Conquer Cancer Run returns to One Nineteen

After surviving a three-year fight with breast cancer, Hoover resident and news anchor Brenda Ladun decided to create something fun and encouraging for cancer survivors and their families.

She wanted to give them hope, and in 2004 she found a way.

“When you go through cancer, it can be hard and depressing,” Ladun said. “But we wanted then just as we do now for this race to be the opposite.”

Her event, the Conquer Cancer Run, celebrates its 11th anniversary this year. The event features free food, games and activities for children, free health checks, low cost mammograms and important information about many different types of cancers. This year the run will take place March 7 at St. Vincent’s One Nineteen.    

Participants may also take advantage of the many health screenings provided by St. Vincent’s One Nineteen that day, consisting of free blood pressure screenings, free skin cancer screenings, free vision screenings, free massages for runners, free physical therapy consultations and $99 mammograms. 

For more, visit conquercancerrun.org.

Day of Race Schedule

7:00 a.m. Packet Pick Up and Day of Registration opens

7:45 a.m. Welcome and Warm Up

8:00 a.m. 5K Race start

9:00 a.m. 1 Mile Fun Run start

9:30 a.m. Post Race Party and Awards Ceremony 

9:45 a.m. Survivor Celebration & Balloon Release