Week One

Ran the Lowell Sun 1/2 Marathon yesterday. Weather conditions were not the best but I managed to finish in (a personal best for a 1/2 marathon) 1:54:55. I ran the first 1/2 in 1:00:00 and pushed throught the 2nd 1/2 to make sure I did not finish in over 2 hours. So the training has kicked off well for my 2010 Boston run. Now I just have to start the fundraising end.

Last year we raised over $25,000.00 for Karen's Team as a part of the Dana Farber team, and this year with your help again hopefully we can raise as much or more for the fight against cancer.

My wife Karen has been cancer free for a little over a year and a half thanks to the treatments and care she has received at Dana Farber. We still have a long road ahead of us as a family but we are confident in the Doctors that Karen is in good hands. Some of the treatments Karen has received from Dana Faber has come from research from money that has been raised through the Dana Faber Marathon Challenge. That is why I run, to raise money so that maybe one day we can rid the world of cancer. So please help me in this cause, you can visit my personal webpage http://www.runDFMC.org/2010/gerryb to donate.

April 19, 2010 here I come!!

I have been accepted by the DFMC for a second go round. I have actually started my training a little earlier this year as I am running the Bay State 1/2 marathon on October 18th. This should carry me right through April and hopefully a sub 4 hour Boston. Please check back for updates.