GET stretching and those legs warmed up as the Run for Dad is back on track at the Bendigo Jockey Club this Father\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
The event is a fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and organised by Goldfields Rotary and Athletics Bendigo.<\/p>\n
As well as raising money the run also seeks to promote the importance of regular health check-ups to help men prevent prostate cancer and detect it as early as possible.<\/p>\n
Athletics Bendigo spokesperson Keith Macdonald said prevention and early detection is the key message he wants people to take away from the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet a regular health check,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know that prostate cancer isn\u2019t a death sentence if detected early.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you live in the Loddon region, we know that you have an eight per cent higher chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer than any other region in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the message men need to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Macdonald said the Run for Dad has a superhero theme and encourages participants to dress up as their favourite characters.<\/p>\n
Following the three and eight kilometres runs, there will be a free breakfast put on by local Rotary clubs.<\/p>\n
\u201cRun for Dad was about getting men out spending time with family, friends, and loved ones on a special day,\u201d Mr Macdonald said.<\/p>\n
Nine Australian men die each day from prostate cancer but if detected early, patients have a 96 per cent chance of recovering from it.<\/p>\n