Running: Race for the Cure set for Sept. 23

NEWPORT BEACH - The largest 5K event in California dedicated to

raising money for breast cancer is coming to Newport Beach.

The 10th Anniversary Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Orange

County Race for the Cure will be on Sept. 23 in Fashion Island, Newport

Beach.

Registration will be Sept. 7-15 and the cost for adults is $27. If

registration is after Sept. 15, adult fee is $30 and on the day of the

race, it will be $35. Youth (17-and-under) and Seniors (60+) will be

charged $20 during registration and $25 afterward. Breast Cancer

Survivors pay $15 to be in the Race for the Cure, a run/walk event.

Walk-in registration will be available, Sept. 7-15, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

at Robinsons May at South Coast Plaza, Fashion Island, Westminster Mall,

The Shops at Mission Viejo, Brea Mall, Main Place, New Balance Newport

Beach and Corona del Mar Plaza.

A highlight of Race for the Cure will be the special ceremony that

pays tribute to hundreds of breast cancer survivors, as all don pink

caps. This year figure skating legend and breast cancer survivor, Peggy

Fleming, will join the festivities.

The course features rolling hills, ocean breezes and a downhill

finish. There is a prize purse of $5,000 for the top ten finishers in the

women’s 5K. There will also be age group awards, pledge prizes and team

competition.

Aside from walk-in registration, entering the race can be done online

at https://www.occure.com, which includes instant registration plus

Virtual Runner (for those who are not able to make it to the race)

registration. For more information call, (714) 957-9165.

Sept. 18-22 (excluding the 20th) are the designated days for T-Shirt

and bib pick-up. Registration will also be available at the following

locations:

Sept. 18, 5-8 p.m. - Robinsons May at The Shops at Mission Viejo.

Sept. 19, 5-8 p.m. - Robinsons May at Westminster Mall.

Sept. 21, 5-8 p.m. - Robinsons May at South Coast Plaza.

Sept. 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Robinsons May at Fashion Island.

Race Day Schedule

6:30 a.m. - Registration

6:30 a.m. to Noon - Health Fitness & Kids’ Expo

7:25 a.m. - Aerobic Warm-up

7:35 a.m. - Women’s 5K Run/Walk

7:45 a.m. - Family 1 Mile Fun Walk

8 a.m. to Noon - Live entertainment

9:35 a.m. - Coed 5K Run

9:40 a.m. - Coed 5K Walk

11 a.m. - Parade & Tribute

11:30 a.m. - Pledge prize drawing