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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Signups for 2013 Race for the Cure Set at Monroeville Mall This Weekend

Participants may register and pick up T-shirts and race packets Saturday and Sunday.

The Komen Pittsburgh Affiliate will be at several local malls this weekend to sign people up for the 21st Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure. Registration is available both Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28. On Saturday, participants may register and pick up T-shirts and Race packets between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. On Sunday, the registration and pickup times are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Komen staff and volunteers will be at the Monroeville Mall, the Mall at Robinson, Kohl's on Route 228 in Cranberry Township, Ross Park Mall and South Hills Village. Registration will also be held at the University of Pittsburgh's Posvar Hall Galleria from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, April 29. Online registration is also available through May 8. This year's …

Friday, October 12, 2012

Discounted Early Registrations Available for 2013 'Race for the Cure'

Act now through Dec. 31.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a fitting time to let local runners and walkers know that discounted "Early Bird" registration is available through Dec. 31 for the 2013 Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure. The annual event, which will be headquartered on Flagstaff Hill at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill South neighborhood next May 12 normally costs $30 (5,000-meter timed run) and $25 (untimed events) for non-breast-cancer-surviving adults. But "Early Birds" can knock $5 off of all registration fees. A full list of normal fees is available here. According to a news release, over 250,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, and over 40,000 will die from it. Susan G. Komen for the Cure-…

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