With the goal of raising $125,000 for cancer research, a 5K run was held in downtown Louisville on Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — With the goal of raising $125,000 for cancer research, a 5K run was held in downtown Louisville on Saturday.
Race to Cure Sarcoma, a 5K run and mile-walk, was hosted at the Big Four Bridge. Almost 40 teams and over 750 people were registered for the event that honors cancers survivors and remembers patients who died from the rare cancer.
The Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) holds over 20 fundraising races throughout the year. SFA CEO Brandi Felser said Louisville’s race has one of the best turnouts of any city.
“It’s one of our largest races in terms of people, but it’s also one of the races that raises the most funds for Sarcoma research,” Felser said. “And why that is so important is because sarcoma really lags behind in …