Komen D.C. Race for the Cure on September 9 at Freedom Plaza

Road Closures Around Race Site

Media RSVP for the Event

    CONTACT:       Kim Schmulowitz

                   Communications & Marketing Director,

                   c)443-506-2437



                   kschmulowitz@komenmd.org

                    Media covering the event should RSVP. Media should check in at
                    the Volunteer Tent on Race Day to get credentials.


    WHO:           Susan G. Komen Maryland

    WHAT:          28th Annual Komen Washington D.C. Race for the Cure

                    5k (3.1 mile) Competitive Run 
    5k Recreational Run/Walk 
    1-mile
                     Family Fun Walk 
    Celebration Village with food, music, survivor
                     and kids' activities

    WHERE:         Freedom Plaza, Washington, D.C.

                   14th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. NW

                   Washington, DC 20004

    WHEN:          Saturday, September 9, 2017

                   7 am: Registration Tent Opens

                   8 am: Opening Ceremonies

                   9 am: 5K and 1-mile events begin for runners and walkers

                   10:30 am: Closing Remarks

    WHY:            One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast
                    cancer in her lifetime. Washington D.C. has the highest breast
                    cancer mortality rate in the nation. Funds raised at this event
                    help save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our
                    communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent
                    and cure breast cancer.


    WEBSITE:       komendcraceforthecure.org


    ROAD CLOSURES:

                    Fri, 9/8, 7:00pm - Sat, 9/9 5:00 pm,13th St. (between E St. and
                    Pennsylvania Ave.)

                    Sat, 9/9, 12:00am - Sat, 9/9 5:00 pm, Pennsylvania Ave. (between
                    14th St. and 12th St.)

                    Sat, 9/9, 8:30am - Sat, 9/9, 11:30am, Rolling street closures
                    along course (see map)

TOP LOCAL SPONSORS: Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel, American Society of Clinical Oncology, WTOP, 97.1 WASH-FM, ABC7, News Channel 8, and CITYPeek

ABOUT SUSAN G. KOMEN:

Susan G. Komen is the world's largest breast cancer organization, funding more breast cancer research than any other nonprofit while providing real-time help to those facing the disease. Komen has set a Bold Goal to reduce the current number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the U.S. by 2026. Komen was founded in 1982 by Nancy G. Brinker, who promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, that she would end the disease that claimed Suzy's life. Komen is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the Washington DC community. Through events like the Komen DC Race for the Cure®, Komen has invested $38 million in community breast health programs the Washington D.C. metro area and has helped contribute to the more than $920 million invested globally in research.

/PRNewswire -- Sept. 6, 2017/

SOURCE Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Washington D.C.