandit run in
1995 with Sagamore Beach neighbor and official
runner, Dave Mattaliano. He graciously allowed me
to borrow his medal for the picture!
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Why I run for DFMC

• I ran my first Boston Marathon starting at
  the back of the pack with the other bandit
  runners in 1995. Running my first marathon was
  exciting, but I was even more impressed with the
  charity runners who combined the personal fitness
  goal of training for a marathon with a commitment
  to helping others. A week after that first
  marathon, I put in a call to the DFMC office in
  hopes of joining an amazing group of people
  supporting an amazing medical institution.

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More about Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

• Dedicated to DiscoveryCommitted to Care
• Ranked by the National Cancer Institute as one
  of the premier cancer centers in the world
• Institutes staff of roughly 2,000 is made up of
  many of the worlds brightest medical and
  scientific minds.
• The Institute has helped to make it possible for
  more than 50 percent of all people with cancer to
  be cured, and for two out of every three children
  with cancer to be cured
• There is STILL more work to be done in the fight
  against cancer!

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DFMC supports theClaudia Adams Barr Program in
Innovative Basic Cancer Research

• 100 of the proceeds of DFMC support the Claudia
  Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer
  Research which was established in 1987 by Delores
  Barr Weaver and J. Wayne Weaver in memory of Mrs.
  Weavers mother.
• Since the Programs inception, nearly 100 Barr
  Investigators have been designated to conduct
  important studies that hold the promise of
  achieving major breakthroughs in understanding,
  overcoming and eventually eliminating cancer.

Claudia Adams Barr
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History of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge

• Inspired by Michael Silverstein, then a Harvard
  freshman, who ran in memory of his friend, Seth,
  a brain tumor victim
• Mikes Run caught the attention of Wayne and
  Delores Weaver as a means to involve many people
  in the crusade against cancer
• First DFMC team was organized in 1990
• 1990 DFMC stats
• 19 runners
• 100,000 raised for cancer research

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• I was one of 40,000 runners who completed the
  100th Boston Marathon in 1996. This was my first
  of many marathons on the Dana-Farber Marathon
  Challenge Team.
• 1996 DFMC stats
• 400 runners
• 1.3 million raised for research

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12 years with DFMC!!

• Running for DFMC has been one of the more
  powerful and rewarding experiences of my life. I
  have had the opportunity to meet wonderful
  runners, volunteers, doctors, patients and their
  families over the years as we train through
  both the good and the bad times.

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Warm training run in Jacksonville, FL
Freezing training run on Marthas Vineyard in
February!
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The people for whom I run
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My patient partner, Denille Fedor

• Denille was diagnosed with leukemia when she was
  9. I was first paired with her when she was 11.
  
• Denille and I, and our families, shared a handful
  of years together celebrating the DFMC
  accomplishments.
• Denille moved on from the patient partner
  experience in highschool. It was time for her to
  have fun as a healthy teenager!!
• Denille recently celebrated her 22nd birthday!!

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Elizabeth Poirier

• My mother-in law has struggled with a variety of
  cancers over the years. Friends and family
  continue to be amazed at her strength, stamina
  and positive outlook.
• Elizabeth will celebrate her 66th birthday in May.

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In Memory

• Stetson Laronde was diagnosed with cancer a
  few weeks before his 7th birthday.
• This brave little boy and his family faced
  this awful disease with courage, hope and lots of
  love. Sadly, Stetson lost his battle.
• I have the honor of running in Stetsons
  memory as well as sharing time with Stetsons
  family who remind me that love endures all!

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Creative Fundraising
Caps for a Cure An elite team of knitting
athletes fighting cancer with stitches Ill run
the miles They knit the hats!!
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Yoga Fundraiser

• Barry Chait and I
• co-hosted an event that stretched both mind
  and body to raise funds for DFMC.
• Namaste!

My plan is to cross the finish line in this pose
NOT!
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How to support my 2007 DFMC Boston Marathon Run

• Send along a check (made payable to Dana-Farber
  Marathon Challenge) and mail to me in enclosed
  self-addressed envelope
• Make an on-line donation at www.dfmarathon.kintera
  .org
• Buy a Caps for a Cure at Graceful Stitches
  (Medfield) or Wellesley Booksmith
• Come cheer ALL DFMC runners along the course on
  Marathon Monday!!

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• 2006 DFMC Stats
• 554 runners
• 4.17 million raised for research
• My 2007 personal goal is 10,000
• Our 2007 DFMC team goal is 4.25 million!!!
• Together we can make our dreams come true!

2006 Boston Marathon 303
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THANK YOU!!

• The support of family and friends has been
  tremendous over the years!!

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• Hope is the thing with feathers
• That perches in the soul,
• And sings the tune- wthout the words,
• And never stops at all
• Emily Dickinson