Free to Breathe^® Central Iowa
3rd Annual Lung Cancer 5K Run/Walk & 1-Mile Walk
October 12, 2013

Location
Raccoon River Park
2500 Grand Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50265

Event Schedule
7:30 a.m. - Registration, check-in, music and kids' activities
8:30 a.m. - Kids' dash
8:40 a.m. - Opening rally & survivor photos
8:55 a.m. - Balloon release
9:00 a.m. - 5K runners start
9:05 a.m. - 5K & 1-mile walkers start
10:15 a.m. - Closing rally
 

Registration Fees/Deadlines
Online (closes Oct. 9)
$20/$10*

Mail-In (must be received by Oct. 7)
$23/$13*

Event Day (beginning at 7:30 a.m.)
$25/$15*

*youth ages 10 and younger

Long Sleeve T-Shirts
All online and mail-in registrants who attend are guaranteed an event long sleeve T-shirt. A limited quantity of long sleeve T-shirts will be available for those registering on event day.

Fundraising Information
Help build the movement! Form a Free to Breathe team and ask friends, family members, neighbors and coworkers to join you. When you register, you'll get access to our online fundraising tools that make fundraising easy, convenient and FUN! Plus - the more you raise, the more you are rewarded!  

Set up an online fundraising page and download pledge and donation forms here.

The top three individual fundraisers and top three fundraising teams (based on totals as of 4 p.m. on Oct. 10) will be acknowledged on event day. Fundraising will remain open through Nov. 26.

New this Year! Keepsake Honor or Memorial Signs
Honor a loved one by dedicating a sign along the route for $30. Signs can only be purchased during the online registration process, prior to Oct. 1. If you would like a photo included, please email in .eps format to: centraliaftb@hotmail.com. Your sign will be displayed during the run/walk and you will be able to take it home with you after the event.

Additional Activities
In addition to the run/walk events, there will also be prize drawings, exhibitor booths, a DJ and various children's activities, including a kids' dash.

Course Description
The course is a crushed rock/asphalt nature trail around the 232-acre Blue Heron Lake, the centerpiece of Raccoon River Park. The trail winds its way between the lake and the Raccoon River, providing a natural experience that can rarely be found in an urban environment.

Parking
Parking will be available by the Nature Lodge and Coneflower Shelter.

Driving Directions/Map
From I-35
Take the “Grand Avenue East” exit and continue east on Grand Avenue. Raccoon River Park will be on the south side of the road. Upon entering the park, follow signs for the Nature Lodge or Shelters.

From I-235
Take the “8th Street” exit in West Des Moines, head south on 8th Street. Turn right (west) on Grand Avenue. Raccoon River Park will be on the south side of the road. Upon entering the park, follow signs for the Nature Lodge or Shelters.

All proceeds benefit the National Lung Cancer Partnership - the only lung cancer advocacy organization founded by physicians and researchers working together with survivors and advocates to increase lung cancer awareness and research funding dedicated to doubling lung cancer survival by 2022.