My Quest - Complete 7 Endurance Events - 104.8 Miles of Running - 1 Mission: Help Find a Cure!

Racing to Save Lives - Thank You For Your Support

The picture above was on January 7, 2007, when I ran my first Marathon for Team In Training - along with my sisters Angela & Dorothy, and brother Roger. We ran this race to honor our mother, Lina Dumadag, who was diagnosed with cancer in December 2005. Just 2 weeks after completing that 26.2 mile race, our mom passed away from cancer.

But witnessing her 4 adult children - cross that finish line together - was the probably GREATEST gift - we could have given her. We firmly believe that vision of us - helped motivate her to fight the cancer for so long.

Just the other day, I discovered my neighbor Glen Cortese was diganosed with cancer. As a result, I have decided to join Team In Training - again; and, will also dedicate the New Jersey 26.2 mile Marathon and 6 additional Half Marathons to honor him as well.

It is my intention to run these 7 endurance events - not only to pay tribute to my mother and my neighbor - but, to honor ALL individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer - for their courage in battling this dreaded disease. I hope to accomplish this by wearing their names on a ribbon during the race; and, by raising money for cancer research.

If you know anyone who is battling cancer, who may have an interest in this, please share my story with them and ask them or their family to contact me at (201)913-0397 or at PatDumadag@gmail.com.

If my efforts to honor my mother and neighbor can be extended to other cancer challenged individuals; and, if it brightens their day...puts a smile on their face - or gives them hope...then, I truly believe - in my own small way - I am doing God's work.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

Patrick Dumadag

Running in Memory of

Lina Dumadag, My Mom

Alfred Sta Igelsia, My Uncle

Richie Cullinan, My wife Barbara's Uncle

Glen Cortese, My Neighbor

Running in Honor of:

Donna Wojtowicz, my friend Billy's mom and Cancer Survivor

This challenge will consist of 2 of hardest things I will have ever done in my entire life: One - to train and complete these 7 endurance events; and, two, to fund raise & ask people to donate money - for a worthy cause. But, that is nothing compared to the what my mom , uncles and neighbor had to endure with chemotherapy treatments while battling cancer.

Please consider a donation to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission for cancer research.

Again, thank you for your support!

The Competitor's Creed.... "It's not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood - who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows - in the end - the triumph of high achievements; and, who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring to be great; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls - who know neither defeat nor victory..." -Theodore Roosevelt