Event Location
2024 BMW Berlin Marathon
September 29, 2024
Tiergarten
Berlin, Germany
100%
Amount Raised:
$258,927.58
Raised
Our Goal:
$200,000
Goal
The 2024 BMW Berlin Marathon St. Jude Hero team application has closed. Our team has been selected and we no longer have entries available.
If you are interested in applying to be a St. Jude Hero in the 2025 BMW Berlin Marathon or join one of our other World Marathon Major teams, please sign up on our World Marathon Major interest form to be notified when we open the St. Jude Hero registration/application for the event(s) of your choosing.
If you have your own entry in the 2024 BMW Berlin Marathon and are interested in fundraising for St. Jude, please contact us at stjudeheroes@alsac.stjude.org.
The fundraising efforts of runners like you help ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food - so they can focus on helping their child live.
Fundraising Commitment
All members of the 2024 BMW Berlin Marathon St. Jude Heroes team are required to raise a minimum of $6,500.
Benefits
- Complimentary, Guaranteed Race entry
- Three-night race weekend hotel stay
- Team Dinner on Race Weekend
- St. Jude Hero team gear
- 1:1 fundraising coaching from local St. Jude representative
- Access to an online training program
- Virtual team meetings including a Team Kick-off, Course Preview, and Race Weekend Webinar with training tips from our National St. Jude Hero Coach
Meet St. Jude Patient Calvin
CALVIN'S
STORY
Signs of Calvin's cancer emerged in June 2018 when after a family bike ride, his mom noticed his leg was swollen and he had a bumpon his back.
A CT scan led to a scary diagnosis. Calvin had stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissue, with tumor growth in five places: his pelvis,hip, stomach, lung and neck.
As his parents discussed treatment options with their medical team, something one doctor said stood out: “He said, ‘If it was my kid, we'd go to St. Jude,’” said Calvin's mom. “We had no idea what we were up against. No idea. We just knew that this was the best place.”
At St. Jude, Calvin underwent chemotherapy, proton therapy and radiation treatments. Through it all, he showed a lot of determination and channeled his feelings into art. “Calvin is strong-willed,” said his mom. “He fights through the pain, and he's a really happy kid.”
Calvin experienced a recurrence of rhabdomyosarcoma in 2020. He completed relapse treatment and now returns to St. Jude for regular checkups.