CROSSING THE FINISH: ATHLETE Director Dave's Blog

I received a pretty cool email from a runner and cancer research scientist in Seattle. His name is Thomas and he's running New York City next Sunday on behalf of Team Continuum. It's a non-profit that raises funds for cancer patient care programs at leading treatment centers including Columbia, Beth Israel, and NYU.




Dear David,

I’m running the NYC marathon this year for Team Continuum. My colleague told me about your upcoming documentary “Athlete”. I checked out the trailer and your interview by Plum TV. Pretty neat stuff and I look forward to seeing the documentary in 2008.

Regards,

Thomas
Seattle, WA

Thanks for the email Thomas and best of luck next Sunday.




To learn how you can support a Team Continuum athlete or become one yourself, check out their site at TeamContinuum.net.

DLM
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I spent early Tuesday morning with athlete and cancer survivor Jenny browsing through her collection of old photos. Believe it or not, this was the first time I had ever seen pictures of Jenny as a cancer patient since I started filming her in April of this year.




Up until this point, the Jenny I've gotten to know has been a young, energetic, and vibrant person. So it was definitely an eye-opener to see her in her "darkest moments" during cancer treatment. But for me those photos really do put everything in perspective and make Jenny's athletic achievements that much more impressive (and inspiring).

The stunning black and white photos of Jenny pictured above were taken by photographer Lance Cheshire during her cancer treatment five years ago.

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