- Runners get set to take off at the opening of the Prostate Awareness 5K Run/Walk.
- From left to right are overall male winner John Gilbert, overall female winner Lisa Hoffman, Race Director Gregg Gerber, and overall female masters winner Julie Dicesare. Not pictured was overall male masters winner Keith Madaras.
The second 5K Prostate Awareness Run/Walk was held on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Fremont Recreation Center. There were over 120 runners and walkers taking part in the event.
“The race went off without any problems,” noted Race Director Gregg Gerber, who is also a prostate cancer survivor. “Our committee had two goals in mind for this event. One, we wanted to provide a great race opportunity for participants. And two and most importantly, we wanted to provide information on prostate cancer and reinforce that early detection of this disease is the best prevention and the key to curing it.”
Prior to the race, each runner was asked to wear a blue prostate awareness wrist band as a show of solidarity, and a moment of silence was observed for those who are battling prostate cancer and for those who have lost their battle to this disease.
With a time of 18:39, John Gilbert was the overall race champion. The first female to finish was Lisa Hoffman with a time of 21:44.
In the Masters Division, Julie Dicesare at 22:00 and Keith Madaras at 18:40 took the top female and male awards.
The event was sponsored by The Bellevue Hospital, Fremont Memorial Hospital, North Coast Cancer Care, Heinz Company, Second Sole, The Cuyahoga Group, Firelands Area Runners Club, and Fremont Elite Runners Club.