On October 5, 2025 the Marr Fund Team will participate in the Maine Marathon, Half-Marathon, Relay, and Virtual. Established by the Marr family, the Josephine (my father's twin sister) and John Marr Alzheimer's Research Fund directly supports novel and early-stage research aimed at preventing Alzheimer's disease.

We now know that Alzheimer’s begins 20 years or more before the onset of symptoms. The Marr family–together with world-renowned researchers at our hospital–are focused on finding a way to stop Alzheimer’s disease altogether. Backed by more than 30 years of research, Dr. Reisa Sperling and her team are pioneering innovative approaches to advance the prevention and treatment of this devastating disease, including world-wide prevention clinical trials. You can read more about the research here: https://give.brighamandwomens.org/marr-fund/.

The Marr Fund team has already made a great impact on furthering Alzheimer’s prevention research, most notably raising more than $2.85 million through the Maine Marathon event, and serving as a catalyst for many millions in additional support.

I am once again running the 3rd leg of the relay team "Pretty Penie" along with  Rebecca, who is running the 2nd leg. Thank you for your support and joining us in this fight to prevent Alzheimer’s. Together we can make a difference–now and for future generations.