Since Jack Hoffman was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011, his father, Andy, has wanted to write a book documenting their journey as a family. In early 2020, Andy wrote the book and a few months later was diagnosed with brain cancer himself.
Andy Hoffman ran the Boston Marathon in 2014.
The lawyer from Atkinson was entered as a charity runner, a participant who didn’t necessarily make the time trial for the famed race but was running for a cause.
That spring day, the father of three dedicated each mile to a child with brain cancer.