Back to Boylston Street – The Final Mile of the 2013 Boston Marathon
UpBeat CancerNearly a month after the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, we, like the rest of the nation, struggle to understand what turned an otherwise amazing...
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Boston Strong: Thank you to our courageous Marathon team, and to Boston’s first responders
Team JAFIt’s been one week since we stood at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon, waiting for our team to cross and join us in celebrating months of...
Marathon Team Member Dan Picard: A Super JAF booster
Team JAFMeet Dan Picard, the last Team JAF runner we’ll feature here before the big race – just days away now! Dan is a special accounts manager with the...
Cancer survivor Rich DeSilva runs “barefoot” for JAF families
Team JAFLast year, our Foundation was lucky to welcome cancer survivor Rich DeSilva, running his first Boston Marathon to help JAF families fight cancer. This...
Run to FORUM for JAF’s Boston Marathon Watch Party & Fundraiser!
Team JAFAfter months of long and challenging training, Team JAF’s dedicated marathoners are finally nearing the finish line. And for the first time ever,...
Margo Pacheco comes out of marathon “retirement” to honor mother and help families fight cancer
Team JAFMargo Pacheco knows what it’s like to feel “helpless” in the face of cancer, which is why she’s running for us – to lend a hand to families when...
Lauren Gregor runs to help families like her own
Team JAFLauren Gregor may have joined us not long ago, but this 28-year-old Boston University grad student is giving this marathon her all, as she runs to honor...
Rebecca McCarthy runs to meet the immediate needs of JAF families
Team JAFReturning JAF Team member Rebecca McCarthy works as a principal laboratory technologist at Genzyme, so she knows research can take years to deliver...
Steve Parker Overcomes Hatred of Long Runs to Help JAF Families
Team JAFRunners high? The joys of training? Not exactly.We had to laugh at Steve Parker’s take on marathon running. This 45-year-old Mansfield dad is grinding...
Melissa Frontino Runs for Team JAF in Honor of Her Late Cousin
Team JAFJen and I are always touched when our runners have a personal connection to cancer, and run for a loved one. So we’re honored Melissa Frontino has...