Dragon Master initiative has been a charity that I've wanted to run for for a really long time. I have always thought about doing it but was kind of scared about fundraising because it's just a lot of pressure to put on yourself.

But I was inspired since this 2026 Marathon season will be my 10th consecutive Disney Marathon in a row (the pandemic Marathon year included)! It has been such a testament to to my family, friends, and running community that has supported me as in the past 10ish years, I've run 15 marathons and over 25 marathons as of April 2025 (with more planned in the near future! 

I have been absolutely blessed to have completed the Dopey challenge in 2020 which, after completing, I've told myself was a one-and-one and I will never do it again; unless for charity!

So because of the the awesome work that Dragon Master Initiative does to try to beat childhood cancer, I am getting ready and training for the 2026 Dopey Challenge, where I'll be miserable and run 48.6 miles over 4 consecutive race days.

I humbly ask that you consider supporting them! They are taking an Innovative approach to solving childhood cancer, which is a multi-headed dragon (hence the name). They are doing this by using big data and lots of data scientists and volunteers who are able to attack the problem using Big Data approaches. My brother, Matti, introduced me to DMI and the team, and I have been kind of inspired by him to run for Dragon Masters this year, (since he has "retired" from marathons lol).

I hope you will support me and please for each out if you have any questions! I am looking for cool costume ideas and would love your support in raising money for this incredible cause and community. Perhaps we'll do some milestones for some costumes as well ?.

Thanks for reading!