Race for the Cure raised nearly $1.5 million & congratulations to the winners

While registration, at 12,341, was down by more than 1,000 from last year, the money raised was on-target with what organizers had hoped.

The money goes toward local breast cancer screening and education, including several programs for underinsured and uninsured Southern Arizonans.

Congrats to the winners:

Jason Colavito, 25, was the top male runner in the competitive 5K race with a time of 15:56. He was followed by two other runners – Dustin Zimmerman, 26, at 16:55 and Scott Floyd, 32 at 16:57.

The female winner was Tia Accetta, 34, with a time of 18:10. Stephanie Wenneborg, 36, was second with 19:37, followed by Suzanne Castruita, 38, whose time was 20:56.

The top three survivors who ran in the competitive race were Claudia Perchinella, 47 (24:44); Molly Murphy, 45 (24:50); and Karen Klingman, 40 (26:38). Claudia Perchinella was also the top female master survivor (age 40 to 54), and Nancy Orth, 59, was the top female senior survivor (age 55 and over) at 29:1

There's a full set of  race results on the non-profit local Komen organization's web site.

The largest team participating was El Rio Health Center with 145 members. Mail Order Maniacs was the team that collected the most in pledges raising $11,492. The individual collecting the most money was Helene Plotz, who brought in $12,266.

The Southern Arizona Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded in 1999.  Information about the non-profit, local resources and support is available at the web site or by calling (520) 319-0155.

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement.

Nearly $1 billion has been invested to fulfill the promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.