Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Benefitting the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Cancer Research

Dana Farber

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge
10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor
Brookline, MA 02445-7226

www.RunDFMC.org

Dana-Farber Marathon and Running Programs
617-632-1970 (toll-free 800-551-7036)
dfmc@dfci.harvard.edu

Help reach the ultimate finish line – a world without cancer – by running the Boston Marathon for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), a global leader in its comprehensive approach to cancer research, training and care.  Its “bench to bedside” continuum provides the ultimate in state-of-the-art, compassionate patient care.

The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) is a dedicated team that includes both “guaranteed entry” runners and Boston qualifiers, united by their personal commitment to fighting cancer.  DFMC directs all funds raised to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research, a unique program at the leading edge of science.

DFMC teammates have a rewarding, memorable experience while supporting a superb, pioneering institution:

  • Fundraising made easy and fun
  • The best training program around
  • DFMC Patient and In Memory Partner Program™
  • Marathon weekend festivities
  • Exclusive amenities and commemorative items
  • Unsurpassed camaraderie and volunteer support

Please visit www.RunDFMC.org for more information.

B.A.A. Moment 9

1972 - Women Official Entrants in Marathon

Although Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon in 1966, it was not until the 1972 Boston Marathon that women could become official entrants due to a change in AAU rules.