Defeat Myeloma

🏃‍♀️ Boldly Join the Race

A family friendly run/walk benefiting Fred Hutch. We hope you’ll join us outside on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Magnuson Park for our in-person event or from your own neighborhood.

📏 Choose Your Distance

• Options: 5K or 1 mile options for our in-person event or do whatever distance is right for you for our virtual option.
• Purpose: The cause hasn't changed. The need is still there. We need you. Join us in raising funds and awareness for multiple myeloma cancer research.
• Inclusions: All registrants will receive custom race bib, safety pins and sticker.
• Deadline: Must register by June 10 in order to receive your guaranteed shirt size. Registrations after June 10 can not be guaranteed.

❓ Event Questions

• Where: Defeat Multiple Myeloma 2025 is going hybrid this year! Join us in person at Magnuson Park on June 29th at 9:30am, or virtually from wherever you like.
• Cost: The event is free for patients and survivors of multiple myeloma! Adult registration ranges from $35-45 and kids 10 and under are just $15. Survivors are always free.
• Distance: In-person options are either a 5K or 1 mile.
• Time Limit: Nope! We are there until the last person finishes!

💧 Food and Facilities

• Refreshments: There will be a water station at the half way mark of the 5K and we will have water and snacks at the finish line.
• Strollers: Yes! We just ask that you line up at the back of the starting area.
• Dogs: Yes, if they are well-behaved and on a short leash. We ask that you line up at the back of the starting area.

🗺️ Virtual Participation

• Route: While Defeat Multiple Myeloma is traditionally a 5K or 1 mile run/walk, it doesn’t have to be! Find a safe place to run or walk with good sidewalks.
• Schedule: If you can’t run or walk on June 29, sign up for the virtual option and run/walk whenever works for your schedule.
• Sharing: Make sure you share pictures on social media using #defeatmyeloma.

🚗 Parking and Volunteers

• Parking: There are many parking lots within Magnuson Park, follow the signs to race start and look for your parking map in the pre-race email.
• Volunteers: Yes! We would love to have your help. See our website for signup info.

📝 Registration Questions

• Inclusions: A gender-specific race shirt, a custom bib, a fully supported 5K or 1 mile course, a finish line party, and knowing that 100% of your registration money is going to finding a cure.
• Sign Up: Register here.
• Donations: You can donate here.
• Team Creation: Visit our registration page, and click 'Form a Team’.

💸 Fundraising Questions

• Strategies: Speak with friends and family in person, send an email with links, and post on social media.
• Prizes: Raise $500 and you will be invited to an exclusive party, raise $1,000 and get the opportunity to help name the 2025 Grant!
• Fundraising Commitment: No minimum fundraising commitment, but we encourage tapping into your network.

💡 Understanding Multiple Myeloma

• Definition: Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells found in bone marrow.
• Symptoms: Patients present with low blood counts, bone and calcium problems, frequent infections, and kidney problems.
• Treatments: Common treatments include chemotherapy, stem cell transplant, and targeted radiation therapy.
• Awareness: Despite being the second most common blood cancer, there is poor awareness and funding.

🔍 Additional Resources

• More Information: The Fred Hutch website is a great resource for further information about multiple myeloma and many other diseases: here.