Roger Rojas was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2008, at the age of 32. In 2010 he walked his first Get Your Rear in Gear 5K. Roger now has two half-marathons under his belt, including completing the San Antonio Rock N Roll Half Marathon on Sunday, November 13, 2011. He as also been chosen as [...]
In June, we focused on “When is the right time to get screened.” Now, that you have crossed the road to consider getting screened for colorectal cancer. It may have been because of family history, hitting age 50 or you and a doctor determining “something is just not right, time to push the button.” Now [...]
We first came to know Toni Hudzina at the Twin Cities Get Your Rear in Gear last May when she was the top fundraiser at the event. She lost her mom to colon cancer last year and has been a tireless supporter of Get Your Rear in Gear and colon cancer causes. Toni recently underwent [...]
The Get Your Rear in Gear store is Open For Business! Browse the selection of athletic/running gear, head wear, and sweatshirts below and then jump over to our retail sponsor, St. Croix Screenprinting, to place your order. Merchandise will be shipped directly to you within 4-6 weeks. Thanks to the generous sponsorship from St. Croix [...]
Team Kickin’ the Stick out of Colon Cancer created in honor of Katie Tinnea was featured in the Newcastle News in advance of the Seattle Area Get Your Rear in Gear race. The Seattle Area event is being held Sunday, November 6 at Brooks Sports, Inc in Bothell, WA. Read this inspiring story of Mrs. [...]
Fans of ABC’s “The Bachelor” will recognize Molly Mesnick, who won the heart of bachelor Jason Mesnick during season 13 of the show. Seattle Area Get Your Rear in Gear event chair and social media representative for Brooks Running, Keely O’Neill, recently shared with us that Molly will be running the Seattle GYRIG as part of [...]
There was a lot to celebrate for Butch Kummer this year: A birthday, anniversary, and his recent successful dualothon that took place in early October. Butch, 55 and a two-time cancer survivor, coordinated a “4-50-4” to help raise funds for early colorectal cancer screening and detection. The event took place in Hastings, Minn. in honor [...]
Back when we created our “Stories” section of the website, we weren’t sure how we would get warriors to tell their story. We ended up writing a couple stories through interviews, but eventually Trish Lannon jumped on board and wrote her story for Get Your Rear in Gear. It ignited others to follow [...]
Deadline extended to Sunday, December 4! Calling all kids 12 and under: We want you to design the kids’ t-shirt for the 2012 Get Your Rear in Gear race season! Get Your Rear in Gear is looking for budding young artists with a connection to colorectal cancer to submit a design for the 2012 kids’ [...]
On October 27, the NBC NIGHTLY NEWS and many other news organizations shared a new study of aspirin’s effect on colorectal cancers, especially in people with Lynch Syndrome. Lynch Syndrome a genetic predisposition to certain types of cancer, including colon, rectal, pancreatic, intestinal and other cancers. Individuals with Lynch syndrome have an almost 80% lifetime [...]
