Time to "Sprint Four the Cure!"
By Guest Blogger Becky Montalvo, Executive Director, Oncology Research
Since 2001,
cancer research at the Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington
Hospital Center has benefited from a wonderful partnership with The Four
Seasons Hotel Washington, DC through its annual Andrea Kauffman Sprint Four the Cure. This year, it’s being held on Saturday, September 21. Registration
begins at 7 a.m. and runners and walkers begin at 8 and 8:10 a.m. respectively.
New this year for our
more serious runners will be a chipped (individually timed) 5K along the
Potomac Parkway. There will still be
plenty of folks who prefer to walk as well, so all are welcome.
To
register, visit http://beta.active.com/washington-dc/running/33rd-annual-andrea-kauffman-sprint-four-the-cure-5k-2013. It’s
$50 to register ahead of time; ($55 Walk-in Fee) and the run/walk includes breakfast tasting
by Georgetown restaurants, t-shirt and a free raffle ticket to win one of 20 door
prizes.
There are many wonderful stories of patients who enrolled to clinical
trials conducted at Washington Cancer Institute that have been supported by the
Four Seasons Hotel’s donations. Their
partnership has been a dynamic and enjoyable experience, but most importantly,
has facilitated research that would otherwise not have been possible.
Please consider joining us for this year’s event where 100% of the
proceeds will benefit the research program at Washington Cancer Institute. Great food & camaraderie, and maybe
you’ll even win a door prize.
See you there!
MHRI's Sprint Four the Cure team last year! |
Great day, great weather and a great cause! Thanks to everyone that came out this morning ... and yes, my son beat my time by 6 minutes but my wife, despite pushing me back as she sprinted the last 100 feet, was indeed 1 second behind my time! Nice try Nancy, maybe next year!
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