Half-marathon benefiting Cancer Connection

WHATELY – You can run for mom on May 14, during the 7th annual Western Mass. Mother’s Day Half-Marathon, covering 13.1 miles through the region, benefiting Cancer Connection.

“It’s Mom’s Day! Run FOR your mom, WITH your mom, because YOU ARE a mom, because you WANT TO BE a mom, because YOU HAVE a mom, or because you KNOW a mom!” organizers tout in their announcements.

Along with the half marathon, there will also a nine-mile walking course. Both races begin at the Yankee Candle factory on Christian Lane. Walkers step off at 7:30 a.m., runners leave at 8 a.m.

“It is a fairly flat course with a few rolling hills. Participants who register as fundraisers and raise $300 will be given free race registration,” the statement continues. “The first 600 runners will receive a free race shirt and medal.” Parking will be provided by Yankee Candle.

Cancer Connection is a nonprofit “support center that has served as a haven for people diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers in the Pioneer Valley since 2000.”

For more information about the race and organization, call 413-586-1642, or visit www.cancerconnection.org.

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