# @nycmarathon on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CygnKUis9pk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9359201-nycmarathon-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-17T18:13:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TCS New York City Marathon (@nycmarathon) — https://gondola.cc/nycmarathon

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#TCSNYCMarathon runners, let’s show some 🧡 to our friend Aubrey.

When Aubrey Barr was just four years old, she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was given six months to live. In 1971 the survival rate for this type of cancer was less than 10%.

Over the next several years, she received experimental chemotherapy treatment at MemorialSloanKettering that would save her life. Beating the odds, her cancer went into full remission when she was 17 years old.

In college, she began her running journey to prove to herself that she was healthy and could lead an active life. In 1995, she joined fredsteammskcc in its inaugural year after contacting Fred Lebow to tell him about her childhood battle with cancer and received a recruitment letter from Fred himself.

Aubrey has now raised more than $500,000 for the charity🤯 and established the Aubrey Fund for Pediatric Cancer Research at MSK Kids in 1997 to help fund leading pediatric oncologists and researchers. She has also ran more than 25 New York City Marathons and plans on running again at the 2023 #TCSNYCMarathon.🙌

“Running in New York City is just a fabulous experience. It’s enormously gratifying to look around within a few feet of you is another one, or two, or three people wearing a Fred’s Team shirt. But the most meaningful moment for me is running up First Avenue, past the hospital building where I was treated.”

Aubrey is a part of #TeamInspire at the 2023 #TCSNYCMarathon, a diverse group of runners whose stories capture the power of running to change lives. Stay tuned on our social channels for more #TeamInspire stories as November 5 approaches and learn more about Aubrey’s journey at the link in bio.

📸: marathonfoto

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