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7th ANNUAL ACS RUN FOR DAD

THE EVENT

It’s Father’s Day, 2009 and you’re looking for a fun, healthy experience for you, your Dad and your family. Well, we’ve got the answer. Join us on June 21st as we raise awareness about prostate cancer and money to support cancer research projects. This is an American Cancer Society event and is staged in beautiful, traffic-free Mercer County Park.

Our event includes something for everyone; a 5K run, a 2 mile walk and the Kids Run For Dad. So bring the whole family. You’ll be home in time to take Dad to lunch and you’ll be treated to terrific amenities. Over 1000 joined us in 2008. Why don't you join us this year?

Come Run For Dad!

NUTS & BOLTS
 

DATE: Sunday, June 21, 2009

START TIMES:
5K- 9:00am
Walk- 9:00am
Kids Run- 9:45am

INFO:
800-ACS-2345 or 609-895-0867 x 210
Ashley.Farrell@cancer.org 
mzrace@oymp.net 
http://community.acsevents.org/runfordadnj
 

Please register online at http://community.acsevents.org/runfordadnj
 

DISTANCE: 5K

LOCATION:
Mercer County Park
West Windsor, NJ (Mercer County)

COURSE:
Park loop on roads and paved trails. Flat, fast, scenic, wooded and lakeside. Traffic free.

USATF- NBGP 500 Points

*** Click on APPLICATION below for more details ***

DIRECTIONS:
From Interstate 295- Exit 65A (Sloan Avenue). East on Sloan to end. Left on Old Trenton Road. Park entrance on left.

From South Via NJ 130/206- Rt. 130N across I-95 to Robbinsville (intersection of 130 and 526). Left at light onto Rt. 526. At next light, right onto 526 continued. Left on Old Trenton Road (535). Park entrance on right.

From Rt. 1 North or South- US 1 to Quaker Bridge Road. South on Quaker Bridge Rd. (Rt. 533). Go 2 miles. After 3rd traffic light, make left onto Hughes Drive. Park entrance on left.

From North Via NJ Turnpike- Exit 8 (Hightstown). Take 33 west. Make right onto 571 (in Hightstown). Proceed 2.5 miles. Left on Rt. 535. Go approx. 5 miles to park entrance on right.

From South Via NJ Turnpike- Exit 7A I-295 west to Exit 5B. Then refer to the directions above (From South via NJ 130/206)

From North on Rt. 206- 206 south into Princeton. Left at traffic light onto Nassau Street. At 3rd traffic light, make a right onto Washington Road. Right onto Rt. 1 south. Follow the directions above (From North Rt. 1 North or South).

RACE DIRECTORS: Mark Zenobia and Larry Baldesari

RESULTS: www.compuscore.com

AGE GROUPS: : 5 Years to 75 & up

NUMBER OF FINISHERS: 2003 - 351, 2004 - 383, 2005 - 467, 2006 - 499, 2007 - 489, 2008 - 549
 

WHO BENEFITS?

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 186,320 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2008. About 28,660 men will die of this disease this year. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. Lung cancer is the first. One man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, and 1 man in 35 will die of this disease. More than 2 million men in the United States who have had prostate cancer at some point are still alive today. The death rate for prostate cancer is going down, and the disease is being found earlier as well due to education activities and screenings such as those supported by RUN FOR DAD.

The seventh annual RUN FOR DAD is a community and family event of the American Cancer Society designed to raise awareness about prostate cancer in men and to highlight the importance of screening and early detection. A small group of prostate cancer survivors, concerned health care professionals and other community and corporate activists manage the event. All proceeds go to support prostate cancer research projects, prostate cancer screenings and other prostate cancer awareness activities.

The 2008 event drew more than 2000 participants including some 50 prostate cancer survivors and more than 100 children. Extensive press coverage brought the importance of prostate health to thousands of other people. Proceeds from the event resulted in a $25,000 grant to support a prostate cancer research project.

RUN FOR DAD ’09 will be held Father’s Day, June 21, 2009 in beautiful Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey. Registration begins at 7:30 AM with the run and walk starting at 9:00 AM. While there is a 5K run on a USATF certified, traffic free course, the event also includes a 2-mile walk on a park road and paved trails as well as short races for kids. Random prize drawings, special goodies for kids and summer snacks combine to make RUN FOR DAD 2009 a positive and fun way to honor our fathers.

For more information and registration go to ACS website when available, www.oymp.net  or call 609-895-0867 x 210. For more information on prostate cancer log on to www.cancer.org, the web site of the American Cancer Society or call the ACS at 1-800-ACS-2345.

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