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  • Cedar Rapids
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Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids) 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids) 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
64/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
26 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

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Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids) 5K has known course details for its 5k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
5 km
Terrain
Road, Beach
Scenery
City, Desert

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids) 5K route go?

The Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids) 5K route starts at Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, near Mercy's Hall-Perrine Cancer Center and finishes line near Mercy's Hall-Perrine Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Mercy Medical Center, Hall-Perrine Cancer Center and downtown Cedar Rapids.

What should runners know on race day for the Especially for You Race Against Breast Cancer (Cedar Rapids) 5K?

Music is featured at the event, along with kids' activities and food trucks at the finish line.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Desert

Atmosphere

  • Charity
  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road
  • Beach

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
A record 16,682 participants took part in 2025, the largest turnout in the event's history, with runners and walkers from 514 cities, 41 states and two countries.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Qualification status
Recreational charity 5K with no qualifying standard; open to runners and walkers of all abilities.

Race day logistics

On-course music
Music is featured at the event, along with kids' activities and food trucks at the finish line.

Access and course status

Start
Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, near Mercy's Hall-Perrine Cancer Center
Finish
Finish line near Mercy's Hall-Perrine Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Mercy Medical Center, Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, downtown Cedar Rapids
Notable features
  • Created in 1991 in memory of Sandy Knight, a Whittier resident and General Mills employee who died of breast cancer
  • one of the largest charity races in Iowa
  • More than 1,000 cancer survivors participate each year
  • the 2025 edition raised over $529,000 for breast and gynecological cancer screenings and services in Linn County
  • Programme includes a timed 5K Run, a 5K Walk and a one-mile Family Fun Walk
  • opening ceremonies at 7:45 a.m. with all events starting at 8:00 a.m

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 16°CTypical temperature
  • 22 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 64Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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