6th ANNUAL ACS RUN FOR DAD
THE EVENT
It’s Father’s Day, 2008 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 15th 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 2007. Why
don't you join us this year?
Come Run For Dad!
NUTS & BOLTS
DATE: Sunday – June 15, 2008
START
TIMES:
5K- 9:00am
Walk- 9:00am
Kids Run- 9:45am
INFO:
800-ACS-2345 or 609-895-0867 x 203
Ashley.Farrell@cancer.org
mzrace@oymp.net
http://community.acsevents.org/runfordadNJ
USATF- NBGP 500
Points
LOCATION:
Mercer County Park
West Windsor, NJ (Mercer County)
DISTANCE: 5K
COURSE: Park loop on roads and paved trails. Flat, fast, scenic, wooded and lakeside. Traffic free.
Please register online at:
http://community.acsevents.org/runfordadNJ
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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 DIRECTOR: Mark Zenobia
RESULTS: www.compuscore.com
AGE GROUPS: 5 Years to 75 & up
NUMBER OF 5K
FINISHERS: 2003 - 351, 2004 - 383, 2005 - 467, 2006 -
499, 2007 - 489
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 234,460 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2007. About 27,350 men will die of this disease. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, second only to lung cancer. While 1 man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, only 1 man in 34 will die of this disease. The death rate for prostate cancer is going down. And the disease is being found earlier as well.
The sixth 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. The event is managed by a
small group of prostate cancer survivors, concerned health care
professionals and other community and corporate activists. All proceeds go
to support prostate cancer research projects and other prostate cancer
awareness activities.
The 2007 event drew more than 1000
participants including some 40 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 ’08 will be held Father’s Day, June 15, 2008 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 2008 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 203. 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.
 | Spending the morning with Dad |
| Traffic free, scenic course |
| Run for Dad tee |
| Kids Run For Dad & Goodies |
| Summer snacks and random prizes |
| Gifts for Dad |
