Get Your Rear in Gear - Milwaukee

5K Run/Walk & Kids' Fun Run


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Thank you for your interest in the 2012 Milwaukee Get Your Rear in Gear 5K Run/Walk. Online Registration is now closed. You can register during packet pickpup on Friday at Froedtert Medical College Cancer Center or on race morning at Hart Park.


Date: October 13, 2012
Registration & Packet Pick-up: 7 a.m.
Kids 1/2 Mile Fun Run: 8:10 a.m.
5K Timed Run: 8:30 a.m.
5K Walk: 8:35 a.m.

Location

Hart Park
Wauwatosa, WI

Registration Fees

Pre-Registration via mail & online through October 10 at 6 p.m. CT

Adult 5K Run/Walk: $25
Children (12 and under) 5K: $12
Kids' Fun Run: $12

After October 10, at Packet Pick-up and on Race Day

Adult 5K Run/Walk: $35
Children (12 and under) 5K and/or Fun Run: $12

Directions/Parking

Click here for directions.

Accommodations

The Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West will honor the $94/night Medical College of Wisconsin rate.

Pre-Race Packet Pick-Up

Friday, October 12, 3 to 7 p.m.
Froedtert Medical College Cancer Center
9200 W. Wisconsin

  • Packet pick-up is in the mezzanine, park under the Cancer Center, and take the "M" elevators to Level 1.
  • Pick up your race bibs and shirts and register additional friends and family.
  • Packets and registration are also available race day morning at Hart Park.
  • Contact Lynn Fischer or (414) 805-1690 with any questions about packet pick-up.
  • The “Colondar” will be available for purchase (Get Your Rear in Gear - Milwaukee volunteer, Kelly Kuster, is Miss June.)
  • NOTE: Packets not picked-up on Friday will be available at Hart Park on Saturday morning.

More Information

Enjoy music from “Rodzina” throughout the morning.

         

Attention Survivors and Caregivers!

Stop tent for complimentary chair massages, refreshments and a gift basket drawing. Plus fellowship with others touched by colorectal cancer.

For the Kids

  • Take part in a free workshop from The Home Depot
  • Jump (safely please!) in the bounce house

Results & Photos

Photos from Blue Sky Photography

5K Run Results

In the Media

Fox 6 News - Milwaukee

Wauwatosa Now

Wauwatosa Patch

Get Educated. Get Screened.

Learn more about colon cancer; it's signs and symptoms and how you can prevent the disease.

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Get Involved

Form a Team
Form a team of ten or more participants to support a loved one, raise funds, or just to share the excitement on race day. Register your team online, then download a team packet for more information.

Get Fit
Make the most of your Get Your Rear In Gear experience. Check out our Pre-Race Fitness tips and develop the healthy lifestyle habits that will keep you moving on race day...and beyond.

Become a Fundraiser
Collecting funds for the cause is easy. Use our fundraising tips and ideas to make your campaign a success.  Set up an online account and invite others to donate under your name. 

Donate
Can't make it on race day?  Do you want to honor a loved one or improve awareness in your community by supporting this event? Donations may be made on our secure online system.

Sponsor This Event
Want to see your company’s name on brochures, banners and t-shirts? Have a product to donate? Coupons for participants? Contact us about how to become a sponsor.

Volunteer
Please contact the local event director listed below to volunteer for this race.

Shop
Visit the Get Your Rear in Gear store. Purchase GYRIG athletic gear, sweatshirts, head wear and more.  A percent of the sales will go expand our mission of colon cancer education, screening and prevention.

Share Your Story
Have you or someone you know been touched by colon or rectal cancer? Share your story or read about others who have been touched by the disease.

For more information, please contact:

Lynn Fischer

Email Lynn