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Cancer Sucks 5K Walk/Run

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Cancer Sucks 5K Walk/Run runsignup.com
Date 23 May, 2027
Races 2 distances
Entry fee $25.00 – $35.00
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Cancer Sucks 5K Walk/Run

About the event

The Cancer Sucks 5K begins and ends at Etowah River Park in Canton, GA at 2:00pm. The entire course is on the beautiful greenway along the Etowah River.


Runners and Walkers start together at 2:00pm.

Our 5K runners will receive a Runner's BIB with timing chip and will be able to view their results on RunSignup. All runners registered before September 6th will receive a free race t-shirt. 

Our 5K walkers will receive a race BIB but are not timed, and results will not be available. If you would prefer to have a timed race please feel free to register as a runner, but walk. All walkers registered before September 6th at 12:00pm will receive a free race t-shirt. 

The Cancer Sucks 5K is Powered by The Shelley Foundation:
The Shelley Foundation was founded in response to the shocking news of Shelley William's stage four colon cancer diagnosis in February 2022. Despite initial prognoses giving her only three months to live, Shelley persevered for over two years, demonstrating incredible strength and resilience. Inspired by her journey, we established this foundation to channel our energies into raising funds and providing support for individuals and families navigating the hardships of cancer. Through our collective efforts, we aim to bring hope, resources, and community to those who need it most, standing together in the fight against cancer.

Races offered

23May

5k Runner

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
14:00
Entry fee
$35.00
23May

5k Walker

Running

Distance
5K
Start time
14:00
Entry fee
$25.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for May in Canton.

Temperature17.8° / 27.8°
Feels like18.0° / 28.2°
Sunshine hours10h 19m
Rainfall3.5 mm
Snowfall—
Wind8.4 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity72.7%
Max UV indexModerate (5.0)
Sweat lossHigh
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise07:21
Sunset19:43

About Canton

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Canton is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Canton had a population of 32,973.

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Race results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Cancer Sucks 5K Walk/Run.

Place Name Gender Age City Time
🥇 Brecht Debusschere M 44 Ghent 17:33.86
🥈 Eric Heintz M 44 Peachtree Corners, GA 17:59.37
🥉 Juan Jimenez M 43 Rome, GA 19:18.82
4 Junhyuk Park M 42 Laveen, AZ 21:26.81
5 Juan Aguillon M 45 Cumming, GA 21:57.67

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