The fourth annual KMC Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Run/Walk event is taking place Saturday, May 7, 2022.
During this unique event, participants will begin and finish the race through our GIANT SUPER INFLATABLE COLON TUNNEL. The super colon is a giant, 10-feet wide by 13-feet tall by 20-feet long, inflatable tunnel that gives people an interactive look at the human colon.
This event aims to raise awareness about colorectal cancer and the importance of colon cancer screenings, especially to those who have delayed their care due to COVID-19. 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏-𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈/𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝑫𝑪 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕.
Adults who are participating in this event with a child under the age of 10 are signing the waiver on behalf of themselves and the child under the age of 10 participating with them, and will be considered as one registration, not two. Any participant under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian register and sign a waiver for them for the event they are participating in. The parent or guardian is also strongly encouraged to register them self and participate with the under age participant in the event they are participating in.
Registered participants will receive a 2022 event shirt. Past event shirts will be available to purchase for a minimum $5 suggested donation the day of packet pickup (cash or check only – limited sizes available).
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Saturday, May 7, 2022
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: MacLennan Park Trail – 6th Ave & Governors Lake Rd., Topeka, KS 66606
𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭: $20 per registrant
Colon cancer survivors receive FREE registration*
*Contact Taylor at tcowen@kmcpa.com for details. Survivors MUST register to participate.
To volunteer or for any other questions, contact Taylor at tcowen@kmcpa.com.
𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐄
Below is important information regarding the event.
𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: Event will take place at the MacLennan Park Trail, at 6th Ave and Governors Lake Road. Google maps link is here: https://tinyurl.com/y66ahf2p
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: Please be advised! The parking lots are about a 10-minute walk from the starting location. There will be three areas for parking just west of the starting area. Parking lots are available at Cassidy Orthodontics, 600 SW Governor View, Topeka, KS 66606, a cul-de-sac just east of Cassidy Orthodontics on 6th Ave on the north side of the street, and parallel parking available on both sides of Governors Lake Road leading up to the starting location. We will have signs indicating these three parking areas.
𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩: On FRIDAY, May 6th, the packet pick up will take place from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm at the KMC Gastroenterology office at 2200 SW 6th Ave, Topeka, KS 66606. No need to bring confirmation of your registration, we will have your information. Please wear your event t-shirt the day of the race. Race bibs will be available to pick up the day of the event for those interested, but are not required. *If you have not signed your waiver yet when you registered, we will need you to do this at packet pick up. WE WILL HAVE SIGNS OUTSIDE FOR DRIVE UP/CONTACTLESS PICK UP.
𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: If you need any help the day of the event our volunteers will be available. They’ll be wearing our event t-shirt along with a designated badge.
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Any event questions can be directly answered during business hours by contacting Taylor at tcowen@kmcpa.com.
𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲: KMC Strollin’ for the Colon 5K is a rain or shine event. In case of lightning or severe weather, the event will either be delayed until the weather clears or canceled. In the case of inclement weather, there will be no refunds of entry fees. Keep in mind, all of the proceeds of the event go to benefit the American Cancer Society of Kansas.
Schedule:
7:45 am – Last minute packet pick up
8:30 am – 5K Run/Walk begins
All participants and volunteers will receive a swag bag.
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