Updated: 9:28 AM EDT Apr 4, 2021
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THAT LINGERS INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND. THEO: THE ANNUAL UMMS MARYLAND HALF MARATHON AND 5K ARE COMING UP. ALL TO BENEFIT THE GREENBAUM COMPREHENSIVE CANCER RESEARCH CENTER. JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK BIT, THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE RACE, MICHAEL GREENBAUM. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS THE 13TH YEAR OF THE EVENT. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO START THE HALF MARATHON TRADITION. >> GOOD MORNING, THEO. AND HAPPY EASTER. THEO: THANK YOU. >> RUNNING IS A PASSION. OF COURSE, THE GREENBAUM CANCER CENTER HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. AND I JUST DECIDED THIS IS A GREAT WAY OF COMBINING THOSE TWO PASSIONS. AND 13 YEARS AGO, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO START A HALF MARATHON AND RAISE SIGNIFICANT FNDS FOR RESEARCH AT THE GREENBAUM CANCER CENTER, WHICH BENEFITS ALL MARYLANDERS AND OVER THAT TIME PERIOD, WE'VE RAISED OVER $4 MILLION. THEO: THAT'S AMAZING. THAT'S AWESOME. TELL US ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH FOR YOU. >> WELL, CANCER, AS YOU KNOW AFFECTS EVERYBODY'S LIVES. EVEN UNDER COVID CONDITIONS, IT DOESN'T TAKE A REST. AND WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IS TACKLING SOME OF THE HARDEST TYPES OF CANCER, ASK THEY'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRID IN TURNING THE TIDE. MY MOM WAS A 28-YEAR CANCER CENTER SURVIVOR REALLY. THANKS TO THE RESEARCH AT THE GREENBAUM CANCER CENTER. THEO: THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT. THE RACES HAVE TO BE VIRTUAL BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. HOW WILL THE VIRTUAL RACE WORK? >> WELL, THE VIRTUAL RACE IS GREAT. YOU PICK WHE YOU WANT TO RUN IT OVER THAT WEEKEND, MAY 8. YOU POST YOUR TIMES AND YOU GET YOUR MEDAL SENT TO YOU. IT'S JUST LIKE YOU RAN THE RACE. AND YOU DO IT AT YOUR OWN LEISURE. AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS LAST YEAR, AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY WANT TO BE A PART OF IT AND CONTINUE WITH THE HALF MARATHON AND 5K. THEO: UM-HMM. >> PLUS, THIS YEAR, I'LL PROBABLY DO IT ON A TREADMILL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE DOING THE CICADA CRUNCH. THEO: THAT'S RIGHT, ALL THOSE CICADAS OUT THERE. >> SO YOU HAVE PROTECTION THIS YEAR. THEO: SO HOW CAN PEOPLE SIGN UP? HOW DO WE TAKE PART? WHERE DO WE GO? >> GO TO OURWEBSITE. MARYLANDHALFMARATHON5K.ORG AND REGISTER. YOU CAN JOIN A TEAM, YOU C RAISE YOUR OWN FUNDS. EVERYBODY CAN FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE. THEO: MICHAEL, I CAN SEE AND HEAR YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, OBVIOUSLY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT FOLKS TO KNOW? >> I'M JUST PLEASED TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PEOPLE TO RAISE MONEY AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF COVID. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET BEHIND AND GET OUT THERE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AS WE SAY, RUN WITH A PURPOSE. THEO: SO THE ANNUAL UMMS MARYLAND HALF MARATHON AND 5K RACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICHAEL. HAVE A GRE