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Locally, some 3,000 of them turned out on Sunday, September 17, to run or walk the course starting at the Bangor waterfront, with breast cancer survivors dressed in the signature color of the cause—pink. The five-kilometer race, now in its 10th year in Bangor, set records for numbers of participants (3,288) and total money raised (more than $180,000).
First across the finish line was 18-year-old Casey Quaglia of Bangor, with a time of 16:48. Hannah Ruhl, 16, of Lincoln, was the fastest female finisher in 21:25. But most people come for the cause, not the competition. Although participation was up 22% over last year, the real key to the race’s success is donations, from individuals and from pledges raised by participants. One runner alone raised $5,800.
A portion of the money goes directly to breast cancer research through the Komen Foundation award and research grant program
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The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker, in memory of her sister, Susan, who died of breast cancer at the age of 36. Since then, the Komen Foundation and its affiliate network have raised more than $750 million in the fight against breast cancer.
