six to eight miles four times a week and to run for at least an hour," T. Christopher King '01 said.

James T. Platts '01, who is a Crimson editor, said he has not trained as much as he did for last year's marathon.

"I went for a long 18-mile run two weekends ago and that went okay," he said. "Until then, I had not even decided if I was going to run."

Melissa A. Crandall '01, joined by her training partner Katherine S. Burrage '01, waited until senior year to ensure she would have adequate time to train.

"Senior spring is not the most stressful time for me," Crandall said. "I'm used to a big time commitment of about two and a half to three hours a day with soccer."

The two women will receive race numbers as part of the Dana Farber

Cancer Institute Team, which will use pledges from the race to raise money for