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Thanks for another successful Father's Day Run and Walk! Results from the 2011 race are here.

A message from the Race Director:

I believe my life was spared after surviving prostate cancer because God has a greater plan for me. It became my mission to help save the lives of other men by focusing on early detection, education and awareness of prostate cancer and, thus, founded the Father’s Day Race in 2002. I met Jerry Bortman a short time later and have planned and co-directed the Race with him ever since. We joined forces with Robin Cole, and the Obediah Cole Foundation for Prostate Cancer was born in 2007.

Who would have believed that our event could grow to be such a great success?

I approached Mayor Murphy at The Great Race in September of 2002, and began the process of creating the Father’s Day 5/10K Race.

Our mission is to save lives with early detection, education, and awareness.

The race has grown in popularity over the years, becoming the 5th largest race in the City of Pittsburgh. More importantly, in the last nine years, we have provided the funds for free prostate cancer screenings to thousands of men. The money we raise stays in the Pittsburgh area. We are one of many races that are part of the P.A.C.E. (Prostate Awareness and Cancer Education) series. Our goal is to have all men in Western Pennsylvania, over the age of 50, screened. We have already lost too many fathers, brothers, grandfathers, uncles, and friends.

Our success would not have happened without the support of our sponsors, volunteers, and participants. You are helping us save lives.

Cancer does not sleep and neither do we! We are fueled by the memories of all of the men that have succumbed to this disease and with your help, we will win!

Thanks for your support!

Jerry Livingston
Race Director
Vice President,
Obediah Cole Foundation for Prostate Cancer

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Every year, every three minutes, an American man finds out he has prostate cancer. One in six men has a lifetime risk of prostate cancer. Almost 200,000 men will be diagnosed with the disease and more than 30,000 will die from it.

Prostate cancer is nearly 100 percent survivable if detected early. But there are often no warning signs or symptoms. The only way to detect the disease in its early stages is through a simple blood test (PSA) and a digital rectal exam (DRE). EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES! Talk to your family doctor or call 412-572-6830 about free screening in the Pittsburgh area.

PACE RACE SERIES

The PACE Race 5K Run / Walk Series was launched in 2002 as a method for the Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC) to increase national awareness of prostate cancer.The PACE Race Series complements the PCEC's missions of offering free or low cost prostate cancer screenings across the nation as well as educating men, the women in their lives, and the medical community, about the prevalence of prostate cancer; the importance of early detection; and available treatment options.

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in the news

Ex—Steelers' Goal: Get Every Man Tested (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Race to Raise Prostate Cancer Awareness (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Local Pittsburgh Man writes song about his Prostate Cancer treatment (YouTube)

View an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
View an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review