By Bryan Brander, Bull City Coaching, Durham, N.C. “Running shoes are running shoes…there is no way I’m spending that much on shoes…I’m not a serious runner so my knock-a-round sneakers will do just fine.” As a running coach, I hear statements like these on a regular basis when working with new runners, but here’s to [...]
Colon cancer makes a profound affect on some. Here is a wonderful story about the top fundraiser at the Get Your Rear in Gear Philadelphia event that was held on March 20. Congratulations Kyle. We need more passionate kids like you!
By Amy Wenzel, Get Your Rear in Gear Communications Intern Editor’s Note: Colon Cancer Awareness Month is coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean that we will stop trying to “Get Your Rear in Gear.” In her own words, Amy Wenzel, a communications intern with the Colon Cancer Coalition / Get Your Rear in [...]
I am the same as many of you. I was once motivated to make a difference because of unnecessary loss. My life hasn’t been the same since colon cancer took the life of my sister and best friend, Susie Lindquist Mjelde. “Get Your Rear in Gear” took over my life the day the words flowed [...]
By Meghan E.W. Corbett From Forsyth Family Magazine, March 2011 To download the March 2011 issue of Forsyth Family Magazine click here. Cancer is definitely something we are all aware of. We hear about trends in cancer diagnosis, changes in life expectancies, preventative measures and medical breakthroughs in treatment for breast, lung, prostate, ovarian [...]
It’s all about support in Charlotte, North Carolina as grant money received from the 2010 Get Your Rear in Gear 5K is put to use by creating the first colon cancer support group. The money was presented at the awards ceremony of the 2011 event held Saturday, March 5. “The Get Your Rear in Gear [...]
The Boston Get Your Rear in Gear event isn’t until November 12, but they are already making news in conjunction with Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Read the story behind this inaugural event in the Boston Examiner.
Motivated. Disciplined. Living life with meaning. And taking his health into his own hands. That’s what comes across when talking with Dave Shogren who shares his experience with GYRIG of being a cancer-survivor at 43 in the first part of our interview with him and the steps he’s taken to live cancer-free. In the second [...]
More than 500 runners showed up on Saturday, March 12th, to “get their rears in gear” for colon cancer. With 75% of the funds raised remaining in the community, Chattanooga’s successful inaugural event will help the under-insured get screened. Said Dr. Shauna Lorenzo-Rivero of University Surgical Associates, “When you find out the out-of-pocket cost, if [...]
In his WDEF television interview, Stage 3 colon cancer survivor, Alan Hunt candidly discusses the critical importance of early screening. Despite medical guidelines, which suggest screening by age 50 (or earlier when an individual has a family history of colon cancer), Hunt did not undergo his first colonoscopy until he was 56. It was a [...]
