2013 Boston Marathon Profile: Thanh Nelly Do

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

Age: 24

Marathon Experience: This will be my FIRST marathon, and I will be running with the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.

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.