Omega Prostate Cancer Awareness 5K
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Event details
The 13th Annual Omega Prostate Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The event location is listed as Murray Park / Big Dam Bridge, Little Rock, AR 72202. The event was established in 2012. A race T-shirt is offered to registrants while supplies and sizes last; the T-shirt price is listed as $25 and the offer is open to ages 99 and under.
Purpose and beneficiaries
All proceeds are donated to support the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and scholarships for high school students through the Omegas of Greater Little Rock, Incorporated non-profit corporation. The event report notes that in the prior year there were over 267 participants and $5,715.62 was raised above expenses for distribution to those beneficiaries.
The event aims to increase recognition, discussion, education, and promotion of yearly screenings for prostate and colon cancer. The source provides related statistics: about 240,000 men receive a prostate cancer diagnosis and about 33,000 men die of the disease each year; about 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Colon cancer is described as the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.