On July 20, 1,000 or so women will participate in the seventh annual Tri for a Cure triathlon in South Portland. All of the participants
Month: July 2014
Seventh Tri attracts 100s of new athletes
The seventh annual Tri for a Cure triathlon set for Sunday, July 20, has attracted hundreds of new athletes, and this year aims to raise
In her mother’s honor
In her heyday, Teresa Beane “was a hell of an athlete,” says her daughter, Katie Arnold. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003, Beane “lived with
Believing in a cure
Taking on the triathlon ‘feels like I’m doing something that makes a difference’ The journey that brought Gail Frongillo of Cumberland to the Tri for
Aiming high at first Tri
Until this year, 50-year-old Louisa Wickard, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, had no interest in triathlons. After several months of training, however,
Tri winner goes beyond finish line
When Kendra Jarratt competed in her first Ironman competition, a grueling triathlon, she strapped a laminated picture of her son to her wrist for inspiration.
First-timer following mom’s lead
As she watched her mother cross the finish line in South Portland at the Maine Cancer Foundation’s Tri for a Cure triathlon last July, Katherine
Perfect Fit
PORTLAND – One-hundred-fifteen and growing. That is the number of participants in the swimming, biking, running and strength-training programs offered by a Portland-based club known
Recognizing signs may save your life
As with many types of cancer, breast cancer is most successfully treated when it is detected early. Over the previous quarter century, death rates for
Each with cancer, twins keep upbeat attitude
What are the odds that two sisters would both have with the same type of lung cancer? Slim. Even if they are identical twins or
