Whitney's Race 2025

Event Overview

Whitney's Race is not just Whitney's race. It is a race against time for those yet to be afflicted with pancreatic cancer, the most deadly cancer. It is Time To Cure® pancreatic cancer.

About Whitney Marsh

• Legacy: Whitney Marsh perished at age 41, November 1, 2018, ten months after diagnosis with pancreatic cancer.
• Survival Rates: Five-year survival from pancreatic cancer stands at 6-9% showing little to no improvement in survival in the past 50 years despite vast medical advances across almost all other cancers.
• Current Statistics: Pancreatic cancer is currently the number two cancer killer in 2020 and researchers estimate pancreatic cancer will be the number one by 2030.
• Diagnosis Challenges: Diagnosis is often late begetting the need for local medical practitioner education as well as research for improved diagnostic testing and imaging.

Treatment Journey

• Standard Treatment: Once a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer has been made treatment usually involves chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy followed by curative intent surgery followed by more chemotherapy.
• Whitney's Experience: Whitney was scheduled for surgery, but the day before surgery a CT scan showed cancer had spread.
• Impact of Illness: She died within 4 months of the CT scan while re-starting chemotherapy and running 8-10 miles or biking 30-40 miles per day.
• Future Directions: Better pre-operative treatment options are the future.

Purpose of the Race

• Foundation Support: Whitney’s Race will fund the Whitney Marsh Foundation Inc for local education and national research for Pancreatic Cancer.
• Fund Allocation: Funds will be apportioned locally and the remainder with well respected national cancer research institutes such as MD Anderson.
• Call to Action: Whitney’s Race is a race against time. It is Time To Cure® pancreatic cancer.

Race Day Details

Whitney's Race day at the Fort Smith Bakery District will be a great day of running, racing, eating, and music.

• Event Type: Race for your best time and afterward hang out for a great time.
• Community Involvement: Bring yourself and friends to race. It is a day for family and friends who run or not.
• Participation Options: If you don't want to race, come anyway.
• Donation Opportunity: If you can’t come, consider a donation anytime! A brighter future for pancreatic cancer starts with YOU.

Event Information

Date: 2026-10-24

Location: Fort Smith Bakery District, Fort Smith, AR

More Info: Whitney's Race Official Page