Runner Raises Over $16K to Fight Cancer

Name: Ted Frumkin      

Age: 50

Marathon experience: This will be Ted’s seventh marathon. He ran the Boston Marathon in 2009 and set his personal best finishing in 3:59:21. Ted has been a recreational runner for over 25 years now but did not run his first marathon (the San Diego Marathon) until 2000. Since completing his first marathon, Ted has run the San Diego and Arizona Rock & Roll Marathons and the Marine Corps. Marathon. 

Reason for running: Ted is running as part of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) team for the second time. He ran for DFMC in 2009 and raised over $15,000 for the cause. He continued to volunteer with Dana-Farber being part of the crew manning the DFMC Runner’s Refuge at the starting line of the Boston Marathon. Ted decided to run for DFMC again in memory of a close friend and mentor he lost to liver cancer this year. Since signing up as part of the team, he has had three other friends diagnosed with cancer and he is dedicating his run in support of their fight. So far this year, Ted has raised over $16,000 for DFMC. “Cancer is such an insidious disease that has touched all of our lives,” he said. “My hope is that by raising funds to support the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research we will finally be able to live in a world without cancer.”

Training tip: Ted uses the Brooks Hanson Marathon Training program. This means he is running six days a week. He attributes setting his marathon P.R. in 2009 to this training program. Ted said, “I believe anyone can run a marathon if they put in the training time.” But, he said, “Run from your heart. Don’t get so focused on a specific time goal that you lose out on the truly amazing experience of running a marathon. Not everyone completes a marathon. So enjoy every minute of it and it will truly be one of the best experiences in your lifetime.” Ted blogs about his training and running at http://froggietedrunsboston.blogspot.com/.