(above) Ken Wiggs of Mountainside, 50, crossed the finish line at the May 5th Susan G. Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure with the fastest time of 21 minutes and 39 seconds, taking 1st place overall, and winning the 1st place medal in the Men’s Division for the USATF Certified Timed 5K Run. Wigg took 3rd place at last year’s Race.
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(above) Sherry Keyt, 53, of New Providence, a breast cancer survivor, “took home the gold” after winning 1st place in the Survivor’s Division. This was Keyt’s 6th Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure medal; she took 1st place in the Survivor’s Division in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018; and came in 2nd in 2014. Photo by Sarah Kravits
Two Union County Residents Score 1st Place Medals
at Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure
Two Union County residents took home 1st place medals at the Susan G. Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure on Sunday May 5, 2019, at Liberty State Park in Jersey City.
Mountainside resident Ken Wigg, 50, crossed the finish line with the fastest time of 21 minutes and 39 seconds, taking 1st place overall, and winning the 1st place medal in the Men’s Division for the USATF Certified Timed 5K Run. Wigg took 3rd place at last year’s Race.
Sherry Keyt, 53, of New Providence, a breast cancer survivor, took home the 1st place Gold Medal in the Survivor’s Division after crossing the finish line in 24 minutes and 53 seconds. This was Keyt’s 6th Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure medal; she took 1st place in the Survivor’s Division in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018; and came in 2nd in 2014.
In spite of the heavy rain, an estimated 1,000 people braved the weather to come to Liberty State Park and participate in the annual event, which raises money for the fight against breast cancer.
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The mission of Susan G. Komen North Jersey is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities and investing in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer. Through the annual Race for the Cure®, Pink Tie Party and other events and activities, Komen North Jersey raises funds to provide screening and diagnostic services, breast health/breast cancer education, treatment support, and survivorship programs for underserved women and men in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. Since its founding in 1997, Komen North Jersey has awarded over $19 million in local community grants, and has directed more than $7 million to national research programs in pursuit of new breast cancer screening techniques, better and more effective treatment options, and ultimately, the causes and cures to eradicate breast cancer forever.
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(above) Ken Wigg of Mountainside receives his medal from Kelly E. Nagle, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen North Jersey, after taking 1stplace overall and 1st place in the Men’s Division at the Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure on May 5th. Photo by Sarah Kravits
(above) Sherry Keyt (53) of New Providence with Kelly E. Nagle, Executive Director of Susan G. Komen North Jersey. Keyt, a breast cancer survivor, took 1st place in the Survivor Division at the Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure on May 5th. Photo by Sarah Kravits
