Race For Hope Derriere Dash

🏃‍♂️ Event Start Times

🕘 9:45 AM - Kids Fun Run

🕛 10:00 AM - 5K Run/Walk AND 1-Mile Walk

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

📅 Race History and Significance

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

🌈 Continuing the Fight

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.

• Connor's Battle: He passed away at the age of 23 in September 2016.
• Misdiagnosis: He was misdiagnosed for months due to his age.
• Rising Incidence: This cancer is now on the increase in teens, 20, and 30-year-old people.
• Call to Action: We need to raise awareness in the public and with healthcare professionals.

🌟 Join Us

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

🌐 More Information

For further details and to register, please visit the race page: Race For Hope Derriere Dash.