Michael Clarkin Big Sur 2022

I am raising money to run the 2022 Big Sur Marathon with my mom. She has run seven marathons and said that this will be her last one, and I want to have this memory to share with her forever. I chose to run representing the Allyson Whitney foundation because my mom's mom, my grandma, died of breast cancer in 2014, and she was a big part of both of our lives. I still miss her and want to run this in her honor as well, as my mom was supposed to run this marathon in 2014 when grandma died. The vision of the Allyson Whitney foundation is to improve the quality of life for young adult cancer patients, as well as provide emotional support. Allyson Whitney Foundation primarily provides individuals with 'Life Interrupted Grants' to ease financial burden so that they can concentrate their energy on healing.