Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge

When you run the Boston Marathon^® with Dana-Farber's team, you support cancer patients everywhere. Join the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge community as an individual, with a team, or as an own-entry runner and help defy cancer, 26.2 miles at a time. 

The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge began in 1990 when a team of 19 runners completed the Boston Marathon^® in support of cancer research at Dana-Farber. Today, the DFMC community has grown to a team of more than 500 runners each year and has raised more than $132 million to date to benefit the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. Learn more about the 2026 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge or sign up for the 2026 DFMC contact list today. 

Runners Receive

• Guaranteed race entry
• Special recognition for top fundraisers
• Fundraising tips and tools and a fundraising web page
• Dana-Farber race singlet and training apparel
• Exclusive pre-race and post-race amenities
• Team pre-race ceremonies
• Boston-area training runs
• Training program by 1976 Boston Marathon^® winner, Jack Fultz