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Sunday, September 26, 2010

5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Walk - 8:00 a.m.

  • Onsite Registration - 7:30 a.m.
  • Rain or Shine!
  • $30 Pre-race registration & $35 Race day registration
  • Long sleeve performance shirts to first 1,500 registrants!

Address

Johnny Unitas Stadium
Towson University

Registration Closing Date

Post-marked by September 13, 2010

GPCC – Baltimore
P.O. Box 320753
Alexandria, VA 22320

Local Sponsors

The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge® and Chesapeake Urology thanks its very generous sponsors for supporting the 2010 GPCC 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk! Download our sponsorship information brochure (PDF).

FOUNDING SPONSOR

Chesapeake Urology

TITLE SPONSOR

Care First

MEDIA & VENUE SPONSORS

Med Star Health American Radiology Advanced Radiology
WJZ Channel 13    Magic 95.9 FM    Eye Catching Creative    Towson University    Baltimore Sun Media Group
Ethicon Women's Health & Urology 13 Saval Hearn Kirkwood WCBM 680 Regis    Katten    Bard    BMW Towson    Dianon    Ellis & Tucker

Brief Description

Welcome to the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge® Baltimore

The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge®, the premier prostate cancer event series in America, is a tight-knit community activity that brings together athletes, cancer survivors, physicians, caretakers, family members and friends. It is the only men’s health fundraiser in the nation that is supported by physician groups and was founded by Chesapeake Urology Associates. We invite you to lace up your running shoes for our annual 5K Run and join us in our mission to end prostate cancer. You can be a force in this growing cause by joining us at our 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Walk on Sunday, September 26, 2010. We will have many activities for adults and children including the Ravens cheerleaders, the Oriole Bird, a Kids' Run and Stroller Stroll, free food and beverages, antique cars, the corvette club, a moon bounce, great give-aways, and Hall of Fame football players from Baltimore Colts. There will be booths where you can learn more about men's health issues, play with the daVinci Robot, run or walk a mile or five miles or just hang around and have fun.

Marty Bass from WJZ is our MC and Lenny Moore is our Honorary Chairmanof the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge®. There is so much more. Please, come out, have fun and help raise awareness about the growing problem of prostate cancer. This year alone, 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 28,000 men will die as a result of the disease. Let's put a stop to that!

LONG SLEEVE PERFORMANCE SHIRTS TO THE FIRST 1,500 REGISTRANTS!

Awards

  • Top Three Males and Females Overall
  • Top Three Males and Females in the Following Age Groups: 15 & Under; 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59; 60-69, 70+
  • Team with the most participants
  • Team with the best overall time
  • Prizes for children 10 and under who participate in the Kids' Run and Stroller Stroll

Packet Pick-up and Weekend Registration

Picking Up Packets for your Friends and Family

Charm City Run
2045 York Rd.
Timonium, MD 21093
410-308-1870

Friday, September 24 (Noon - 6 p.m.)

Saturday, September 25 (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Attention Teams! There will be no on-site team registration or pick-up.

Brenda and David SpillmanTiming and Scoring

For registered runners, timing and scoring will be provided by Charm City Run Timing using the AMB-IT Timing System, one of today's most accurate timing systems. Timing Chips may be picked up on race day starting at 6:30 a.m. Chips MUST be attached around runner's ankle and MUST be returned at the finish line. Lost/missing chips will be invoiced to the runner at $75 per chip.

Weather Policy

Rain or Shine!

Directions

Click here for map and driving directions. Towson University is located in the northern suburbs of Baltimore City, just 10 minutes from the Inner Harbor.

  • FROM I-83 NORTH
    Follow I-83 South until you see signs for the Baltimore Beltway, I-695. Take the I-695 Towson ramp, staying in the right lane to exit immediately onto Charles Street. Bearing right off the ramp, follow Charles Street south for 2 miles (from first traffic light), through the Towsontowne Blvd intersection to Bellona Avenue. Turn left at the traffic signal. Proceed to your first traffic light and make a left again on Stevenson Lane. At your next traffic light, turn left on to Osler Drive and make your first left onto Auburn Drive. The Towson Center is just over the hill on the left and Johnny Unitas® Stadium is on the right.
  • FROM I-95 NORTH
    Follow I-95 South to the Baltimore Beltway, I-695 West (extreme right lane as you approach I-695). Follow I-695 towards Towson (this is clearly marked) to Exit 25 Charles Street. At the end of the ramp at the stop sign, turn left and then make another left at the round about on to Charles Street. Follow Charles Street south for 2 miles (from first traffic light), through the Towsontowne Blvd intersection to Bellona Avenue. Turn left at the traffic signal. Proceed to your first traffic light and make a left again on Stevenson Lane. At your next traffic light, turn left on to Osler Drive and make your first left onto Auburn Drive. The Towson Center is just over the hill on the left and Johnny Unitas® Stadium is on the right.
  • FROM I-95 SOUTH
    Proceed on I-95 North to the Baltimore Beltway, I-695. Exit left (exit is on left) on to I-695 towards Towson to Charles Street (Exit 25 off I-695). Bear right on to Charles Street coming off the ramp. Follow Charles Street south for 2 miles (from first traffic light), through the Towsontowne Blvd intersection to Bellona Avenue. Turn left at the traffic signal. Proceed to your first traffic light and make a left again on Stevenson Lane. At your next traffic light, turn left on to Osler Drive and make your first left onto Auburn Drive. The Towson Center is just over the hill on the left and Johnny Unitas® Stadium is on the right.
  • FROM I-70 EAST
    Follow Interstate 70 East past Hagerstown and Frederick. I-70 deadends at the Baltimore Beltway I-695. Eventually bear left towards Towson (signs clearly indicate direction to Towson) as you approach I-695. Proceed on I-695 to Charles Street (Exit 25 off I-695). Bear right off the ramp on to Charles Street. Follow Charles Street south for 2 miles (from first traffic light), through the Towsontowne Blvd intersection to Bellona Avenue. Turn left at the traffic signal. Proceed to your first traffic light and make a left again on Stevenson Lane. At your next traffic light, turn left on to Osler Drive and make your first left onto Auburn Drive. The Towson Center is just over the hill on the left and Johnny Unitas® Stadium is on the right.

Volunteers

If you or any member of your organization would like to volunteer at the race, contact Nancy Cromwell at ncromwell@cua.md or 443-738-8185.

Team Challenge Information

Click here to confirm your team (link to team from reg company)

Link to confirm entry (if appropriate)

Registration Fee

  • $30 Pre-race registration
  • $35 Race day registration

Click here to download the GPCC - Baltimore 2010 registration brochure (PDF).

Bring the Whole Family

There are activities for everyone on race morning. While adults will enjoy a car show and door prizes, a moon bounce and face painting will be available for the kids. Free food and beverages! Plus, a Stroller Stroll and Kids' Run, with prizes for children under 10!

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

One man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease is most common in African Americans, men over 50 and men with a family history of prostate cancer. Awareness, screening and research are the keys to fighting this disease!

The da Vinci Robot Surgical System to be on Display

The da Vinci provides the latest, state-of-the-art surgical treatment for prostate cancer confined to the prostate gland. A da Vinci will be on display. Sit down at the console and use the panel to move the robot's surgical arms just like the surgeon would!

Go the Extra Mile

Find Sponsors! To help us raise as much money as possible to help fund prostate cancer research, ask everyone you know to sponsor you in this event. Plus ask your employer if the company has a matching gift program that could double or even triple your fundraising!

About Chesapeake Urology Associates (CUA)

Chesapeake UrologyChesapeake Urology Associates (CUA), the premier urology practice in the Mid-Atlantic region and the third largest urology practice group in the nation, is located throughout the greater Baltimore area in 16 locations. The practice established early on its commitment to support and give back to the community.

In 2007, Dr. Sanford J. Siegel, President and CEO of Chesapeake Urology, created the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge® (originally call Great Strides Against Prostate cancer), an event solely focused on prostate cancer as a way to uphold that value. The goal was to increase awareness, provide free screening opportunities for men in need, and raise money for prostate cancer research. Dr. Siegel announced this new event focused on men and prostate cancer, to be held in September during National Prostate Cancer Health Month, during a well-attended press conference. The American Urological Association became the beneficiary of all proceeds raised.

The GPCC is the only physician-based prostate cancer awareness and fund-raising program in the country.

The first event turned out to be the most successful first-time event of its kind in Maryland, with more than 1,100 participants and more than $135,000 raised. Former NFL great and Hall of Famer Lenny Moore became the Honorary Chairman of the GPCC, and remains in that role today, and WJZ TV and Radio One stepped up as media partners, giving the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge® a big boost in awareness.

The vision grew. The Second Annual Great Prostate Cancer Challenge® 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk was held in 2008! More than $200,000 was raised. An exciting benefit concert starring the great Patti LaBelle was added to increase awareness of prostate cancer, and free prostate cancer screenings were offered in partnership with eight of the leading African-American churches in Baltimore. The Governor of Maryland proclaimed September as Prostate Cancer Awareness month in the State (and again made that proclamation in 2009). That year, the GPCC came very close to reaching its goal to screen more than 1,000 men who might ordinarily not have a prostate exam and PSA test.

Success was contagious! In 2008, four other urology groups joined the GPCC to create awareness and raise funds for prostate cancer research through their highly successful 5K Run events: Harrisburg, PA; Indianapolis, IN; Nashville, TN; Richmond, VA.

In 2009, a new partner and beneficiary, ZERO — The Project to End Prostate Cancer, joined forces with the GPCC in its efforts to help save lives through screening, awareness and advocacy, and funds for prostate cancer research. The GPCC in Baltimore was back stronger than ever with its 5K/1Mile Fun Walk in 2009 where more than 1,200 runners and walkers came together to support the GPCC. Prostate cancer screenings were held from May through October. More than 1,200 men were screened and 8 percent had a positive PSA test and required further evaluation. $175,000 was raised, bringing the overall three year total funds raised for prostate cancer awareness, research and free screenings to more than a half million dollars!

To add to the growing excitement, the GPCC grew to include even more cities across the nation, spreading the word about prostate cancer: Kansas City, KS, Long Island, NY, Memphis, TN (Tennessee is the only State with TWO GPCC races!).

Chesapeake Urology is proud to have led the way for this important effort that will take place in 12 cities in 2010.

  

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