Meet our coaches at our Information Sessions in the Washington, DC area.

All meetings start at 6:30pm.

At Potomac River Running Stores:

April 20 – Burke – Burke Centre Shopping Center, 5715 Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA 22015

April 22 – Reston – Reston Town Center, 11911 Democracy Dr., Reston, VA 20190

April 26 – Arlington – 3924 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203

April 29 – D.C. – 3513 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008

At Georgetown Running Company Stores:

May 3 – Informational meeting – Chevy Chase – 4461 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

May 6 – Informational meeting – Georgetown – 3401 M Street, Washington, D.C. 20007

We are also working on updating this web page so we can better communicate with you throughout the year.

If you would like to register immediately, please go to www.firstgiving.com/teamm4m and register online.

If you would like more information about this season, please email us at teamm4m@melanoma.org.

We’re looking forward to a great season this year!

Way to go TEAM M4M!

See you there!

is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Mayorga Coffee located in Silver Spring, MD!  Join us at 9 a.m. for this exciting kick-off meeting.  Get to know your teammates and coaches!  Get all the information you will need to train at your ultimate potential.  Learn how to use the firstgiving.com fundraising web site and a multitude of ideas for fundraising while sipping on delicious coffee and tea and snacking on a wide selection of breakfast yummies. 

Mayorga Coffee Factory – 9:00 a.m.

Saturday – May 16, 2009

www.mayorgacoffee.com

8040 Georgia Avenue

Silver Spring, MD 20910

(301) 562-9090

If you are unable to attend, please contact Kendel Paulsen, TEAM M4M Program Director, 703.992.4504 or stennypaulsen@verizon.net, for further information.

BEAT THE BEAST!

Are you ready to help us BEAT the BEAST?  Get ready to choose your race!

Marine Corps Marathon – 25 October 2009

Richmond Marathon and Half Marathon – 14 November 2009

If you’re ready to run, we are ready to train.  Click on ‘Informational Meetings’ listed on the right hand side of this page for information on locations, dates and times.  Hope to see you there! TEAMM4M@melanoma.org

TEAM M4M raised over $110,000.00 for Melanoma Research Foundation and melanoma research!

TEAM M4M

Charity training program TEAM M4M joins Running USA.

TEAM M4M (Miles for Melanoma), created by Kevin Stenstrom and Kendel Paulsen in conjunction with the Melanoma Research Foundation, provides a team training approach to the MRF’s national Miles for Melanoma program, which aims to raise melanoma awareness and funds to support promising medical research. As a member of TEAM M4M, participants benefit from an extensive training program led by seasoned marathon coaches and build camaraderie with other runners through team training. Funds raised are donated to the MRF’s Research Grant Program. Initiating the program around the 2008 Philadelphia Marathon, TEAM M4M aims to add additional marathons to its training program in order to help runners across the country train on behalf of melanoma research.  The program kicks off on June 14 with the first team being created in the Washington DC area including Northern Virginia and Maryland.  More information may be found at www.melanoma.org.

Informational meeting locations and times to talk about both races are:

Potomac River Running

• 7 April 2009 – Burke, VA location – 7-8 p.m. (Burke Centre Shopping Center, 5715 Burke Center Parkway, Burke, VA 22015)
• 9 April 2009 – Arlington, VA location – 7-8 p.m. (3924 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203)
• 14 April 2009 – Reston, VA location – 7-8 p.m. (Reston Town Center, 11911 Democracy Dr., Reston, VA 20190)
• 23 April 2009 – D.C. location – 7-8 p.m. (3513 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20008)

Georgetown Running Company

• 28 April – Georgetown location – 7-8 p.m. (3401 M St., Washington, D.C. 2007)
• 30 April – Chevy Chase location – 7-8 p.m. (4461 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815)

If you are unable to make any of the above informational meetings but are interested in joining TEAM M4M to participate in either race, please contact teamm4m@melanoma.org and a representative will get back in touch with you as soon as possible.

Can’t wait to see you there!

“The realization of a marathon team dedicated to affecting change for the treatment of melanoma patients has been a goal of mine for some time,” said Stenstrom. “We are excited to partner with the Melanoma Research Foundation to initiate TEAM M4M, which will not only provide perspective runners with marathon support, but an opportunity to make a difference.”

Miles for Melanoma is a national program initiated by the MRF to raise melanoma awareness and funds to support promising medical research. In addition to supporting the melanoma community, TEAM M4M members will have the opportunity to benefit from an extensive training program led by seasoned marathon coaches and build camaraderie with other runners through team training. Specifically, the program provides runners with day-to-day training plans; access to marathon coaches; advice on preventing injury, performance, enhancement techniques and racing strategies; emotional support; event transportation and accommodations at the event. For the Philadelphia Marathon, participants are required to raise a minimum of $2,200, which will be donated to the MRF, less minimal marathon expenses and overhead.

“Because there is currently no cure for melanoma, funding research is critical to helping both current and future patients,” said Linda Pilkington, Executive Director, Melanoma Research Foundation. “Miles for Melanoma is an important awareness and fundraising program for the MRF, we applaud Kevin for his dedication and for sharing this program with the marathon community.”

Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, is one of the fastest growing cancers in the U.S., and can strike people of all ages, all races and both sexes. One in 50 people have a lifetime risk of developing melanoma. In fact, in 2008, more than 62,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with invasive melanoma, resulting in an estimated 8,400 deaths. Until there is a cure for melanoma, research is crucial to ensure patients of tomorrow have the help and hope they deserve.

For more information about TEAM M4M or to receive an application packet, please contact Kendel Paulsen, Program Director, at TEAMM4M@melanoma.org or (703) 992-4504.

About TEAM M4M
TEAM M4M provides a team training approach to the Melanoma Research Foundation’s national Miles for Melanoma program, which aims to raise melanoma awareness and funds to support promising medical research. As a member of TEAM M4M, participants benefit from an extensive training program led by seasoned marathon coaches and build camaraderie with other runners through team training. Funds raised are donated to the MRF’s Research Grant Program, less minimal marathon expenses. Initiating the program around the 2008 Philadelphia Marathon, TEAM M4M aims to add additional marathons to its training program in order to help runners across the country train on behalf of melanoma research.

About the Melanoma Research Foundation
The Melanoma Research Foundation is the largest private, national organization devoted to melanoma in the United States. The Foundation is committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma. The Foundation also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, while acting as an advocate for the melanoma community to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. The MRF Web site is the premiere source for melanoma information seekers. More information is available at http://www.melanoma.org.