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2010 Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure® locally presented by Wells Fargo Advisors

The 12th Annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure, locally presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, is Saturday, June 12 in downtown St. Louis.   More than 60,000 people, including 4,500 breast cancer survivors, are expected to turn out for this year’s Race.  St. Louis has the largest Race for the Cure event in the world.

12th Annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure locally presented by Wells Fargo AdvisorsSaturday, June 12

• Race Day Schedule
• Race Day Site Map
• Race Day Course Map
• Parking Information
• Traffic Information

For registration information, creating a team and important deadlines, please visit www.komenstlouis.org or call the Race Line at 314-569-3903.

Saint Louis Athletica, a founding member of Women’s Professional Soccer  (WPS), will serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of the 12th Annual Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure to be held Saturday, June 12 in downtown St. Louis.  Wells Fargo Advisors returns as the local presenting sponsor of the largest Race for the Cure in the world.

The young and talented soccer club located right here in St. Louis got underway last year with its inaugural season.  In 2009, Athletica finished in second place in the WPS, and reached the WPS Super Semifinal. Saint Louis Athletica plays their home matches at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in suburban St. Louis.

Race Day Details
The day’s events start with on-site registration beginning at 6:30 a.m.  The Annual Survivor Procession takes place at 7:25 a.m. – where over 4,500 breast cancer survivors proceed from 13th Street to the main stage before a photo is taken and a special celebration is had.  The Race, presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, will begin at8:30 a.m. with the wheelchairs.  5K timed runners start at 8:35 a.m. and the 5K untimed runners start at 8:40 a.m.  The 5K walkers start at 9 a.m. and the one-mile fun walk starts at 9:15 a.m.  This year's start line is at 14th and Olive. 

The Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure hit the ground running in 1999 – the first St. Louis Race immediately earned the distinction of being the largest road race ever held in the city. The 10,257 St. Louis Race participants set and still hold a Komen record as the largest first-year event of any Race around the globe.

Today, the St. Louis Race is the largest of its kind in the world.  In 2009, 66,470 people gathered downtown St. Louis for the event, and historically, more than 60,000 people have turned out for the Race each of the past five years and more than $18 million has been raised to help find the cures for breast cancer.  Seventy-five percent of that money has stayed in the St. Louis community to fund screening, treatment, education and research programs while the remaining 25% has funded the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Grants Program for cutting-edge research.

Important Information

Team Captain Trainings
1st Team Captain Training (Illinois) – Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m. – Fairview Heights Library
2nd Team Captain Training – Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. – Missouri Baptist Hospital
3rd Team Captain Training – Tuesday, May 4, 6 p.m. – Bridgeton Community Center
4th Team Captain Training – Saturday, May 15, 9 a.m. – Missouri Baptist Hospital
 
Last Day for Team Member Registration by Mail
Friday, May 14
 
Last Day to Create a Team Online
Monday, May 17
 
Last Day for Team Member Registration Online
Saturday, May 22 – Cut-off at noon
 
Last Day for Timed Run Registration Online
Thursday, June 3 – Cut-off at noon
 
Team Reconciliation
Wednesday, May 26 – Genealogical Society – 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 27 – Genealogical Society – 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, May 28 – Genealogical Society – 9 a.m. – noon
 
Last Day to Register by Mail (Individual Participants)
Saturday, May 29
 
Missouri Team Captain T-shirt Pick-up
Wednesday, June 2 – Temple Israel – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
 
Registration Blitz/T-shirt Pick-up
Saturday, June 5 -- 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saint Louis Galleria
Chesterfield Mall
Mid-Rivers Mall
West County Center
South County Center
St. Claire Square (Illinois Team Captain T-shirt Pick-up)
 
Sunday, June 6 – 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saint Louis Galleria
Chesterfield Mall
Mid-Rivers Mall
West County Center
South County Center
St. Claire Square
 
Wednesday, June 9 – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saint Louis Galleria
Chesterfield Mall
 
Dine Out for the Cure® presented by Sauce Magazine
Thursday, June 10

Online Registration Turned Off
Friday, June 11 – Cut-off at noon

 

Stories that Inspire

• Race day! 71,000 come downtown for one cause 49 days ago
• Flash mob performs the Strawberry Shake for Survivors 49 days ago
• Breast cancer survivors take center stage ahead of Race for the Cure 49 days ago
• Breast cancer survivor shows off her flashy hats 49 days ago
• Cornbread's Breadheads largest team at Race for the Cure 49 days ago
• Heidi Glaus colors Jennifer Blome's hair, Art Holliday's head with pink dye 49 days ago
• Survivor diagnosed with breast cancer at 17 races for a cure 49 days ago
• Pink party unites local breast cancer survivors  49 days ago
• Hundreds dance for the cure at Webster University 49 days ago
• Woman battling breast cancer joins the fight 49 days ago

Resources

• Susan G. Komen for the Cure St. Louis Affiliate Web site
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure Web site
• FAQs

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Friend To Friend

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women and the most proven and significant risk factors for getting breast cancer are being female and getting older.  Early detection is the key to beating this disease. 

For the past 10 years, NewsChannel 5, the St. Louis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and your St. Louis Area Ford Dealers have teamed up to bring you more information about the importance of breast health.  Click here to go to a tutorial on how to do a proper Breast Self-Examination (BSE). 

If you would like more information about breast self awareness, please sign up for a free Friend to Friend packet and email reminders. Click here to subscribe to monthly e-mail reminders.

To get your free Friend to Friend packet, call the Komen St. Louis Affiliate at 314-569-3900.

The packet contains information on the Komen St. Louis Affiliate, a shower card describing Breast Self-Awareness (BSA) and steps to Breast Self-Examination, a brochure on important breast health facts, and a Q&A flyer on important breast health issues with contact information to the Komen National Breast Care Helpline.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® recommends that you:

Talk to your family to learn about your family health history

Talk to your doctor about your personal risk of breast cancer

Ask your doctor which screening tests are right for you if you are at a higher risk

Have a mammogram every year starting at age 40 if you are at average risk

Have a clinical breast exam at least every 3 years starting at 20, and every year starting at 40

Know how your breasts look and feel and report changes to your health care provider right away

Make healthy lifestyle choices that may reduce your risk of breast cancer

 

For more information visit www.komenstlouis.org or www.komen.org.