On Sept. 25, runners and walkers of all ages gathered at Roxbury Park to participate in the second annual Beverly Hills Run of the Stars Marathon. The 5k was sponsored by Not Today Cancer, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for cancer research.
Beverly Hills residents JJ Duncan and Stacey Book are the founders of Not Today Cancer. The married couple has been dedicated to the fight against cancer since their own son and former student at Horace Mann Elementary School, Mason, was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of nine. Mason was able to fight off his cancer for nearly two years before passing away. He is celebrated by his family and community for his strength and unrelenting optimism. “People often say someone lost their battle with cancer, but I don’t think Mason lost,” Duncan said at the marathon. “Look at all these people. We’re all out here raising money for pediatric cancer research Mason’s mission continues, he did not lose. We are all warriors together.”
