An update on Saturday's 5K
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Greetings! Thank you to everyone who made Saturday's Walk Away from Colon Cancer & 5K Run a success! With your help, we were able to have our biggest walk/run yet and spread the message about colon cancer screening to more than 700 people.
We are already looking forward to next year!
See below for photos, articles and race results. We'll also be posting a number of photos from the event on Facebook!
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Results are in!
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Congratulations to this year's winners! Pete Crawford of Lexington, Chad Youngblood of Louisville, and Rob Schrader of Lexington were the overall male winners.
Overall female winners were Kristen Brown of Muskegon, MI, Rachel Hudson of Louisville, and Shelly Cameron of Louisville.
And many more were awarded medals for their age groups!
Check out your time by clicking here.
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Participants share their stories in the media
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Some of our participants shared stories about the impact colon cancer has had on their lives with our local media. Check out the Louisville Courier-Journal's coverage of the event here.
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A challenge from Project founder, Dr. Whitney Jones
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In the Aug. 29 edition of the Courier-Journal, Dr. Whitney Jones, founder of the Colon Cancer Prevention Project, challenges Kentuckians to get screened for colon cancer. He writes: "Colon cancer is an especially important issue in Louisville, which has the fourth-highest colon cancer rate of all the country's metropolitan cities. In fact, Kentucky is the worst of all 50 states when it comes to colon cancer mortality rates. We don't want to be a leader in this anymore. Let's get Louisville out of the top 10. Our challenge to you is this: If you are age 50 or older and have not been screened for colon cancer, do it now. People who are at a normal risk for the cancer must start screening at the age of 50, and people at a high risk or who have symptoms that point to colon issues should talk with their doctor immediately." See the entire column here.
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