1st Annual

Glio-Blastoff 5k Road Race & Walk

Proceeds to Benefit the American Brain Tumor Association

In loving memory of Joseph Basile

 
5K Run or Walk

September 18, 2010
Waltham, Massachusetts
Glio-Blastoff 5K Fun/Walk has been created to raise monies for brain cancer research. Glioblastoma Multiforme is the most common and most aggressive form of primary brain cancer. All monies from this event will go directly to the American Brain Tumor Association, which is the leading non-profit organization in the country for brain cancer research. By participating in this event you have donated $20, or $25,(depending on when you registered) to the American Brain Tumor Association. Any additional donation you would like to contribute will also go directly to the American Brain Tumor Association.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Waverley Oaks Athletic Club
411 Waverley Oaks Road
Waltham, MA 02452
Distance: 5K Race/Walk
Entry Fee:

$20 until September 13th.
$25 after September 13th (Race day registration opens at 8:00am, closes at 9:45am)
 

Course Description: The event will begin at 10:30am starting and finishing at Waverley Oaks Athletic Club in Waltham. The course is a fast, fairly flat 3.1 miles (5K). The course is paved, therefore strollers or baby joggers are allowed on the course. In addition for safety purposes no skateboards, roller blades/skates, bicycles, as well as animals can be taken on the course.
Amenities:

Refreshments after race.
Race Timing provided by Sark Race Productions, sarkproducts.com
Results posted on Coolrunning.com
Awards: Top male(s) & female (s) finishers in each age group TBD at time of race
T-Shirts: First 150 registered get free T-shirts.
Additional Information: Number Pick-up/Registration: On the event day you will need to check in at the registration table and pick up your bib #, t-shirt, and goodie bag. Event registration begins at 8:00am in the parking lot of Waverley Oaks Athletic Club.
Contact: Call 781-373-3153
E-mail july315@comcast.net

Mail-in Registration Form

Glio-Blastoff 5k Road Race & Walk

September 18, 2010
Make checks payable to:
JB 5K Blastoff for Brain Cancer		 Mail entry form to:
46 Midland Dr.
Waltham, MA 02451
FILL OUT THIS FORM, PRINT IT, SIGN IT, MAIL IT 
Name:
 
Address:
 
City, State, Zip:
 
Daytime phone:
 
E-mail Address:
 
Age on race date:
 
Gender:
 
MALE      FEMALE
 
Check preferred t-shirt size:

	(Free to first 150 registered)
 
S   M   L  XL
 
Fees:
Until September 13th      $20 ______
After September 13th      $25 ______
Additional donation       $   ______
Total enclosed:           $   ______

I am not able to run, but would like to contribute:
Please find my enclosed donation of:  $__________

Waiver must be read and signed before mailing:

In signing this form, I agree to assume all responsibility for all risk or injury that may occurs to me while traveling to, from or while running and attending the listed activities. I hereby for myself, heirs, executors and administrators release and discharge any and all sponsors and all persons associated with the race including the City of Waltham, Waverley Oaks Athletic Club, Anne Margaret McCullough, American Brain Tumor Association, Sark Race Productions, volunteers and organizers of the race for any injury suffered by me. I attest and certify that I am physically able and sufficiently trained for competition or walking this event. Please be advised your name and address will be shared with Runner’s World. In case of a minor, this entry must be signed by parent or guardian of entrant.		 


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Mission Statement

We are all touched by certain events in our lives. Some bring great happiness while others bring great despair. However all life changing events bring opportunities for positive outcomes. In the fall of 2010 the Glio-Blastoff 5K Run/Walk will be a dream come true.

Life dramatically changed for Joseph Basile one morning at his work in 2003 when he was rushed to the hospital after having a grand mal seizure. Days later his family learned that he had a deadly form of brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme. Doctors informed his family that Joe had about 6 months to 1 year to live.

Being an experienced runner, Anne Margaret thought hosting this event and raising money for the American Brain Tumor Association would be a touching way to honor and remember her dad! On Saturday, September 18, 2010 we will begin an annual tradition that will start with the volunteers preparing for a great race day and ending when the last runner/walker crosses the finish line.

It is often said that when one door closes, another opens. This statement is indeed true. All situations, even the most horrific have some good outcomes. Thousands of people’s lives are changed on a daily basis due to cancer of all forms. However thousands of people are touched by those changes and turn the horrific news of cancer into positive possibilities for others.

Joseph Basile is no longer with us, but the life change he went through in his last year here on Earth touched countless lives and will continue to do so as we kick off the 1st Annual Glio-Blastoff 5K Run/Walk.