DONNA Marathon Weekend

Before there was a marathon, there was a movement.

A community of runners came together around one simple belief: together, they could help finish breast cancer. Today, I'm proud to carry that legacy forward as part of the 20th Running of DONNA Marathon Weekend.

This is a fundraiser for breast cancer in memory of my sister, Debby Dale, who in November 2021 lost her eight year battle with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Only 20% are expected to live to five years with this aggressive form of cancer, let alone past it, so as you can see she was a fighter and fittingly deserves a race run in her honor that will benefit breast cancer research.  

I am a past two time champion of the Donna 110 (2022 and 2023).  Both times I was powered to the finish line by her example of courage and all those like her.  In late 2023 I was in a car accident which left me with back and neck injuries that prevent me from running ultra distances any more.  Just this past July I was advised to no longer run on paved surfaces to prevent these injuries from getting any worse.  This will now prevent me from running the half marathon as I have done the past three years in addition to supporting the Donna 110 runners via an aid station.  

This year I will run the 110 one mile a day challenge to continue to support the race that has meant so much to me, its 20th running, and breast cancer research.  Please consider a donation to support my continuing to move forward and showing courage despite my physical setbacks, just as every single person diagnosed with, surviving or who have lost a loved to breast cancer has to do each day, like my hero Debby!  

Your gift helps provide hope, support, and financial relief to individuals and families living with breast cancer, removing barriers to successful treatment so no one faces breast cancer alone.

Thank you for helping move love forward.