Saturday, November 9th, 2024
U.S. Marshals Museum, Fort Smith AR
10K · 5K
First 5K? The starter kit (everything but the shoes) →
About this race
🏃♀️ Event Overview
Whitney's Race is not just Whitney's race. It is a race against time for those yet to be afflicted with pancreatic cancer, the most deadly cancer. It is Time To Cure® pancreatic cancer.
- In Memory of Whitney: Whitney Marsh perished at age 41, November 1, 2018, ten months after diagnosis with pancreatic cancer.
- Survival Rates: Five-year survival from pancreatic cancer stands at 6-9% showing little to no improvement in survival in the past 50 years despite vast medical advances across almost all other cancers.
- Tragic Growth: Pancreatic cancer is currently the number two cancer killer in 2020 and researchers estimate pancreatic cancer will be the number one by 2030.
- Need for Awareness: Diagnosis is often late begetting the need for local medical practitioner education as well as research for improved diagnostic testing and imaging.
🏥 About Pancreatic Cancer
Once a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has been made treatment usually involves chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy followed by curative intent surgery followed by more chemotherapy.
- Life-Changing Scan: Whitney was scheduled for surgery, but the day before surgery a CT scan showed cancer had spread.
- Quick Decline: She died within 4 months of the CT scan while re-starting chemotherapy and running 8-10 miles or biking 30-40 miles per day.
- No Exceptions: Even the super-healthy are no match.
- Funding Research: Whitney’s Race will fund the Whitney Marsh Foundation Inc for local education and national research for Pancreatic Cancer.
🎉 Race Day Experience
Whitney's Race day at the Marshals Museum will be a great day of running, racing, eating, and music. Race for your best time and afterward hang out for a great time.
- Bring Friends: Bring yourself and friends to race.
- Family Friendly: It is a day for family and friends who run or not.
- Join Us: If you don't want to race, come anyway.
- Your Support Matters: If you can’t come, consider a donation anytime!
🌟 Get Involved
A brighter future for pancreatic cancer starts with YOU.
📅 Event Details
- Date: November 9, 2024
- Location: U.S. Marshals Museum, Fort Smith, AR
- Registration Link: Whitney's Race Registration
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