Annual Pink Pumpkin Run makes history

Participants of 2026 Pink Pumpkin Run. Photo from Total Dental Care Guntersville The 17th Annual Pink Pumpkin Run made history on Saturday, Oct. 31, welcoming record crowds for a morning of fun, fellowship and support for breast cancer awareness. Thanks to the generosity of participants, sponsors and supporters, proceeds from this year’s event will help provide mammograms to more than 400 women in 2027 through the Mammography Assistance Program at Marshall Medical Centers.For the first time in the event’s 17-year history, registration sold out, reaching its capacity of 1,300 participants before race day. With near-perfect fall weather and plenty of Halloween spirit, runners and walkers crossed the finish line in the 5K and Fun Run, while hundreds more gathered at Civitan Park to cheer them on and join in the festivities.This year’s event, themed Say BOO to Cancer! featured much more than a race.

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