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 Hello Everyone!
It’s been an interesting few weeks in my household. After a careful review of my family history, and the circumstances surrounding my own diagnosis 12 years ago, I decided to have the genetic test for breast cancer. Turns out I am positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation, one of several known to cause breast cancer. Obviously this is very personal stuff and opens a whole new level of concern for me and my family, but I’ve decided to share it with you because it has once again served to give me a laser focus on why I wanted to start this marathon. I am more committed than ever to our work to end this disease, not just for my generation, but for the next one.
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 In our July 26 at 2 Update we announced a very exciting challenge to all of you who support 26.2 with Donna.
Delores and Wayne Weaver, owners of the Jacksonville Jaguars, have joined forces with 26.2 with Donna to offer runners an unprecedented opportunity: A $100,000 marathon challenge!
The challenge coincides with our 5th anniversary, and gives those who choose to fundraise a huge incentive. If collectively we raise $100,000 more than we did last year, The Weaver Family Foundation will match it.
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Why Fundraise? Incentives to Finish
Breast Cancer!
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 When every last penny of funds raised goes to cutting edge research at Mayo Clinic to study the genetic makeup of breast cancer cells and to helping those with breast cancer today with utility bills and mortgage payments, do we really need incentives? When you know that every dollar you raise will be matched by the wonderful Weaver Family Foundation, are incentives really needed? Well of course! We love each and every one of you who choose to fundraise and want to honor you for your efforts.
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Fundraising Resources to Finish Breast Cancer |
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 Thank you for choosing to fundraise for 26.2 with Donna! Having a hard time getting started? We are here to help!
First – Be sure to register as a fundraiser at donate.breastcancermarathon.com. You will be given your personal 26.2 with Donna fundraising web page.
Next - Ask everyone you know to Give $5! Who better than to ask your friends and loved ones for a donation than Donna Deegan? A wonderful request for donation video is now available and includes information about where the money will go.
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Businesses Tie Into Give $5 |
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 In recognition of 5 years of love, hope and friendship, 26.2 with Donna is teaming up with companies who would like to support efforts to Finish Breast Cancer!
Tie Into Give $5 is an easy to implement company program. 26.2 with Donna provides you with fundraising materials and you decide how your company or business will raise funds for the cause. For every $5 donation, you’ll give a pair of 26.2 with Donna supplied pink shoelaces to the supporter to wear so they can Celebrate the Finish with us February 12, 2012!
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The Extra Mile Podcast to Finish Breast Cancer |
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 Do you run with an iPod? Run with friends? Ever think about running with BOTH?
The Extra Mile Podcast is a community of runners just like YOU, no matter what ability, who come together to share their training and/or race stories. This top-rated Podcast is listened to by runners around the globe who often take the show along with them on training runs and just love to hear about how other runners are doing—a bit like having a group of virtual running friends to keep them company! Check them out at iTunes and at theextramilepodcast.com.
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Racing Against Breast Cancer: A Conversation with Edith A. Perez, MD |
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 It’s hard to tell which moves more quickly: Edith Perez’s feet, or her mind.
A devoted runner, Edith A. Perez, MD, strides along the beaches of northern Florida whenever she gets the chance. A translational researcher who spends her time designing clinical trials of potential breast cancer treatments and studying the biology of the disease, Perez maintains the same swift pace as she travels the globe, interspersing projects at her home base, the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, with frequent trips to speak and consult.
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26.2 Surf For Donna World Record Attempt — Longest Surfing Marathon |
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 Jacksonville Beach surfer and marathon runner Kurtis Loftus is combining talents with a goal to break the world record for Longest Surfing Marathon. His world record attempt is planned as a fundraiser for 26.2 with Donna The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. The existing record was set in 2010 by 37-year-old William Laity of Huntington Beach, CA. Laity rode 147 waves on a single board for 26 hours and 1 minute. Fifty-year-old Loftus plans to surf a full marathon of time 26 hours and 12 minutes. This record-breaking event is set to take place in Jacksonville Beach on October 28, 2011. Final location and exact start time still to be determined.
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School's Back at Marathon High |
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 Inspire Teens with the HIGH of a Lifetime!
What is Marathon High?
Marathon High is a new Galloway marathon training program specifically for high school students that prepares them to run the 26.2 with Donna half marathon. We take learning outside the classroom and onto the streets, teaching teens valuable life lessons in healthy living, empowerment, self-confidence and achieving the challenging goal of running 13.1 miles!
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Don't Forget to Register as a Streaker! |
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 We love our streakers, and want to honor you this year for participating in the full marathon, half marathon or some combination of the two each and every year since our inaugural year in 2008. A few of our surprises require some pre-planning, so we need you to register as a streaker by October 1, 2011.
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At the following race events:
• Women's Half Marathon
Nashville, TN
September 22 - 23, 2011
• Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
Orlando, FL
September 30 - October 1, 2011
• Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Chicago, IL
October 7 - 8, 2011
• The Dempsey Challenge
Lewiston/Auburn, ME
October 8 - 9, 2011
• Tufts 10K for Women
Boston, MA
October 10, 2011
• Myrtle Beach Mini
Myrtle Beach, SC
October 21 - 22, 2011
• Marine Corps Marathon
Arlington, VA
October 27 - 29, 2011
• Saint Augustine Marathon
Saint Augustine, FL
November 18 - 20, 2011
Get Your Tickets Today:
Pasta Dinner
Tickets are $20 for adults until 10/31/11 and $25 11/1/11 - 2/11/12. Kids under 12 eat free! Tickets are available for purchase on all race registration forms, or call 904-551-0732.
There is No Finish Line
Tickets are available for purchase by calling 904-551-0732. Tickets may also be purchased at the door or at the 26.2 With Donna Health & Fitness Expo presented by Eisai on Friday if seats are available.
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Click here for more information about these and other great events happening during 26.2 with Donna Race Weekend!
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