2013 Komen Race for the Cure

Our 2013 Race for the Cure will be

September 8th

at Garden of the Gods Park/Rock Ledge Ranch 

Coming from Out of Town?

Hyatt Place Colorado Springs is offering discounted rooms for Race participants who come from out of town. Call 719-265-9385 and ask for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure discount. They are located at 503 Garden of the Gods Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Our 2013 Honorary Survivors
Nancy Ferner Teller County more>	Jim Berry ElPaso County more>	Michelle McGree Pueblo County more>

Race Day Tribute to Survivors
    

 We encourage you to support our local and national sponsors.

Help raise funds by shopping. 

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® Series, the largest series of 5K runs/fitness walks in the world, raises significant funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. Since its inception in 1983, the Komen Race for the Cure series has grown from one local Race with 800 participants to a global series of more than 140 Races with more than 1.6 million people participating on four continents.

Komen welcomes people of all ages and fitness levels, from walkers to elite runners. This unique event is designed and implemented to promote positive awareness, education and early detection of breast cancer.  It has proved to be an enormously effective way to reach many women and men with the message that breast cancer is not necessarily fatal if mammography and breast self-exam become routine.

As well as being a road race for runners, the Komen Race for the Cure is an emotionally charged event that attracts many first timers and recreational runners. The Komen Race for the Cure is an opportunity for thousands of women, men and their families, running or walking, to spread the breast cancer message within their communities.

Seventy-five percent of the net funds raised at the Race remain here in the Komen Southeastern Colorado Affiliate to provide breast health research, diagnostics, screening, treatment, services and education for uninsured or underinsured women.  The remaining 25 percent goes to fund national research to discover the causes of breast cancer and, ultimately, its cures.

Why we need your support:

Every step counts! Your donation provides women and men in the Komen Southeastern Colorado Affiliate with services that have literally saved lives. You help make the following programs possible:

• Free mammograms and diagnostics
• Medical treatment for qualified breast cancer patients who cannot afford care, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation
• Support services including support groups, assistance with finding financial resources, prescription refills and transportation to medical appointments
• Education about the warning signs of breast cancer, methods of early detection and the latest treatment options
• Cutting edge research to find a cure for breast cancer