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Ben's Run for Alzheimers

By Ben Carlson Join Me

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Date and time

May 24, 2026 07:00 AM

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Ben Carlson

May 19, 2026

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Shirley Saunders

May 23, 2026

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Anonymous

May 23, 2026

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Doug Olney

May 24, 2026

Thank you Ben. Excellent race results!

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Heidi Brooks

May 23, 2026

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Mary Lou Carlson

May 23, 2026

Thank You Ben!! For supporting this important effort to fund research and create awareness to this devastating condition! Congratulations on your spirit and completing so many runs!!

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Becca Griffin

May 24, 2026

Great work Ben!

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Dave Kaul

May 21, 2026

Hey Ben, good to see you doing well.

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Anastasia Ekman

May 20, 2026
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My Updates

1 million calories of running practice

Tuesday 19th May
I've been using the Map My Run app to track runs for about 10 years. By coincidence, today its estimated fuel consumption amount reached 1 million calories. Those were burned in 1,609 runs covering 8,567 miles in over 1,150 hours. Training has been going pretty well and I'm looking forward to running this Sunday!

My 12th half marathon for Alzheimer's!

Tuesday 19th May

Please donate to support Alzheimer's research and care and to honor the lives of Valerie Hollister and Bob Carlson. Arusha's mother Valerie passed away in January 2022 after 15+ years of Alzheimers impacts. My father Bob passed away in August 2009 after 10+ years of Alzheimers. Your contribution will help the many people impacted by the disease and will help find answers to how to prevent it.


As a fundraising activity I’ll be running this year’s Boston Run to Remember half marathon – my 12th run of the race since 2013. The run takes place Sunday May 24. Current forecast looks wet but with a good running temperature in the low 50’s. The run follows a very scenic urban route from Boston’s Seaport District through Downtown, over the Longfellow Bridge to Cambridge, along the Charles nearly to Harvard Square, and return via Back Bay.