Place
501 S. Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Run With Mary
In June of 2022, Mary Morrison Gillam, left this world in the midst of a fierce struggle with pancreatic cancer (her beast) which began 5 years prior. She was 43, a wife, a mother of three young children, a daughter, a sister, a dear friend to countless others, and a runner. Daily she strode the back roads of her home Camden County with her blonde ponytail bouncing and her long legs churning mile after mile. She carried a broad smile and an energetic wave to the many who greeted her along the way. She also carried her beast.
Before her passing, she was intense no one makes reference to her “losing a long battle to cancer,” because, her words “It was never a fair fight. If it had been I would have won.”
Description
Last year our first Run With Mary race raised over $37,000 for pancreatic cancer research.
The “Run with Mary” proceeds will go to cancer research at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where Mary received such tender, extraordinary care. They battled the beast with Mary toe to toe. Cancer research can destroy this scourge. Please come and run with Mary’s Spirit. She will be here! Let’s make it a fair fight for all those who yet struggle. Then Mary will have won her greatest race. And so will you.
Registration Fees:
- $40
- Free for kids 10 and under
Giveaway:
Each registration will receive a small swag bag that does not include a t-shirt. Shirts will be available for purchase onsite.
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Directions
Museum of the Albemarle
501 S. Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC
27909
