Registration is currently open for the 6th Annual 5K Road Race in Lexington, MA on
Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 11 a.m. featuring a fast, flat route through the historic town
The Resolution Run to Kick Cancer (RR2KC) kicks off the New Year on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the Lexington High School Field House with its 6th Annual 5K Run to raise funds to help “kick cancer.” Participants who register by December 1st will receive technical t-shirts with the RR2KC logo.
To date, the race has raised and donated over $100,000 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. This year, RR2KC will be donating the proceeds to the same organizations.
The motto of the Resolution Run to Kick Cancer is “Think winter running is hard? Try battling cancer.” “We are looking forward to a fun event that raises additional funds and awareness in the never ending battle to defeat cancer,” says Cathy Woodward Gill, RR2KC Co-Chair. “We are thrilled to have so many people participating and supporting the cause!”
“It’s unbelievable that in 2010 we held our first RR2KC with a little over 250 participants,” says Christine Mitchell, RR2KC Co-Chair. “In the past 5 years, we have grown to over 1000 registered runners and walkers and have raised more than $100,000.”
The RR2KC will also include a race expo beginning at 9:00 am in the Lexington High School Field House and remaining open during and after the race. The Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation will be onsite at the expo where volunteers will be swabbing cheeks of participants willing to be a bone marrow match for cancer patients in need. “Last year at the RR2KC expo, 63 people registered in the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation donor drive and one was even identified as a match for a patient in need of a marrow donor” says Ines Fusco, another RR2KC Co-Chair. “It is exciting to see how much our race has grown and touched so many lives.”
This year’s event is welcoming several school teams, running groups, corporate teams, and family- and friend-based teams. This is a family fun event with awards and delicious food donated from some of our local wonderful restaurants and caterers. Registration is $30 ($35 day of event). Awards will be given for male and female top 3 finishers overall, top 3 in each age group, and top 3 cancer patients/survivors as well as top 3 teams.
Ipswitch, Inc. is proud to be the RR2KC Elite sponsor. Ipswitch is a Lexington-based software company that is committed to making a difference in its community.
Additional information and registration can be found at www.resolutionrun2kickcancer.org or on the RR2KC Facebook page.
