With some small exceptions, a half marathon course that is mostly 7 miles uphill and then 6 miles downhill.
The Monson Memorial Classic road race was started in 1996, shortly after the deaths of Kelly Waldron and Kathy Waldron Perry. These sisters died eight months apart fr...om different types of cancer. Kathy suffered with melanoma, and Kelly had breast, bone, and liver cancer. They were wonderful, loving people. This race is in their memory, and past proceeds have gone to American Cancer Association of Western Mass, American Lung Association, Quaboag Valley Hospice, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year we are giving proceeds to The SHADE Foundation of America and to Griffin's Friends.
The Curt and Shonda Schilling Foundation of America was founded in 2002 after Shonda's successful battle against melanoma. SHADE' s goals are to provide education and awareness toward skin cancer prevention. To learn more, visit www.shadefoundation.org
Griffin's Friends was founded in 1994 in Springfield, MA and named in honor of Griffin Kelliher, who lost his courageous battle with cancer at 14 months of age. Griffin's Friends is a nonprofit group that provides support to children who are stricken with cancer, and their families. To learn more, visit www.griffinsfriends.com read more
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