2025 Crush Cancer Lobster Crawl 10K RUN, 5k Walk/Run, and 1/2 Mile Kids Dash

Join us in Jonesboro, Maine on Saturday, June 21 for the 5th Annual Crush Cancer Lobster Crawl 10K RUN, 5K walk/run & Kids Dash!

We are so excited to offer a 10K RUN which will include part of the route being on a trail that will lead to beautiful views of Maine's scenic coastline. The 10K is a RUN only event. Walkers must register for the 5k event. 

Kids Dash - 7:30 AM (capped at 50 participants)

10K & 5k walk/run - 8:00 AM

Virtual participants: packets will be mailed to you. No in person pickup. 

RACE LOCATION

Race location: Municipal Landing on Evergreen Point Road in Jonesboro.

RACE COURSE

Kids Dash: The course is an out and back route on a dead end road with scenic views of the Chandler River. 

5K Walk/Run: The course is an out and back route on a dead end road with scenic views of the Chandler River.

10K RUN: The course is an out and back route on a dead end road with never before views of the Chandler River and Chandler Bay! Part of the 10K course will be on a trail loop. You will be leaving the paved road for a portion of the 10K route. 

BIBS, SHIRTS, MEDALS, & RACE PACKETS

The first 100 participants for both the 5K & 10K will receive a race goody bag.

Kids Dash (capped at 50 participants) will receive a bib, medal, and cotton shirt. To celebrate our 5th race anniversary the kids run will be FREE for 50 participants! 

Register before April 1, 2025 to receive a custom race bib with your name printed on it. The name you register with will be printed on your custom bib. 

Register before April 18, 2025 to receive a special edition 5th Anniversary shirt! You do not want to miss this running shirt. 

Register before May 1st to receive a participation medal. To help keep costs down and be able to raise more money, if you would like a medal at the finish line we ask that you register before the May 1st deadline. Registering after May 1st you will not receive a medal at the finish line. Thank you for understanding. 

All race packets MUST be picked prior to the conclusion of the event on June 21, 2025. Any unclaimed packets left after the event will be donated to cancer warriors. No exceptions! 

Race is held rain or shine! No refunds and no bib transfers. Please make sure you can commit to the event before signing up!

KIDS DASH

The kids Dash will be a 1k distance (about .62 miles). The race will NOT be timed. NO awards for the kids run. 

AWARDS

Awards for the 5K & 10K will be: 

OVERALL

1st Place (male & female)

2nd Place (male & female)

3rd Place (male & female)

AGE GROUPS 

1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners (male and female divisions) for following age groups:

14 and younger
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90+

SARAH'S HOUSE WISHLIST

We will once again be collecting wishlist items for Sarah's House. We will send out their wishlist about a month before race day. A table will be set up near check in for items to be placed on. Representatives from Sarah's House will take items back to Holden with them on race day. 

FUN STUFF

Remember to wear your best lobster attire and be entered into our "lobster lover lottery". On race day wear your lobster outfit and fill out a ticket at the check-in table! You may just win a fun prize!! 

The entire event is made possible by the generosity of local business and individuals, and race day would not be a success with the countless volunteers! No one is paid, money raised is donated. THANK YOU! 

FUNDRAISING 

Create a fundraiser page! The top fundraising team and individual fundraiser will be recognized. Find this info under the "donate" tab in the race main menu. Fundraising will close two weeks prior to the event to allow time for awards to be ordered. 

HONOR & REMEMBER

This is YOUR weekend to honor or remember your loved one as we've all been touched by cancer in some way.  Let's come together and support one another while giving back to non-profit organizations who have helped us through difficult times. Be sure to make a poster to honor/remember your loved one. We will have them along the course if they are turned into Jonesboro Grange by June 19, 2025.

WHY CRUSH CANCER?

The Crush Cancer 5k race was created by siblings, Rebekah Hodgson & Andrew Cox, and hosted by Jonesboro Grange #357, after their father was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Watching John, their father, go through chemo treatments really opened their hearts to what others face every day. A benefit for John was unable to be held due to the pandemic and John would give you his last dollar before wanting any fundraising to be done for him. So in his spirit of giving, the race is held to honor and remember everyone who has been touched by cancer. The race was created to do two things: 1) bring others together so they know they're not alone & 2) to give back to those who are walking the same path that our family has been on.

John has given back to the local area in numerous ways in his lifetime. Through Crush Cancer we use the same pressure as a lobster claw (100 lbs per square inch) to Crush all the negativity that comes with cancer. All money raised is donated to area non-profits who help individuals and their families as they navigate a cancer diagnosis.

🦞We hope you'll join us on Saturday, June 21 in Jonesboro Maine for the 5th Annual Crush Cancer Lobster Crawl 10K RUN, 5K Walk/Run and Kids Dash! The race is held on a weekend before John's birthday (June 27). John is a cancer survivor and lifelong Jonesboro resident.

RACE BENEFICIARIES

This is a charity race and it's being sponsored by local non-profit, Jonesboro Grange #357. All money raised (after race expenses) will be presented to Sarah's House of Maine and the Christine B Foundation. 

Learn more about Sarah's House here:

https://www.sarahshouseofmaine.org/

Learn more about the Christine B Foundation here:

https://www.chrisbfund.org/