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Maria, was my cousin, so this foundation [Prayers From Maria] has a special place in my heart. I am a mother now and I can’t imagine losing one of my two children to this terrible disease. No parent s...

“I first heard about the Prayers From Maria Foundation when my best friend, Carli, was diagnosed with brain cancer back in December of 2021. Carli was someone who lit up the world with her smile, alwa...

I think it is safe to say that I first started running when our younger daughter came home from school in 4th grade to tell us that one of her friends and classmates had died form a brain tumor, a dif...

Faith and Sports have played a role in my recovery from addiction. I am currently a little over 6 years clean and last year I was in a place of depression, so I started to work out which lead into run...

I have always had a passion for fitness, and a love of running. My passion lead me to becoming a certified trainer and fitness coach. I wanted others to find a love in movement, and be proud of what t...

My name is Lauren. I’m 24 years old from Mentor, Ohio and am running the half marathon in May. This will be my first race at this distance and I’m so excited! I have a chronic nerve condition, and my ...

I’ve never liked running. I ran 2 half marathons, one in 2016, and the other in 2017, and I hated them. But I knew the lessons learned and habits developed in training were necessary to a life of disc...

As someone who couldn’t run a mile, I was always curious as to why my wife thought it was “fun” to run 5k’s on Thanksgiving. So in an effort to lose some weight, I thought I’d give running a try and s...

I ran my first marathon in October 2022, the Marine Corps Marathon. My husband and I raised money for leukemia and lymphoma society. Our daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2021. Neither...

In 2012, I laced up my running shoes and ran my first race Rite Aid Marathon 5k. I had no idea that this race would be the starting point of a journey that would change my life forever. Back then, I n...