Name: Steps for a Cure 5K: Battle Thrive Live Run!
Start: 2027-05-22
End: 2027-05-22
Location: Toledo

About the Event

Join Project Purple for Steps for a Cure 5k: Battle Thrive Live Run!

In 2020, Robin Schroeder underwent a Whipple procedure after being diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET). After years of recovery, determination, and crossing countless finish lines, she learned in late 2025 that her cancer had returned and progressed to Stage IV.

Instead of letting that diagnosis define her, Robin chose to keep moving forward.

A passionate runner, advocate, wife, mother, and believer in finding joy in every day, she has completed numerous half marathons and marathons since her original surgery. Running became more than exercise—it became a symbol of resilience, hope, and the power of putting one foot in front of the other, no matter the obstacles.

As Race Director of Steps for the Cure: Battle • Thrive • Live • Run, Robin is proud to bring this event to the communities of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. In partnership with Project Purple, she hopes to raise awareness, support pancreatic cancer research, and create a meaningful event that honors survivors, remembers loved ones, and inspires hope for everyone impacted by this disease.

Her message is simple:

Battle with courage. Thrive with purpose. Live with gratitude. Run toward hope.

Because every step matters, and every step brings us closer to a cure. Register Today! 💜

Robin Schroeder - Project Purple Ambassador
Race Director, Steps for the Cure: Battle • Thrive • Live • Run

All registered participants will receive race day t-shirt and bib.

Be sure to be on the lookout for some fun fundraising incentive prizes in which you can unlock!

Event Information

8:00 AM - Volunteers Arrive and Set-Up

9:00 AM - Packet Pick-Up and Registration Opens

10:00 AM - Race Begins!

Races Offered

Steps for a Cure 5K Battle Thrive Live Run

May 22, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$35.00

Steps for a Cure 5K Battle Thrive Live Run - Virtual

May 22, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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10:00

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Toledo.

thermostat Temperature

11.2° / 21.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

8.5° / 18.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

10h 37m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

13.2 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

High (6.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

67.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:13

nightlight Sunset

20:47

About Toledo

Learn more about the host city, Toledo.

Toledo is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, of which it is also the county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the 4th-most populous city in Ohio and 88th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 270,871 at the 2020 census. The Toledo metropolitan area has an estimated 601,000 residents. Toledo also serves as a major trade center for the Midwest; its port is the fifth-busiest on the Great Lakes.