The Ellen’s Run 5K celebrated its 15th anniversary in Southampton on Sunday morning, marking the second consecutive year the race has been held in Southampton Village after spending the previous 13 years in East Hampton.
The race, which raises money to promote breast health, was created in 1997 by Julie Ratner to honor her sister Ellen Hermanson, who died of breast cancer in 1995. A generous donation from the Ellen Hermanson Foundation led to the construction of the Ellen Hermanson Breast Health Center at Southampton Hospital and the vast majority of money raised by the race and the foundation supports breast health locally, on the South Fork.
More than 1,000 people participated in the race on Sunday morning under cloudy skies. Many of them were adorned in pink and also... more
The race, which raises money to promote breast health, was created in 1997 by Julie Ratner to honor her sister Ellen Hermanson, who died of breast cancer in 1995. A generous donation from the Ellen Hermanson Foundation led to the construction of the Ellen Hermanson Breast Health Center at Southampton Hospital and the vast majority of money raised by the race and the foundation supports breast health locally, on the South Fork.
More than 1,000 people participated in the race on Sunday morning under cloudy skies. Many of them were adorned in pink and also... more
