By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

It’s a great opportunity to “get some exercise and celebrate breast cancer survivors” with hundreds of your closest friends.

The fourth annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is Saturday morning in Hays Municipal Park.

According to Kansas Executive Director Kirsten Bruce, Wichita, the race in Wichita was the fourth in the country to organize, back in 1990. “We do cover the entire state of Kansas.  This gives us the opportunity to raise funds that we grant back out to the community,” Bruce said.

The registration tent for the Hays race, sponsored locally by HaysMed, opens at 7 a.m. Saturday.

“We have a one-mile family fun walk and you can also walk the 5-K if you want to.  You can run the 5-K timed or untimed, or you can walk it.

“The 50-yard dash that the kids do at the end of the day is super fun.” Bruce added with a smile.

Special events for breast cancer survivors include a drop-in continental breakfast, and a parade and celebration. To register or make a donation, go to komen kansas dot.org.

“There are now over three million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.,” Bruce said, “and we love to celebrate them at our Race for the Cure. It is really fantastic–a community-based event.”