I HATE KETCHUP.
I HATE CANCER MORE.
It’s time to catch up to cancer.
I AM RUNNING THE BERLIN MARATHON THIS SEPTEMBER
RAISING $6,500 AS A
ST. JUDE HERO
TO END CHILDHOOD CANCER
And I’m eating ketchup to fuel my 100 miles of training this July
Every endurance runner needs fuel on their long runs. Over the course of July, I will be running 100 miles training for Berlin. During those miles, ketchup will be my fuel.
Listen, I hate ketchup but I hate cancer more. It’s time we catch up to cancer.
Cancer is extremely personal to me. I would be honored for your support to help fund important research and support cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers to, hopefully one day, end cancer for good. And if some ketchup gets spilled along the way, so be it!
Let's end cancer.
Together.
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Let's end cancer. Together. •
Hi, I’m Alex Baker. I am a 40-year-old widower with a 10-year-old son. In October 2017, my wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer. Over the next 16 months, she went through 25 rounds of chemo, 50 rounds of radiation, four different treatment centers, clinical trials and more before she ultimately passed in February 2019 six years ago. During that time, her battle cry was Strong All Along, in honor of her favorite band 311.
Now, I am a #StrongAllAlong charity marathon runner fundraising for cancer-related charities in Amanda’s honor, including my current charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Listen. I’m from Chicago. You don’t put ketchup on your hot dogs. You just put it in the trash. Kidding.
Seriously though, wouldn’t it be funny if someone walked in a parade and handed out ketchup packets instead of candy?
Who does that?
We do that. And we are doing that, not because it’s funny, we are doing it to end cancer.
Because cancer sucks and it impacts millions of people a year. Not just the patients, but their caregivers, their children, their parents.
You can be a huge help to ensure that no family ever receives a bill at St. Jude for treatment, housing, travel or food.
WHY KETCHUP?
Interested In Hearing My Story?
Finish Lines & Milestones Podcast
“This episode is absolutely incredible… He has been through it… you might want to grab some tissues.”
Hendricks County ICON
“To know Alex Baker is to know that he’s a fighter and a true champion.”
Brownsburg Magazine
“You never should have to tell your 4-year-old that their mom died.”
MY PAST MARATHONS
I’ve already raised more than $31,000 for cancer research and supporting families who are impacted. And I’m just getting started.
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2023 NYC Marathon
$6,001 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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2024 Boston Marathon
$21,500 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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2024 CHI Marathon
$3,501 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
