COLUMBUS – Nearly 30,000 runners and walkers who braved a cold, drizzly morning Saturday raised at least $1.7 million for breast cancer treatment and research during the 2016 Komen Columbus Race for the Cure downtown Saturday.
Organizers say there 28,154 officially registered participants including more than 1,900 cancer survivors in the event, which is considered the largest in the U.S.
At least $1.7 million was raised to support local breast cancer programming for underserved and underinsured women and global research.
More than 500 corporate, civic and individual teams participated, including the largest corporate team in the United States, Team L Brands with 9,653 team members.
Komen Columbus says it has raised nearly $35 million since it began in 1993. The national Susan G. Komen foundation has invested more than $13.5 million in breast cancer research in Ohio and $889 million in global research.