Amidst the flurry of 12,000 runners at yesterday's 102nd Boston Marathon, Harvard was represented not only by a fleet-footed tutor but also by two students who were running for more than the finish line.

Timothy C. Harte '90, a 30 year-old resident tutor in Kirkland House finished 51st overall, with a time of 2:30:52.

A veteran of past Boston and New York marathons as well as former captain of Harvard's indoor and outdoor track teams, Harte said it was the first time he had not had to stop and walk during the Boston Marathon because of aching quads.

Harte said his success this year was due partially to strategy.

"I went out intelligently because I wanted to keep on a certain pace," Harte said.

Running for a Cure

Jamie R. Vance '01 and Benjamin W. Collins '98 ran as participants in the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC).

This was the 9th annual DFMC to raise money for the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research.

The Dana Farber Cancer Institute is affiliated with the Harvard Medical Teaching Facility in Boston.

Vance, who had never run competitively, ran her first marathon in the impressive time of 3:41:04.

She learned about the DFMC through her father, who works for the founders of the Claudia Adams Barr Program.

"I saw how dedicated [they] were to the cause...and it seems like everyone knows someone touched by cancer," Vance said.

Vance said that running for such a good cause made the experience rewarding.

"Running for DFMC was totally amazing; peoplewere always cheering me on over the entire way."

DFMC runners are paired with young cancerpatients, who cheer the runners on at thetwenty-fifth mile mark in Kenmore Square.

Vance said hearing the children cheer her oninspired her to make a break for the finish line.