Dear Challenge Supporters,

Good news as we begin the final 24-hour countdown to the start of the 5th Annual Colon Cancer Challenge: Registrations for this year’s event are way up and now total over 7,800 participants. This is a New York Road Runner record-breaking thirty seven percent increase over last year, and includes over 600 participants for the all-important Remembrance and Prevention Walk.

More good news: This year’s Challenge Teams are traveling from 37 states and seven countries. Thanks to all of you, the New York Colon Cancer Challenge has gone global and has secured a position as the largest annual Colon Cancer Awareness, Prevention and Fundraising event in the nation and perhaps the world. Keep your fingers crossed that tomorrow’s gusts blow the rain away. But whatever the weather, I look forward to seeing you all in Central Park on Sunday morning where we will again send the message, loud and clear, that colorectal cancer is—

—Dr. Thomas K. Weber, MD

37 States Now Participating

—Posted on Saturday, March 1st, 2008

A record number of states will be participating in this year's challenge.

We now have participation from 37 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin... plus the District of Columbia!

And beyond the U.S., we also have participants from Canada, Colombia, Germany, Japan, Norway, Spain, and United Kingdom.

More complete information about our current status is available here.

Thank you all for your contributions and support!