Cyclist’s Ride Against Breast Cancer Ending
Kathy Betz, a 28-year-old cyclist from Baltimore, is expected to receive a hero’s welcome Monday when she arrives in Orange County after a 30-day, 3,000-mile bicycle journey to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness of the disease.
Her coast-to-coast ride has been sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which is hosting the fifth annual Race for the Cure run in Newport Beach Sept. 22.
Betz has passed through 11 states and 64 cities, many of which will be hosting similar races next month. Foundation officials used her trip to highlight the seriousness of breast cancer: during the 30 days of her journey, more than 15,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with the disease, they said.
Betz will be arriving at her finish line at the Hoag Cancer Center, 1 Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, between 10:30 a.m. and noon. The public is invited.
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