RACE FOR THE CURE

MANY STREETS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF SIOUX CITY WILL BE BLOCKED OFF THIS SUNDAY MORNING.

THAT'S SO SIOUXLAND RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. THE EVENT IS A BENEFIT FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.

BIRGIT FLOM IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND SPOKESWOMAN FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT:

FLOM EXPECTS AROUND 3800 PARTICIPANTS TO WALK OR RUN IN THE EVENT.  THE GENERAL RACE AREA EXTENDS NORTH AND SOUTH BETWEEN GORDON DRIVE AND 5TH STREET, AND THEN EAST AND WEST FROM WESLEY WAY TO IOWA STREET.

TRAFFIC DETOURS WILL BE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA SUNDAY MORNING.