Saturday, May 5
11AM – Walk
11:30AM – 5K Run
Lexington
Visitor Center
“The Cure Is Coming” event will feature a four-mile ALS awareness walk and wheelchair ride through Lexington Center, as well as a 5k road race. Organizers hope for a record 700 walkers, runners and riders raising money and awareness of ALS TDI efforts to develop effective treatments for ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Walkers begin a four mile loop at 11:00 a.m. and the 5k begins at 11:30. The event also features family activities, entertainment and lunch, provided courtesy of local Lexington restaurants.
Top 5K finishers will be awarded medals in different age groups, with cash prizes to the top three male and female finishers. Additional prizes will also be awarded to top fundraisers.
Gabrielle Nahr, event chair volunteer for the sixth year said, “We are excited and humbled to see the success of ‘The Cure is Coming’ both in participation and donations. Having seen this event grow year after year gives me hope that we’re encouraging and funding more research so we can one day end ALS.” A native of Lexington, Nahr’s mother passed away from ALS.
Anyone interested in donating, walking, racing or volunteering should visit the event’s website at www.cureiscoming.org or call 617-441-7200.
About ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. There is no known cause, cure or effective treatment for the disease.
