Hope... It's a Beach Thing!!!

Dayton, Ohio

Unversity of Dayton Campus, Humanities Plaza, Dayton, 45469, OH, United States

Sat 13th September 2025

Starting at 10:00

Organiser's Description

ANNUAL 5K FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH

HELP US CONQUER BRAIN CANCER ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025



DETAILS: YOU ARE WELCOME TO WALK OR RUN THE 5K! THERE WILL BE A DRINK STATION ON THE 5K COURSE.

HOPEITS A BEACH THING IS A 5K WALK/RUN HELD IN MEMORY OF TIM BEACH, WHO PASSED AWAY FROM A GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORM BRAIN TUMOR IN 2012, AT AGE 53. AFTER HIS INITIAL SURGERY, TIM WAS GIVEN THREE TO SIX MONTHS TO LIVE, POSSIBLY A YEAR WITH TREATMENT. THROUGH CLINICAL TRIALS AND WITH THE HELP OF KNOWLEDGEABLE PHYSICIANS, TIM OUTLIVED HIS PROGNOSIS, SURVIVING 21 MONTHS. MOST OF THESE MONTHS, HE LIVED WITH A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, ENJOYING MAJOR LIFE EVENTS LIKE HIS DAUGHTERS ENGAGEMENT, SONS WEDDING, AND WHEN HIS FUTURE SON-IN-LAW ASKED FOR TIMS BLESSING ON A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.

HOPEITS A BEACH THING WAS INSPIRED BY TIMS PASSION FOR RUNNING AND HIS LOVE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON. OVER THE PAST ELEVEN YEARS, THE EVENT HAS RAISED $661,000 IN NET PROFIT FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH, LED BY DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE'S DR. DAVID REARDON. TIMS FAMILY AND FRIENDS HOPE THAT THROUGH BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH, WE WILL FIND A CURE.



WHO: ALL ARE WELCOME! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! BRING YOUR PETS & KIDS- YOU'LL SEE PLENTY OF STROLLERS AND PUPS JOINING IN THE 5K FUN!

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