I HATE KETCHUP.

I HATE CANCER MORE.

It’s time to catch up to cancer.

I lost my 36-year-old wife to cancer.

No family should have to experience what we went through. Now, I fundraise so that no family has to.

I AM RUNNING THE BERLIN, LONDON, & TOKYO MARATHONS

RAISING $26,200 AS A

ST. JUDE HERO

TO END CHILDHOOD CANCER

Let’s catch up to cancer, together.

Listen, I hate ketchup but I hate cancer more. It’s time we catch up to cancer. If some ketchup gets spilled along the way, that’s a price I’m willing to pay.

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!

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Together.

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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.

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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?

Help Me Raise $26,200 for St. Jude
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Interested In Hearing My Story?

The Marathon Podcast

“Alex Baker is one of the most inspiring people I’ve ever talked with. There’s more to life than running, but [he] proves that running can change lives. And in that way, running becomes more than running.”

Finish Lines & Milestones Podcast

“This episode is absolutely incredible… He has been through it… you might want to grab some tissues.”

Get Indiana Podcast

“Just inspiring man. I think the way you’ve handled the cards that were dealt to you is incredible… using that experience and turning that into a positive in a way to impact others is just so commendable.”

See All of Alex’s Appearances

THIS. IS. REAL. This May, I’ll be joining the TEDx stage as a speaker at Brown County Schools sharing my message that “Forward is a Pace.” More details forthcoming but for now, OMG OMG OMG.
Today on #WorldCancerDay and the day before the 7th anniversary of Amanda’s passing, my episode with @natespangle of @getindiana dropped. Nate and I dive deep into her cancer journey, what that experience is like as a caregiver, and lessons I l
Tomorrow is the big day. The Ketchup to Cancer virtual 3.11 miles run begins on February 5th and lasts through March 22. There’s still time to register. Join the amazing group of people working to catch up to cancer at KetchupToCancer.com/run.
In honor of seven years since Amanda’s passing, here are my seven lessons from seven years of grief. Lesson #7: Don’t move on, move forward When talking about grief, so many times, people see it as “moving on.” Personally, I
In three days, the #KetchupToCancer virtual 3.11 kicks off! There’s still time to get registered! All proceeds will be donated to @stjude Who’s running?! Join our movement KetchupToCancer.com/run!
In honor of seven years since Amanda’s passing, here are my seven lessons from seven years of grief. Lesson #6: It’s ok to not be ok Grief is hard and unexpected. Someone shared this analogy early on with me and it’s stuck with me
In honor of seven years since Amanda’s passing, here are my seven lessons from seven years of grief. Lesson #5: Say yes to life’s adventures Amanda experienced 80 years in her 36 years. She wanted to experience all of the things and it
In honor of seven years since Amanda’s passing, here are my seven lessons from seven years of grief. Lesson #4: Show up for the every day moments This is a lesson I learned the hard way. A few times. This specific one hit hard. I traveled re
In honor of seven years since Amanda’s passing, here are my seven lessons from seven years of grief. Lesson #3: Do the Next Right Thing In Amanda’s final days, a friend told me “trust in whatever you do or say is what you need.&rd

MY PAST MARATHONS

Since March 2023, I’ve already raised more than $40,000 for cancer research and supporting families who are impacted. And I’m just getting started.

  • 2023 NYC Marathon

    $6,001 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    2023 New York City Marathon

  • 2024 Boston Marathon

    $21,500 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    2024 Boston Marathon

  • 2024 CHI Marathon

    $3,501 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    2024 Chicago Marathon

  • 2025 Berlin Marathon

    $6,500 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  • 2026 London Marathon

    $10,000 Commitment for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital