Get Your Rear in Gear – San Francisco Bay Area – 5K Run/Walk

Sunday July 12, 2026
Lake Merced, Sunset Parking Lot • San Francisco, CA

Online Registration Closed 7/7

Still want to join? See packet pick-up info below.

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Join us at Lake Merced in San Francisco for the 2026 Get Your Rear in Gear - San Francisco Bay Area colon cancer 5K run/walk on Sunday, July 12, 2026. This event raises funds for the Colon Cancer Coalition.

Registration Fees

Early Bird Fees: through June 11th 2026
Adult: $45
Youth (18 and under): $30
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $20
Virtual Participant: $25

Regular Fees: June 12th- race day
Adult: $50
Youth (18 and under): $35
Kid’s Fun Run (10 and under): $25
Virtual Participant: $25

Online Registration Closes Midnight CST on Tuesday, July 7th , 2026- You can still register in person at packet pick up Saturday or onsite race morning. 

Event Information + Schedule

Date: Sunday July 12th, 2026

Address: Lake Merced- Sunset Parking Lot, San Francisco CA 

Event Schedule:
8:00 AM – Registration & Day of Packet Pick-Up
8:30 AM – Opening Ceremony + Team/Individual Awards 
8:50 AM – Kid’s Fun Run
9:00 AM – 5K Timed Run & Untimed Walk
10:15 AM – Closing Ceremony + Runner Awards

Packet Pick-Up

Saturday July 11th, 2026
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sports Basement Stonestown
3251 20th Ave San Francisco, CA 94132

Event Contacts

Amanda Schulman
Event Manager
Colon Cancer Coalition / Get Your Rear in Gear Events
amanda@coloncancercoalition.org

Keep Your Funds Local

Get Your Rear in Gear grants create and fund programs in communities across North America to remove barriers to screening, educate the public about signs and symptoms, reduce patients’ financial burden, and fund research to fight colon cancer.

The funds YOU raise stay in your community to make a local impact!

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Presenting Sponsors

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Survivor/Patient

Blue Zone

Community

In-Kind

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