Get active for breast cancer research and register for the Women in Super Mother’s Day Classic by running or walking the Newcastle event on Sunday 14 May 2023.
Tens of thousands of people will unite for the Women in Super Mother’s Day Classic to celebrate and honour those affected by breast cancer and raise vital funds for research. There will be up to 70 event locations nationwide where supporters can walk, run or jog for the cause on Mother’s Day. Bring your family and grab some friends and make a morning of it! Here’s the link to the Facebook event.
In 2022 more than 300 people took part in the Newcastle MDC walk/run event and the local community raised more than $30,000. This year, organisers are aiming to beat both those numbers.
This year the Newcastle event will take place along the Stockton Foreshore, from Griffith Park – East of Stockton Ferry Terminal, Stockton. It’s a flat 5km loop course that follows the Stockton foreshore walking track taking in views of the Hunter River, Newcastle Harbour, Nobbys Lighthouse and Stockton Beach. Choose from a 5km run or a 5km walk. The run leaves at 8:00am and the walk leaves from 8:30am and 9:00am.
To register for the Newcastle event, visit the Mother’s Day Classic website.
Participants will receive a commemorative medallion at the finish line, have access to downloadable race bibs and tribute cards, as well as access to the online fundraising dashboard and fitness tracker.
The event can be accessed by public transport using Newcastle Ferries that depart from Queens Wharf, Newcastle as well as buses to Stockton. To plan your trip visit: https://newcastletransport.info/plan-your-trip/service-timetables/
You can also do a six-week preparation with MDC Move. This is a FREE six-week movement program, to increase your motivation to be more active and improve your health, helping you to create the time and opportunity in your life to do so. It helps to increase the physical activity of Australian women and girls preparing for the iconic Mother’s Day Classic.
You can also volunteer for the Mother’s Day Classic. As an event day volunteer, you’ll meet new people and become part of a community of committed volunteers. Volunteering is a great way to be part of a team and make your unique contribution.
There are many roles you can play from course set-up, getting walkers and runners underway from the start, greeting them at the finish line and cheering them on around the course. Click here to apply for a shift at your preferred location.
Since 1994, the 5-year survival rate has increased from 76% to 92% – statistical proof that research is making a difference. BUT, there is still a long way to go before women stop losing their lives to breast cancer.
Over the past 25 years, the Mother’s Day Classic community has raised $41.45 million for life-saving breast cancer research.
So this Mother’s Day, Move with MDC and join your community at one of the many locations around Australia, and support and honour those touched by breast cancer.
Get active for breast cancer research and register online for the 2023 Mother’s Day Classic at mothersdayclassic.com.au.
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