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THE LONG RUNWhether you are running the AF Canyon Run Against

Cancer on behalf of a loved one, proudly pounding the pavement on your own journey to remission and recovery

or just want to stick it to cancer with your feet and your fervor, welcome. And thank you for your support. This little book is your one-stop-shop for June 22. In these pages, you’ll find general information (see page 4), details on each course (see pages 6-10) and stories of inspiration and survival (see pages 12-14). All race proceeds help local cancer patients with necessities like medical bills, temporary housing, food, wigs, mastectomy bras and more. For giveaways and race updates, follow us on Facebook and Instagram with @afcanyonrun. Now, get running!

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GENERAL RACE INFORMATIONRACE DAY: SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 REGISTER AT: AFCANYONRUN.COM

PACKET PICKUPPacket pick up will be on Friday, June 21, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at Art Dye Park (550 E. 1000 N., American Fork, UT 84003). Make sure to bring a valid ID. You may present a signed note and a copy of a friend’s ID to pick up their packet for them (or a text with a picture of their license).

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Each runner will receive a performance shirt (men’s and women’s sizing), finisher medal, window decal, and other goodies. Half marathoners will also receive a space blanket (to help keep warm at the Tibble Fork starting area) and a custom AF Canyon Run Against Cancer hat! Other SWAG for all racers will be provided in your bag at packet pick-up.

PARKING ON RACE DAY Parking will be available at the finish line venue, Art Dye Park (550 E. 1000 N., American Fork, UT 84003). There will be a parking crew directing you to the open lots at the time of your arrival. If the lots are full, you’ll have to find a spot in the neighborhood nearby. Please keep in mind there will be thousands of runners coming to park and it will be crowded, so plan accordingly. We strongly encourage carpooling to help alleviate parking congestion at Art Dye Park. * Please reference the parking map on page 9 for more details.

MUSIC/IPODSWhile not prohibited, we ask you be respectful and safe while jamming to your tunes.

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KIDS EXPERIENCE AT PACKET PICK UPMake it a family affair and bring all the kids to participate in fun activities while parents collect all their race goodies.

CHEER CARDS SelectHealth, one of our generous sponsors, will have cheer cards available for your kids, family, and friends to decorate and use on race day to cheer you on. Thanks, SelectHealth! PHOTO BOOTH CUT-OUT Capture the fun of the day in our custom photo booth cut-out station. RUB-ON TATTOOS Kids can join the fight by showing their support with our race rub-on tattoos, and runners can grab some for race day too! SNOW CONES Kids can enjoy FREE snow cones while mom and dad collect their race goodies!KIDS T-SHIRTS Last but not least, kids can grab a FREE T-shirt to wear on race day while they cheer on mom or dad!

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PHOTOGRAPHYWe will have photographers at various locations throughout the course.

Please have your bib number visible on the front of you shirt so we can identify you in your photos.

Photographs will be available FOR FREE the week after the race for downloading. We hope you can find a great photo of yourself and share your great accomplishment with your friends!

CHEERING LOCATIONSWhile the canyon will not be accessible to fans cheering half marathon runners, there are other places to cheer. Good cheer locations include Heritage Park in Cedar Hills, Murdock Trail through Cedar Hills, and the finish line at Art Dye Park. We encourage you to get your friends and fam-ily out there to cheer you on! Free cheer cards, donated by SelectHealth, will be available at packet pick up or at the finish line area.

FINISH LINE FESTIVITIESBREAKFASTA delicious breakfast, including FRENCH TOAST from our wonderful sponsor, Kneaders (who doesn’t love Kneader’s French Toast?!), will be pro-vided to all runners. We want to help you celebrate your accomplishment and feed you right. Use the tear-off ticket attached to the bottom of your bib to redeem your FREE breakfast. Unfortunately, these food items are only available for our half marathon, 10K, and 5K participants.

AWARDS/PRIZES

If you have friends & family who want to enjoy Kneader’s french toast with you at the finish, Spectator Kneader’s Breakfast tickets can be purchased at the time of registration for $6. We hope you enjoy!

VENDOR BOOTHSVisit our vendor booths at the finish line and receive a FREE post-run massage at the massage booth, pick up AF Canyon Run Against Cancer gear at the mer-chandise tent, or snag a commemorative race charm from Scott James Jewelry.

RESULTSA link to the results will be posted on our website on race day as soon as they are available. There will be Results kiosks at the finish line, staffed by wonderful volunteers who will give you a custom-printed results card!

FIRST AID/MASSAGE/STRETCHINGWe hope you won’t be injured, but just in case, we’ll have a First Aid tent and an ambulance on hand should an emergency arise. Volunteer massage therapists will also be available to help you relax and stretch once you cross the finish line.

TIMINGAll races will be chip timed. Times will start as runners cross the starting line (so it won’t matter if you’re in the back of the pack!) and stop at the finish line.

However, the first three overall male and female finishers will be determined by gun start time. (Gun time records the elapsed time from the sound of the gun to the race finish line.)

The timing chip will be attached to the back of each runner’s bib. RUNNER BIBS MUST:• Be attached to the front of the runner’s shirt

• Be displayed to board the bus for the half marathon (each runner will be checked for a number upon boarding)

• Not be altered or tampered with

FINISHER MEDALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WHO FINISH ANY RACE. OVERALL FINISHERS — 1/2, 10K, 5K, Male & Female1st, 2nd and 3rd places will receive a winner medal and prize.

If you place in your age category present your results card at the Awards table at the finish venue to claim your prize.

AGE CATEGORY WINNERS (APPLIES TO ALL RACES)1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers in each age division will receive a Division Winner Medal.

If you place in your age category present your results card at the Awards table at the finish venue to claim your prize.

8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-69 and 70+. TREADMILL RAFFLE: 8:30 a.m.Our grand prize will be a NordicTrack treadmill donated by Icon Health & Fitness. The treadmill will be raffled off at approximately 8:30 a.m. (must be present to win). Thanks, Icon!

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The starting area is in Tibble Fork parking lot up American Fork Canyon. We will have a portion of the parking lot reserved for a holding area. Please help us keep this area beautiful by not walking on the surrounding vegetation. Please do not attempt to drive to the starting area as it will be closed to traffic.

START LINE ACTIVITIESOur start line emcee will share inspiring stories and announce prize drawings until the race starts promptly at 6 a.m. Those who win a prize at the start line can retrieve their item after finishing the race at the finish area’s Age Division Awards table.Enjoy activities like stretching and yoga led by a certified fitness instructor to keep you warm before the race start. Also, don’t forget to add your signature to the signing screen at the top and make your pledge to help us fight cancer!

WAVE STARTRunners will be asked to line up according to their pace per mile/estimated finish time. We will have two wave starts. The first wave will be for runners averaging a pace faster than a 9:30 min/ mile. The second wave will be for runners averaging more than a 9:30 min/mile. The second wave will begin two minutes after the first wave. This process will help reduce crowding at the beginning of the race and allow the course to thin out more quickly. Please look for the flag that designates your pace, and line up behind it. Thanks in advance for your cooperation with this!

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe race will start promptly at 6 a.m. in the Tibble Fork parking lot. When the gun fires, participants will begin their run down American Fork Canyon with stunning views of the Timpanogos and Box Elder peaks.

The course will follow the river as it winds down American Fork Canyon. As runners exit the canyon, they will run along a paved trail through Cedar Hills Golf Course. The trail continues through Cedar Hills, running through Cedar Hills and Pleasant Grove neighborhoods. The course then joins with the Murdock Canal Trail, turning past Fox Hollow Golf Course. The final mile winds through the American Fork trail system, finishing with a grand entry into Art Dye park!

PACERSWe will have pacers to help you maintain your speed and meet your half marathon timing goal. Pacers will hold signs above their heads with the time of their expected finish time. The times below are the target finish times.• 1:30, 1:35, 1:40, 1:45, 1:50, 1:55,

2:00, 2:05, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30

COURSE CLOSURE/CUT-OFF TIMEDuring the event, the westbound lane from the mouth of American Fork Canyon to Tibble Fork will be closed to motorized vehicles from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. All runners are required to be out of the canyon by 8 a.m. (The canyon is the first seven miles of the course. This means you must be averaging at least a 16-minute mile pace to be out of the canyon by 8 a.m.) Any remaining runners will be picked up by the sag wagon and brought to the mouth of the canyon or finish line if they don’t wish to finish the race. The entire course will close to runners at 10 a.m.

SAFETYBecause SR 92 (the stretch of road from the mouth of American Fork Canyon up to Tibble Fork) is a narrow canyon road, traffic crews will close one lane of traffic until the mouth of American Fork Canyon. Whether in the canyon or anywhere else on the course, please run with extreme caution to ensure your safety. Please stay in the westbound lane. Participants run at their own risk.

CLOTHING/GEAR BAGSThe bag you receive at packet pick up will be tagged with your bib number and will act as your gear bag for collection at the start line. The vehicles carrying these bags down to the finish line will leave at 5:50 a.m. Please have your items secured in your gear bag and dropped in the vehicle before the scheduled departure. Any clothing or other items left along any part of the course route will be considered a charitable donation to Deseret Industries. Volunteers will not be able to keep track of clothing or other items left along the race route or at Aid Stations.

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All half marathon runners are required to ride buses to the start line. You must show your bib to get on a bus. Buses will begin departing Art Dye Park at 3:45 a.m. The last bus will depart Art Dye Park at 4:45 a.m. sharp. Buses will load heading west on 980 North. If you miss the bus, you will not be able to run. It is critical to start on time, so please come early and enjoy watching the sunrise over the Wasatch Back. DO NOT BE LATE!

HALF MARATHON BUS RIDE TO TIBBLE FORKBus Ride is for Half Marathon participants only. 10K & 5K runners DO NOT ride a bus to the start.

EARLY BIRD PROMOTIONS

All runners who load the bus by 4:15 a.m. will be entered into a drawing for: NordicTrack Treadmill, courtesy of Icon Fitness, Garmin Forerunner GPS watch, Raffle for Free entries into next year’s AF Canyon Run Against Cancer, Wasatch Running Center Gift cards, Many other great prizes from our generous sponsors!

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10K SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019 7 A.M. • ART DYE PARK (1000 NORTH 550 E STREET, AMERICAN FORK)

The AF Canyon Run Against Cancer 10K is the perfect distance if you’re not quite ready to commit to the half marathon, but still want a challenge. Join hundreds of runners in the 6.2 mile run to help fight cancer!

STARTING AREA:The start line for the 10K is just west of the roundabout on 980 North at Art Dye park. The start line will be marked with a balloon arch and giant balloon in the sky. If you find that, you’re in the right place! All races finish in the park at the big finish line arch (you can’t miss it!)

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KidsK SAT., JUNE 22, 20199 A.M. • ART DYE PARK

Join us for the cutest race in our event line-up. Kids ages 3-12 can be just like mom & dad to fight cancer. They may be our smallest competitors, but they are fierce!

STARTING AREA/ACTIVITIES:The Kids Run starts by the “Kids Run” blow up arch. Following warm up, kids will line up by age group and run in five heats: 3-4 YEARS, 5-6 YEARS, 7-8 YEARS, 9-10 YEARS, 11-12 YEARS. TIMING: The Kids Run will be chip timed so our littlest fighters can have bragging rights. Kids can pick up a results card with their time at the Results table.

AWARDS: Awards will be given to the top three boys and girls in each heat. Check your results card to see if you were in the top three and collect your prize at the Awards table at the finish venue.

SAFETY: Parents will be issued a wristband for admittance to enter

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The start line for the 5K is west of the roundabout on 980 North near Art Dye park. It will be marked with a balloon arch and giant balloon in the sky. All races finish in the park at the big finish line arch (you can’t miss it!)

PARKING:

Reference Parking info on page 4 and view the map on page 9. Thousands of half marathon and 10K runners have already arrived and parked, so parking could be crowded. 5K runners do not ride a bus to the start line.

START LINE ACTIVITIES:

Our start line emcee will share inspiring stories and raffle prizes until the race starts promptly at 8 a.m. Prizes can be picked up at the Age Divison Awards table.

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THE GROUND FLOORWayne Sleight’s first

half marathon was a little spooky. He

ran the Provo Halloween Half without training. This COO of 97th Floor learned that running 13 miles isn’t the same thing as running one mile 13 times. Embarrassed of his race time, Wayne researched other half marathons where he could redeem himself. When he read about the AF Canyon Run Against Cancer, he felt a connection. The downhill course was a big draw, as well as the time of year. But the most significant reason Wayne chose to pound the pavement again was the cause. His father died from prostate cancer when Wayne was 16. “I cried so much when my dad died that I’ve mostly been out of tears since then,” Wayne says.

“But I got emotional running the race. I fell in love with the community that surrounds this event!” This year will be Wayne’s fifth time coming down the canyon. He participates to honor his dad and also to fulfill the generous mission at 97th Floor. The digital marketing company pledges 1 percent of its gross revenue to charity, and the AF Canyon Run Against Cancer is the company’s charity of choice. Chris Bennett, the founder of 97th Floor, is married to Wayne’s sister. He watched his father-in-law pass away from cancer, and then his own father was diagnosed with the disease. Fortunately, his father beat cancer, which is another reason the company loves funding an event where proceeds go to families fighting cancer. The

cause hits so close to home. “When we decided to align ourselves with the race, we announced it to the company.

I was surprised to learn that every employee has a connection to cancer,” Wayne says. “Their parent, grandma, aunt or friend

has survived or died from it.” Most of the 97th Floor employees run the race or help with the sponsor tent at the finish line. The company provides race entries for clients, some of whom fly in from other parts of the country to race against cancer. It has become one of Wayne’s favorite days of the year. “It gives me a chance to think about my dad,” he says. “When he was diagnosed, he was only

supposed to live a few weeks. We had a year with him, and in some ways that was the best year of his life. He spent time with his family and he focused on his health. I’m raising my own children with healthier eating habits because of my dad.” The company focuses on wellness all year-round. They bring in speakers and have company-wide initiatives to support healthy living.

FLOOREDWith 74 employees, 97th Floor is not the largest tech company in Silicon Slopes. But they are lead-ing the way with company culture, including their focus on health and wellness. The Lehi company has been named “Best Company to Work For” by BusinessQ magazine and has received national attention for its ROWE status (Results Only Work Environment). They don’t track office hours or vacation days — employees are simply tasked with getting the job done. Healthy approach!

97th Floor COO Wayne Sleight first ran the AF Can-yon Run Against Cancer to honor his father. Now he’s brought most of his compa-ny to the trail to honor and support their own angels and survivors.

Founder Chris Bennett (left) and COO Wayne Sleight (right) have built 97th Floor on a founda-tion of wellness, and their mission matches that of the AF Canyon Run Against Cancer.

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Without health insurance, a cancer diagnosis can drain a

bank account as fast as it attacks the body. We can’t tell the stories of the estimated 1.7 million people diagnosed with cancer last year. But we can share two stories of women who have benefited from favorable health insurance as they look brightly to the future.

JENN’S STORY Jenn Brown ran track in both high school and college and kept up those habits after marriage and motherhood. In 2014, Jenn was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer at age 32. Her mother, father and sister had each faced a cancer diagnosis, “so cancer was already on my radar,” Jenn says. The doctors prescribed radiation and surgery to remove her thyroid and some lymph

nodes. The next year the doctors found more cancer, so she had another surgery and another round of radiation. Jenn’s husband, Isaac, works for Health Equity — an AF Canyon Run Against Cancer sponsor — so the family receives healthcare coverage through Health Equity via a health savings account. With health insurance in place, “the financial aspect of cancer wasn’t so bad,” Jenn says, which meant they could focus on recovery. Jenn recovered well and is now on the six-month schedule for check ups. When Isaac registered the two of them for the AF Canyon Run for 2018, he listed Jenn as a cancer survivor even though she didn’t want extra attention. Still, she ran with the purple tag. “I was a little bit embarrassed at first. But I felt proud of my body,” she says. “One of the big takeaways from my experience is that there are a million people

willing to help. You are never alone — even if it feels like you are. There are a bunch of people going through the same thing. There’s comfort in that.” MELINDA’S STORY Three days before she was born, Melinda McLain’s father passed away from lymphoma. When Melinda was 30, her mother, Terry, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and 14 years later Terry received an ovarian cancer diagnosis. After a few tests, the doctors discovered Terry had the BRCA2 gene mutation, which meant she passed on a 50 percent chance of having the mutation to her children. After testing, they learned four of the five children had the mutation, including Melinda. “My mom happened to get lucky and they caught her cancer early. I was able to be with her and watch her go through her

cancer, but I thought, ‘I don’t want this for myself,’” she says. To be proactive about her personal health, Melinda had a hysterectomy, a mastectomy and an oophorectomy, and three months after her preventative surgeries she had reconstructive surgery. Melinda’s Health Equity insurance covered the preventative surgeries, so even though medical expenses totaled close to $60,000, she and her husband only paid their deductible of $3,000. Now Melinda has a 2 percent chance of getting cancer, which is less than the average person’s chance of being diagnosed. “I’ve never regretted the surgeries,” she says. “It’s taken my worry away. Between ages 30 to 45, I worried about cancer all the time and was doing self-checks to make sure I didn’t feel any lumps. Taking action has given me peace of mind.”

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