Like Father, Like Daughter

Kendra Goffredo and her brother-in-law David Robles are running not one, not two, but three full-length Ironman Triathlons in honor of Kendra’s father, Tony. With their three races, Kendra and David are honoring “Poppy Tony”’s “trademark ability to outperform all odds,” which he demonstrates in everything he does, whether he is running a marathon or fighting multiple myeloma. Tony was once a competitive cyclist and marathon runner, and though he eventually traded training for time with his daughters, he always encouraged Kendra to do her best, saying, “Goffredos are not quitters.” When he was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2003, Tony and Kendra decided it was time to accomplish their long-standing goal of running a marathon together. “Impossible though it seems, we trained, raced, and qualified for Boston together through the unrelenting fatigue caused by his cancer,” Kendra remembers. “My first marathon was his last. And he ran every step of the way by my side.” To this day Tony upholds his principle of never quitting as he begins his 9^th year living with a cancer with a 5 year survival rate. Today Kendra does her father proud as she pushes herself to “cover distances we never thought possible...three times.”

David and Kendra