Phoenixville Man Runs Boston Marathon for Cancer Research

Phoenixville's own Phil Gilmore will run in the Boston Marathon on April 15 as part of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge Team. The money raised by Gilmore and his 550 extraordinarily well-conditioned teammates will go toward cutting-edge cancer research.

The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team is a fundraising offshoot of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The institute is an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a leading cancer research and care center.

While the group aspires to raise $4.6 million during the historic race, since Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge was founded in 1990, the organization has raised more than $56 million to fight the disease. 

Dana-Farber's relationship with the Boston Marathon runs deep, according to and announcement posted on Phoenixville Patch,:

In 1990, Dana-Farber was among the first charity organizations to be recognized by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A), which organizes the Boston Marathon. The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team offers its members extensive fundraising support, training guidance from Jack Fultz, the 1976 Boston Marathon men’s champion, plus team training runs, and volunteer opportunities for non-runners. Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge runners who are not time-qualified for the Boston Marathon receive an invitational entry into the race.

To support Gilmore and learn more about the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, visit the team's website at www.RunDFMC.org.

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