{"id":1273,"date":"2009-06-10T14:45:45","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T19:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2009-06-10T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T19:45:45","slug":"running-to-fight-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2009\/running-to-fight-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Running to Fight Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local runner and cancer advocate<\/a> Matthew Flory recently created a Facebook group<\/a> entitled 5Ks that Fight Cancer (Minneapolis\/Saint Paul)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In the group he lists 10 5ks that benefit cancer research within the Twin Cities metro area.\u00a0 In the group’s description he say:<\/p>\n

Cancer is the number one cause of death in Minnesota, but there are many organizations and causes joined in the fight to defeat this disease. Many have 5k races as fundraisers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We all know that most races<\/a> have some charitable benefit<\/a> to them.\u00a0 Some of the best known national charity running events revolve around cancer research.\u00a0 Almost everyone has been touched by this nasty illness.\u00a0 The Team in Training<\/a> group is a nationally recognized fundraising machine.<\/p>\n

Flory limited his list for this group to just 5k races – they are the most common and most accessible for average people. Here is his list:<\/p>\n

Get Your Rear In Gear, Minneapolis, April 19, 2009
\nhttp:\/\/www.getyourrearinge<\/span>ar.com\/<\/a>
\nProceeds benefit the Minnesota Colon Cancer Coalition<\/p>\n

Twin Cities Race For the Cure, May 10, 2009
\nhttp:\/\/www.racecure.org\/si<\/span>te3.aspx<\/a>
\nProceeds benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation<\/p>\n

Brian Kraft Memorial 5k, May 25, 2009
\nhttp:\/\/www.usatfmn.org\/bri<\/span>an-kraft-memorial-5k<\/a>
\nProceeds benefit University of Minnesota<\/p>\n

Challenge Cancer 5K, Saint Paul, June 6
\nProceeds benefit Charities Challenge<\/p>\n

Twin Cities Lung Walk 5K, Saint Paul, June 7
\nwww.lungwalk.org<\/a>
\nProceeds benefit the American Lung Association<\/p>\n

Time to Fly Walk\/Run, Saint Paul, June 27th
\nProceeds benefit Child Cancer Research Fund<\/p>\n

American Cancer Society 5K, Bloomington, August 15th
\nProceeds benefit the American Cancer Society<\/p>\n

Silent No More Minnesota Ovarian Cancer September 13, 2009
\nProceeds benefit the MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance<\/p>\n

The Hartford Pace Case Run\/Walk for Prostate Cancer, September 26, 2009
\nProceeds will benefit the Prostate Cancer Education Council.<\/p>\n

ACS Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Minneapolis, October 10, 2009
\nProceeds benefit the American Cancer Society<\/p>\n

So if you like to run for specific causes this might be a helpful group to check out.<\/p>\n

[tags] Running, Cancer, Charity [\/tags]<\/p>\n

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