Race For Hope Derriere Dash

🏃‍♂️ Event Start Times

• 9:45 AM: Kids Fun Run
• 10:00 AM: 5K Run/Walk AND 1-Mile Walk

🗓️ Registration Deadline

Register by October 9th: to be guaranteed your t-shirt!

📅 Race Background

The first Race For Hope was on April 25, 2004. The race was founded over twenty years ago when Carleen Taylor made a promise to her friend Peggy that she would help her raise awareness that colorectal cancer occurs in those under 50 years of age.

• Diagnosis Alert: Peggy was diagnosed when she was 42 years old and had four young boys the same age as Carleen’s four boys.
• Misdiagnosis Issue: Peggy had been misdiagnosed due to her age and wanted to warn others that colon cancer was not an old person's disease.
• Legacy of Awareness: Tragically, Peggy passed away at 45, three weeks before the first race. The race went on to raise awareness.

⚠️ Continued Struggles

Tragically, after 12 years of warning others about this cancer in the under-50 population, Carleen's 22-year-old son Connor was diagnosed in February 2016. He passed away at the age of 23 in September 2016.

• Misdiagnosis Recurrence: He was misdiagnosed for months due to his age.
• Increasing Incidence: This cancer is now on the increase in teens, 20s, and 30s.
• Need for Action: We need to raise awareness in the public and with healthcare professionals.
• Funding Research: We need to raise research funds for young onset screening and treatments.

💖 Join Us

Please join us as we remember lives lost, bring hope to those in treatment, and take action against this cancer.

🔗 Race Information

For more details, please visit the race page: Race For Hope Derriere Dash