The University of Oregon Dance team cheers on participants in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Sunday. Participants ran or walked around a 5k loop in the park surrounding Autzen Stadium. The money raised in the race helps to expand access to the screening and treatment of breast cancer while funding breast cancer research. (Myray Reames/Freelance)

Mario Perez sprints to the finish line of the 5k outside Autzen Stadium on Sunday, October 21st. Every participant in the timed run must register a minimum $40 to take part, but everyone is encouraged to fundraise on top of this. There are over 60,000 uninsured women in Oregon alone, Race for the Cure helps to fund nearly 8,000 of them to receive mammograms annually. The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is aiming to provide more low-income woman with care. (Myray Reames/Freelance)

Michelle Landgon, left, and Teri Schmidt, right, agree to be “sparkled” outside Doctor Lee B. Daniel’s booth at the Susan S. Komen Race for the Cure. Langdon lost her mother to breast cancer and says she likes to support the cause for a cure whenever possible. She traveled from her home in Harrisburg to Eugene for the day’s events. (Myray Reames/Freelance)