Kicking Butt 5K Run/Walk
September 14 @ 7:30 am - 11:00 am
Kicking Butt 5K Run/Walk
When: Saturday, September 14
Where – Big Four Lawn – 1001 River Road
Time: 7:30 – 11 am
** This event is produced by the Colon Cancer Prevention Project – asmart@kickingbutt.org**
Join us for our annual race that brings together survivors, fighters, advocates, healthcare providers and community partners to eliminate preventable colon cancer death and suffering.
This year’s theme is “Beat the Clock!” The Kicking Butt 5K is all about raising awareness that colon cancer can be prevented through timely screening. Screening starts at age 45 or younger if you have a family history. You have the power to prevent an unnecessary colon cancer diagnosis! Eat healthy, learn the symptoms of colon cancer, listen to your body, and get screened on time.
RACE FEATURES:
- Scenic paved route at Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville
- Commemorative race shirts
- Free Race Photos
- Chip timing by RaceRise
- Teams
- Overall & Age Group Awards
- Free Kids Dash (1/4 mile)
- Prizes for our Top Fundraising Teams
We will also have race morning packet pickup from 7:45-8:45am at Waterfront Park.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
- 7:15AM Packet Pickup Opens
- 8:00AM Healthy Village Opens
- 8:40AM Kids 1/4 Mile Dash (Ages 9 and under)
- 8:50AM Prerace Program
- 9:00AM Kicking Butt 5K Race Start
- 9:02AM 1 Mile Fun Walk starts
- 10:00AM 5K & Fundraising Awards Ceremony
KID’S DASH We’ll have a FREE Kid’s Dash (1/4 mile distance) at 8:45am. All kids will receive a participation medal but there will be no timing or awards for the Kid’s Dash. Kid’s can join their parents in the 1 Mile fun walk or 5K but they will not receive a bib, shirt or be chip timed.
5K RACE AWARDS Top 3 M/F Overall and Top 3 M/F in the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
About the Project
The Colon Cancer Prevention Project started in 2004, when only 1 in 3 Kentuckians were getting life-saving colon cancer screenings. Now, about 2 in 3 Kentuckians are getting screened, and the incidence rate is down more than 25%. Kentucky is now nationally renowned for its work, which includes a state-wide screening program for low-income, uninsured people. The American Cancer Society estimates the diagnosis of 97,220 new cases of colon cancer and 43,030 new cases of rectal cancer in 2018. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States and the second leading cause in men. An expected 50,630 will die of colorectal cancer during 2018. (American Cancer Society)
We’re out to change those statistics, join us! Together we will stop this cancerous killer!
EVENTS BY WATERFRONT
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