… is part of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s marathon challenge, and the actress released a video to spread the word about sponsoring her run.
“I can’t believe I’m going from the seat of spectator to the place of participant,” said Aduba who is a Massachusetts native who grew up watching the Boston Marathon.
A lifelong athlete, Aduba was a sprinter in high school and during college at Boston University. She switched to long-distance running when she moved to New York to pursue her acting career.
Since beginning her marathon training, Aduba runs about 5 miles a day, with a 10- to 18-mile run on weekends. When she feels like quitting, she thinks about her loved ones fighting cancer.
“They ran a race much harder than mine,” she said.
Aduba has already raised nearly $10,000 toward cancer research with her Boston bid. In the future, she’s planning to do even more against the disease.