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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTO KEEPING SKATING, GOING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. WELL, TODAY SACRAMENTO TURNED GREEN NOT WITH ENVY, BUT INSTEAD WITH THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS MAKING STRIDES AGAINST CANCER. KCRA 3\u2019S ERIN HEFT BRINGS US TO THIS YEAR\u2019S SHAMROCK AND HALF MARATHON. IT\u2019S FULL OF FUN, SPIRITS, AND LEVITY. I\u2019M JUST CHILLING ALL THE RUNNERS IN THE SHAMROCK. I\u2019M HAPPY TO SEE THEM OUT AND RUNNING IN A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY. BUT DID YOU KNOW EVERY RUNNER YOU SEE ON THE SHAMROCK AND COURSE IS SUPPORTING A LOCAL CAUSE? WE\u2019RE WALKING FROM MY UNCLE WHO JUST SURVIVED COLON CANCER. MY MOTHER IN LAW IS A CANCER SURVIVOR. ONE OF MY REALLY DEAR FRIENDS IS A CANCER SURVIVOR. MY BROTHER IN LAW JUST IS THE NEWEST CANCER SURVIVOR. SO YEAH, IT\u2019S IMPORTANT TO US. FOR YEARS, RUNNERS LACE UP AND HIT THE PAVEMENT AND THE FUNDS GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE TRIUMPH CANCER FOUNDATION, A LOCAL CHARITY ON A MISSION TO EMPOWER CANCER SURVIVORS. CANCER AFFECTS SO MANY PEOPLE. PEOPLE I KNOW TOO. SO IT\u2019S A GOOD CAUSE. THAT\u2019S REALLY GREAT. IT MAKES US WANT TO CHEER THEM ON EVEN MORE. YEAH. YOU SEE, THEIR FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON HELPING PEOPLE RECAPTURE THEIR LIVES THROUGH PHYSICAL FITNESS. AFTER A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THE CARE THAT FOLLOWS, THEIR NONPROFIT IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING PROGRAMS TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS AFTER THEIR CANCER TREATMENTS AT NO COST TO THE SURVIVORS THEMSELVES. THE IDEA ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE CHARITY\u2019S FOUNDER AFTER HER OWN DIAGNOSIS YEARS LATER, WITH HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF FITNESS INSTRUCTION ANNUALLY AMONG NEARLY 2000 SURVIVORS SINCE THE BEGINNING. THE WIDESPREAD REACH OF THE TRIUMPH CANCER FOUNDATION THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO METRO AREA IS REMARKABLE. I SAW THAT IT WAS CANCER AWARENESS, AND ONE OF MY DAD\u2019S FRIENDS HAD A THAT DIED FROM LUNG CANCER. SO I WANT TO DO THIS IN HONOR OF HIM TAKING OVER WEST SAC SACRAMENTO OUT NEAR THE STATE CAPITOL AND BEYOND THE 13.1 MILE COURSE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT OF CHANGE AND GENEROSITY. THIS RACE, A STAPLE IN THE SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY THAT GIVES BACK IN STRIDES IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. IT\u2019S NICE. WE LOVE IT. IT\u2019S A GREAT THING TO SE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Thousands pack Sacramento\u2019s Shamrock\u2019n Run, turning miles into support for cancer survivors<\/p>\n
Beyond the festive atmosphere, many said their strides carried a deeper purpose.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:30 PM PDT Mar 15, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Sacramento and beyond turned green all weekend long, not with envy, but with energy, as thousands of runners hit the streets for the Shamrock\u2019n Run, bringing fun, spirit and levity for a cause.\u201cI\u2019m just cheering on all the runners in the Shamrock. I\u2019m happy to see them out and running on a beautiful day today\u2026it\u2019s nice, we love it, it\u2019s a great thing to see in Sacramento,\u201d said Montrell Washington cheering from the sidelines.Though beyond the festive atmosphere, many said their strides carried a deeper purpose. Every runner on the Shamrock\u2019n course was also supporting a local cause, raising funds for the Triumph Cancer Foundation, a Sacramento-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering cancer survivors.Kortni Parker, walking with family, said the mission is personal. \u201cWe\u2019re walking for my uncle, he just survived colon cancer,\u201d Parker said. Cari Parker added that cancer survivorship touches multiple loved ones in her life. \u201cMy mother-in-law is a cancer survivor, one of my really dear friends is a cancer survivor, my brother-in-law is the newest cancer survivor, so yeah, this is important to us,\u201d she said.For years, the Shamrock\u2019n race weekend has helped fuel Triumph Cancer Foundation\u2019s work across the Sacramento metro area. The foundation focuses on helping survivors recapture their lives through physical fitness after a cancer diagnosis and the care that follows, building programs that support survivors after treatment at no cost to them.The idea began with the foundation\u2019s founder following her own diagnosis. Now, years later, Triumph\u2019s impact has grown substantially, providing hundreds of hours of fitness instruction annually and reaching nearly 2,000 survivors since its beginning. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tWEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n West Sacramento and beyond turned green all weekend long, not with envy, but with energy, as thousands of runners hit the streets for the Shamrock\u2019n Run, bringing fun, spirit and levity for a cause.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just cheering on all the runners in the Shamrock. I\u2019m happy to see them out and running on a beautiful day today\u2026it\u2019s nice, we love it, it\u2019s a great thing to see in Sacramento,\u201d said Montrell Washington cheering from the sidelines.<\/p>\n Though beyond the festive atmosphere, many said their strides carried a deeper purpose. Every runner on the Shamrock\u2019n course was also supporting a local cause, raising funds for the Triumph Cancer Foundation, a Sacramento-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering cancer survivors.<\/p>\n Kortni Parker, walking with family, said the mission is personal. \u201cWe\u2019re walking for my uncle, he just survived colon cancer,\u201d Parker said. Cari Parker added that cancer survivorship touches multiple loved ones in her life. \u201cMy mother-in-law is a cancer survivor, one of my really dear friends is a cancer survivor, my brother-in-law is the newest cancer survivor, so yeah, this is important to us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n For years, the Shamrock\u2019n race weekend has helped fuel Triumph Cancer Foundation\u2019s work across the Sacramento metro area.<\/p>\n The foundation focuses on helping survivors recapture their lives through physical fitness after a cancer diagnosis and the care that follows, building programs that support survivors after treatment at no cost to them.<\/p>\n The idea began with the foundation\u2019s founder following her own diagnosis. Now, years later, Triumph\u2019s impact has grown substantially, providing hundreds of hours of fitness instruction annually and reaching nearly 2,000 survivors since its beginning. <\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TO KEEPING SKATING, GOING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. 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