Susan G. Komen

the start of it all

Oct 19, 1982

Nancy Brinker promised her dying sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer.

First race!

Jul 1, 1983

First Race in Dallas, Texas with 800 runners.

First race outside Dallas

May 17, 1986

First Race outside of Dallas held in Peoria, Illinois, the birthplace of Suzy Komen.

First pink ribbons distributed

Aug 19, 1991

First pink ribbons distributed to recognize breast cancer survivors at the Komen New York City Race for the Cure

57 races in U.S.

Oct 17, 1995

Race events were held in 57 U.S. cities

Race outside of U.S. in Costa Rica

Oct 23, 1998

First Race event outside of the U.S. held in Costa Rica. The National Race for the Cure becomes and remains the largest registered 5k in the world

First international Affiliate-hosted race

Oct 3, 2000

First international Affiliate-hosted Komen Race for the Cure® in Rome, Italy. More than a million people crossed the finish line in the Komen Race for the Cure Series in a single season.

Breaking numbers!

Oct 14, 2002

More than 1.3 million people participated in more than 100 Races around the United States and in two foreign countries

25th aniversary !

May 17, 2008

Celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure series!

Who knows?

May 17, 2013

Who knows how long this orgfanization will last, guessing from its succsess I'm assuming forever.