15th Annual Race For The Cure
Published: May 8, 2005
More than 40,000 runners and walkers, a mix of breast cancer survivors and supporters, gathered this Mother’s Day on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to participate in the 15th Annual Philadelphia Race For The Cure. The official horn was sounded at 8:30 a.m. by CBS 3/UPN 57 President and General Manager Michael Colleran.
The winner, identified only as Dave, crossed the finish line with a run time of 15 minutes 30 seconds.
The first female, who is also the first survivor, crossed the finish line with a time of 23 minutes 8 seconds. Sandy Folser, 66, has been cancer-free for 11 years and has won this race on at least nine other occasions.
Meteorologist Carol Erickson was among the women who took to the stairs to take part in the survivor parade prior to the race. She stood alongside other survivors clad in pink.
With a portrait of her mother stapled to her racing shirt, one woman told why the race means so much to her: “My mother died from this disease and I’m a survivor. It’s so great to be here. It’s three years for me and I am grateful. Life is a gift.”
“It’s just the emotion, the camaraderie, the power you feel and I’m a survivor,” stated a two-and-a-half year survivor.
One woman said she felt something in the area above her breast and mistook it for a bug bite. An initial test came back negative but her doctor decided to remove the lump just to be safe. She credits him for saving her life and offered this advice: “Take every lump seriously. If you do get cancer listen to the doctor. Let them do the thinking for you…don’t be afraid to reach out.”
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