By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor
HOMEWOOD — The Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation’s 2019 Motherwalk 5k and Fun Run will be May 11, 2019.
Motherwalk is a celebration of our survivors and a way to honor the memory of the many women we have lost to ovarian cancer. Friends and families come together dressed in teal in honor and in memory of these courageous women for a fun walk/run and community event.
Race Day Schedule
Race Day Schedule of Events:
May 11, 2019 – Homewood Park
6:30 a.m.: Registration Opens
7:45 a.m.: 5K Registration Closes
7:45 a.m.: Race Announcements
7:50 a.m.: Moment of Silence Dove Release
7:50 a.m.: Warm Up
8:00 a.m.: 5K Starts
8:45 a.m.: Fun Run Registration Closes
9:00 a.m.: 1 Mile Fun Run Starts
9:20 a.m.: Recognize Survivors
9:30 a.m.: Awards
Please wear your Bib Number on the FRONT of your shirt during the race.
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Remember to bring your Bib Number Race day. No Bib Number means no recorded time in the 5K.
Registration Fees
5K & Fun Run Entry Fees:
T-shirts:
No T-shirt – Pay $5 Less on registration fee
Cotton T-shirt – Pay the listed registration fee
NOTE: Cotton T-shirts to the first 500 registered.
5K Run / Walk Registration Fees:
$25 – Register online or mail by March 31
$30 – Register online or mail by April 30
$35 – Register online or walk up by May 8
$35 – Race Day Registration
Free – Ovarian Cancer Survivors
1 Mile Fun Run / Walk – Adult (13 and older) Fees:
$25 – Register online by March 31
$30 – Register online by April 30
$35 – Register online by May 8
$35 – Race Day Registration
Free – Ovarian Cancer Survivors
1 Mile Fun Run / Walk – Youth (12 and younger):
$20 – Register online by May 8
$20 – Race Day Registration
Team Information
Create/Join a Fundraising Team [Click Here]
Manage Your Fundraising Team [Click Here]
Participating as a team can be a lot of fun and what a great way to honor a survivor or remember a loved one. It only takes two people to make up a team. Create a team name and create your fundraising page right on RunSignUp.com. [Help to fundraise or donate]
Team photos – Will be taken during registration from 6:30 – 8:00 am. Look for the designated “photo” area. Costumes encouraged! This is a chance for you to get your “TEAL” on! Photos will be taken throughout the event. Event photos will be posted. A link to these photos will be sent to via the email you listed on your registration.
See who is running Motherwalk / Run 5K [Click Here]
See List of Teams / Team Members [Click Here]
Awards
5K – Awards – 9:30 a.m.
Male and Female 5K Awards to:
Top Male/Female Overall
Top 3 in 5 year age brackets from 0 – 8, 9 – 11, 12 – 15, 16 – 19, 20 – 24 thru 65+ (5K Only)
Overall & Age Group Awards will Not be duplicated.
1 Mile Fun Run Finisher Awards:
Medal for Fun Run participants 12 & under at the finish line
Team Awards to:
Largest Team
Most Funds Raised
For more race information click here.
The Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization started in January of 2004 by Lori Livingston who lost her mother, Norma Livingston to ovarian cancer. Norma was a healthy, active 65-year-old woman who was rarely sick and very proactive about her health. When the diagnosis was finally made, Norma had stage 4 ovarian cancer. She endured nine hours of surgery, countless rounds of chemotherapy and experimental drugs…thirteen months later she passed away and left three wonderful daughters behind. Lori decided to make a difference in the fight against ovarian cancer and hence the foundation was started to prevent others from losing their loved ones from this deadly disease.
The mission of the NLOCF is to raise funds for ovarian cancer research through various events and opportunities and to increase awareness about the risks, symptoms, and treatments of this disease. Each year in the United States more than 21,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and about 13,000 women die of the disease. There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer and as a result, only 19 percent of women are diagnosed in the early stages. When ovarian cancer is detected early, before it has spread beyond the ovaries, more than 90 percent of women will survive longer than five years. For additional information and to register, visit www.motherwalk.com.