5K for the Fight

* RACE DAY REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE * THE DEADLINE FOR T-SHIRTS WAS NOON ON AUGUST 7TH * Race start is 8am * Registration begins at 7am * Same day registration at the registration tent available until 7:45am – pay with cash or check * Starting line is the finish line, route is out and back * Mostly flat, dirt terrain * Pet-friendly (must be on leash) * Strollers welcome * Post-race refreshments * Unique awards for top finishers in each category * questions? Email 5kforthefight@gmail.com *

If you can't attend, but you'd like to donate, you may use paypal by clicking the link below and inserting our team's email address, which is 5kforthefight@gmail.com. https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/send-money-online Mike Barcikowski is a three-time, heavy-weight cancer-fighting champion from Beaufort, SC. His first bout with the indiscriminate foe was in December 2007, when he was diagnosed with Hemangiopericytoma in his brain. Standing tall, he underwent brain surgery in Charleston followed by 30 rounds of radiation, after which he remained unstoppable for 3 years. In February of 2011, he was dealt a series of ruthless blows, as the cancer not only attacked his brain, but struck his liver as well, advancing his disease to stage IV cancer. He fearlessly underwent another brain surgery followed immediately by a Gamma Knife treatment. Both procedures came with complications that diverted attention from the liver cancer which grew aggressively in the meantime. Once he was stable enough for the doctors in his corner to start attacking the liver cancer, they discovered that it was now dominating so much of his liver that the odds were grim. They were disheartened, but Mike, a relentless fighter, never lost hope. Miraculously, he found a new doctor in Savannah ready to take on the challenge of removing the liver cancer – even if it possibly put Mike down for the count! Beating the odds, most of the cancer was removed through the surgery and the rest was removed through a liver ablation process back in Charleston. In his latest challenge, the brain cancer re-appeared with a vengeance. Two tumors grew into nine in only a month’s time. Mike had Gamma Knife again in June 2012 and has another one scheduled in the coming weeks. His medical bills are massive, but not as big as his courage and will to fight. Here’s hoping we can raise funds to knock his medical bills down to size and continue cancer research at the facility where he’s received such incredible care!