Save the Ta-Tas!

LOCAL 5K BENEFITS LOCAL RESIDENTS

Nearly 800 runners and walkers took to the streets Sunday, March 25, with their strollers, dogs and children in tow to support breast cancer. The Morrow Institute Women Running Wild 5K Run & Walk began at Ruth Hardy Park and wound through the Movie Colony area of Palm Springs.
“The event was a fun, family-oriented way to benefit people locally,” said race director Greg Klein. “It was great to see so many people come out and support such a great cause.”
For Klein’s family the cause hits home – his sister lost her battle to breast cancer two years ago at age 46. To honor her memory Klein and partner Brenda Clark created the Jody Klein Breast Cancer fund. The money raised from the event goes to the Klein Fund and is directed to the Suzanne Jackson Breast Cancer Fund. Since 1996, the event raised more than $400,000 to provide breast cancer screenings, diagnostic tests and education to women and men in our community who would not otherwise have access to these critical services.
The event included a run and walk with awards and prizes. Many participants wore the name of a person they were there to support or remember. After the race, participants observed a moment of silence and released pink balloons.
Tristan Rogers, known to viewers of General Hospital as Robert Scorpio, ran in the event and later presented awards – including one to his son who placed third in his age group.
First place woman Melissa Oodeca from Santa Barbara not only won the women’s division by a slightly more than a minute with 17:33 but ran in the men’s race 45 minutes earlier and recorded a 17:35. Peggy Kern of Riverside placed second for the women in 18:55. Denise Foote of Aloha, Ore., finished at 19:34.
Adrian Mendoza of La Quinta took first in the men’s race in 16:01. Carlos Ventura of Coachella followed in 16:45 and Eduardo Macias took third in 17:06.
For more information and results, visit www.kleinclarksports.com or call 760-324-7069.

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I wrote that all and got no coverage. Oh well. It went really well, and I worked the 5K on Monday, too. That one was all fancy and nice - the food was catered by the hotel and everything. Not as big of a turn-out as they thought though.