Race for the Cure plans Downtown run for 2015

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K is relocating to Downtown Memphis. Now in its 23rd year, the race hopes to grow its engagement through Downtown's infrastructure and resources. Annual registration numbers reach an average of 10,000 individuals, but the organizers anticipate that this year's race will be one of the biggest in history.
 
"We've been working on recruiting them for years," said Paul Morris, President of the Downtown Memphis Commission. "We've always felt that they belonged Downtown because they can grow more Downtown and raise more money Downtown. It brings so many more people here, and we can handle the crowds. We've got the parking garages. We've got the infrastructure."
 
For the past two years, the race has been held in Collierville at Carriage Crossing. For the 20 years prior to that, it was held in the Shops of Saddle Creek at Germantown. The move closer to the river will allow Susan G. Komen-Midsouth to educate and support women's healthcare across a larger network. Komen MidSouth currently serves 21 counties across Tennessee and Mississippi.
 
"My mission is to consistently grow this race, which has raised $9.4 million for local health care and support providers in the Mid-South," said Elaine Hare, Executive Director of Komen Memphis-MidSouth. "I am confident this move will provide an even greater opportunity to engage our community and provide local breast cancer screenings, education, support and treatment programs for underserved men and women."
 
The October 31 race will begin at 9 a.m. on Third Street. Participants will move down Front Street, Riverside Drive, South Main and Beale Street to meet at a post-race expo at AutoZone Park.
 
Registration is open here.