Sarcoma Sucks 5k+
- Date:
- Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
- Location:
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Hector Henry II Trail
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
United States
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- Tags:
- 5k Run Virtual Walk
Sat, March 21, 2026
Harris Road Middle School
Concord NC
Sarcoma Sucks....but together we can do something about it. Help us take the fight to sarcoma, which is a rare but very aggressive form of cancer that impacts 1% of adult cancers and 15 to 20% of childhood cancers.
Not enough is known about sarcoma, which has no cure, and treatment development is underfunded. Research is badly needed to provide breakthroughs that lead to better outcomes for patients. 17,000 people will be diagnosed with sarcoma each year. We need more Sarcoma Survivors - and that starts with us!
This unique run/walk is in memory of three family members we have lost to forms of sarcoma - Jenny Harman, a beloved mother of two that lost her battle three years ago. Last year, we also lost her uncle, Jeff Grose, to another form of this terrible disease. Jenny’s grandmother, Faye Grose, also passed from a rare form of sarcoma. This fight is very personal for our family!
Jenny found sarcoma for years, including treatment that left her without pain-free mobility and robbed her of independence. We wanted to create an event where we could celebrate what a gift it is to be able to move our bodies - a gift we often take for granted.
We are partnering with the Charlotte-based Move For Jenn Foundation, which has many of the same values as Sarcoma Sucks – including a mantra of Being the Light, something we have focused on in the wake of Jenny’s passing; trying to keep the light she brought to the world going strong.
Our goal is to raise to $25,000 (Move for Jenn will also raise $25,000) to fund a clinical sarcoma trial at Levine Cancer Center in Charlotte. These kinds of trials are what will eventually lead to more effective ways to treat sarcoma.
Sarcoma Sucks will have a standard 5k track of 3.1 miles with chip timing by Start2Finish, but Jenny's birthday was March 20 (3.20 if you'll go with me on this) - so we will work a little harder and push a little further, just as she did in her fight. We are asking all participants to complete the standard 5k track and finish with a 0.1 mile Memorial Walk. That makes our total 3.20 miles to honor Jenny's birthday, as well as the start of Spring and the new hope that comes with it!
We also welcome virtual participation via the Sleep-In Supporter option, which can be as creative as you want it to be! You can either set up a team with fundraising goals or donate individually and move 3.20 miles however you see fit from wherever you are. Wear a fun outfit (make sure you have on some yellow for Sarcoma Awareness), take pictures, have fun, and share them to our pages on social media using #sarcomasucks.
Sarcoma does indeed Suck. Let's join together to fight it and help create more Sarcoma Survivors!
Sarcoma does indeed Suck. Let's join together to fight it and help create more Sarcoma Survivors!
To donate to Move for Jenn - https://donorbox.org/sarcomasucks
Register by 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 10th to be guaranteed a chance to buy a race shirt! Anyone registering after that can buy shirts if available.