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 [...]
The Boston Get Your Rear in Gear event was featured on the local website “Wicked Local” in advance of the November 12 event on Castle Island. The article included quotes from event co-chair Brian Shelley. Read the text of the article below or see it the Wicked Local site under “Fundraiser”. Final tallies from Boston [...]
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. [...]
The Northeast Iowa Get Your Rear in Gear was held October 1 in Waukon, Iowa. Attracting over 220 walkers and raising over $10,000 to stay in the local community for colon cancer awareness and education. You can read a recap of the race on DecorahNews.com.
Dr. Kirk Ludwig from the Get Your Rear in Gear host, Froedtert & Medical College, and local committee member, John Hovel, were featured during an interview on Fox 6 Wake Up News in Milwaukee on Monday, October 3, in connection with the October 15, Get Your Rear in Gear Milwaukee 5K Run/Walk.
More publicity for the Get Your Rear in Gear race in River City, IA! On August 25, the Muscatine Journal published the story behind the event. The bottom line: Get checked for colon cancer Cynthia Beaudette | Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 8:51 pm  Muscatine family [...]
Julie Somora captained Team Somora in honor of her husband Andrew at the inaugural Get Your Rear in Gear Kansas City event on July 9, 2011. Andrew has been battling colon cancer for the past year. To help promote the event, Julie agreed to be interviewed by the local FOX affiliate the day before. See [...]
For the first time in history, the weather had the final say at a Get Your Rear in Gear event. The Tinley Park race on Sunday, July 24 was called on account of severe thunderstorms in the Chicago-area but the weather did help spread spread awareness of the event and the disease. A live interview [...]
The Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa ran an article on Thursday, July 7 highlighting the Get Your Rear in Gear River City event on September 17, 2011. Read the full story here or full text below. In an email to Get Your Rear in Gear, event chair Bryan Fessler described why he decided to bring [...]
J.R. Harlen is a nine-year colon cancer survivor from Indiana. On Saturday, June 18, Father’s Day weekend 2011, he and his family participated in the 2011 Get Your Rear in Gear Indianapolis event. J.R. has a family history of colon cancer, losing his mother and several other relatives to this disease. On Thursday, June 16, [...]
