Paint the Town Pink 5K Fun Walk Run
About this race
Course: Woodruff Park https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6626017012/
Cost: $30 for walkers 12 years of age and older (includes t-shirt) $40 for runners (includes t-shirt and winners medal for specific age group) ***Price increases on Saturday, October 11th to $35 for walkers and $45 for runners. Register by Sunday, October 11th to be guaranteed a t-shirt and correct size. No guarantee of t-shirt after October 11th.
Registering after October 11th DOES NOT GURANTEE A T-SHIRT.
***Packet pick-up is Thursday, October 22nd 12 pm-6pm place: Cunningham Center
***Race day registration/late packet pick-up begins at 4pm at Woodruff Park
Survivor parade begins at 5:45 pm. Line up at 5:30 pm. Check in at WCGCC table.
Program starts: 6pmRun/Walk starts at 6:30pm The West Central Georgia Cancer Coalition (WCGCC), a not-for-profit, 501(c) (3) organization presents the 16th Paint the Town Pink 5k Fun Walk/Run our annual fundraiser. This event benefits the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Cancer Assistance Fund. This fund was established to assist eligible individuals and families in our community who have been diagnosed with cancer and are currently receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiation treatment. 100% of proceeds remain within our community. Get those teams together and let's "Paint the Town Pink". Runners will be timed, and this race can help with qualifications for other races.
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Running
5K Fun Run Only
The program with survivors and participants will begin at 5:45 pm. and the race begins at 6:30 p.m. with runners!!! Walkers and teams start immediately after runners.
Walking
5K Fun Walk Only
The program with survivors and participants will begin at 5:45 pm. and the race begins at 6:30 p.m. with runners and walkers and teams starting immediately after runners.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Columbus, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:50 AM and sets at 6:58 PM local time (EDT) in Columbus on October 23, 2026 — 11h 08m of daylight.
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