The course of American history was forever shaped thanks to the Massachusetts Minutemen who fended off the British at battles like Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution. Today, a great group of runners came together in Lexington to help raise money to fend off another enemy: ALS. The Cure is Coming is dedicated to raising ALS awareness and raising funds for ALS Therapy Development Institute, the largest non-profit biotech solely focused on finding an effective therapy for ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The Cure is Coming 5K for ALS took place in historic Lexington and was a well organized 5K on a course that started right at the historic Lexington common. Right from the registration on through the post-race reception the race organizers did an exceptional job making the race a truly impressive event. There was face painting, temporary tattoos, coloring and corn hole available for the children and plenty of tables and chairs to grab a seat at. Plenty of food and drink was available post-race for runners and walkers alike. Fitting for the location, the race commenced upon the firing of a rifle by a man dressed in the historic Minutemen garb and the runners headed out on the course.

The course traversed predominantly through residential neighborhoods within Lexington and crossed the Minuteman Bikeway at a couple of points. There were volunteers at each and every turn along the way and there were two water stops along the 5K route. The course was a moderately challenging 5K and there were a couple of pretty sharp uphill climbs along the course. However, as we all know, what goes up must come down and there was a brilliant downhill finish to the race which really allowed you to let the legs go into the finish.

I finished The Cure is Coming 5K for ALS with a time of 23:58 good for a pace of 7:44/mile.