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2013 Boston Marathon Profile: Thanh Nelly Do
Thanh Nelly Do is running her first marathon with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge in honor of her late grandmother, who passed away from cancer.
Are you running the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15? Fill out this form to submit your profile to Arlington Patch – make sure to email a photo to john.waller@patch.com too – and we'll print the profiles prior to the race.
Arlington Residents Running the 2013 Boston Marathon
Name: Thanh Nelly Do
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Age: 24
Marathon Experience: This will be my FIRST marathon, and I will be running with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.
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Reason for Running: I am running in honor of my grandmother who passed away from cancer. I have many family members and friends who are affected by cancer today, and I run to show them support. My fundraising page is http://www.rundfmc.org/2013/nellyd.
Training Tip: Since this is my first time, my only advice is to go for it and not back down. Doubts will come but training and running a marathon is a lot easier than losing someone to cancer.
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