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Spooktacular 5k Runs East Of The River

September 30, 2014

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The National MS Society is on track to scare up a cure for multiple sclerosis. On Saturday, Oct. 25, adults and children alike will gather at dusk on the grounds of Rentschler Field to run a Halloween-themed 5K, full of chills and thrills, spooky costumes, and sweet treats.

The event will also include kid-friendly trick-or-treating, face painting, pumpkin bowling  and a bounce house. Over The Top Kids Parties will also be on site with kid-friendly characters, including Frozen’s Elsa, Ironman, Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and  Spongebob Squarepants.

Thompson resident Ed Sembor throws a peace sign to the camera as he sets off along the National MS Society’s Run MS, Spooktacular 5K held Saturday, October 25, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. This was Sembor’s second year participating in the event, which his daughter helps coordinate as a staff member of the society.After the run, Thomas Hooker Brewery will be offering beer samplings for those of-age. Also on-tap will be seasonally spooky and vintage tunes from Hartford’s classic hits station, WDRC.

The run will include official timing and scoring, with trophies and cash prizes for the winners. Costumes are encouraged. Prizes will also be awarded for the scariest, funniest and most creative costumes. All proceeds from Run MS, A Spooktacular 5K, will benefit the National MS Society.

Preregistration is $25. Day-of registration is $35. The 2014 Run MS, A Spooktacular 5K, takes place Saturday, Oct. 25, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The first 300 people to pre-register will receive a free Run MS tee-shirt. Registration begins at 4 p.m. The run starts at 5 p.m., just in time for runners to finish before sundown. Awards will be distributed at 6:30 p.m.

Dressed as a scarecrow, Columbia resident Jannet Ramos sets off along the National MS Society’s Run MS, Spooktacular 5K held Saturday, October 25, at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Inspired by a friend who is battling the disease, Ramos decided to join in the festivities when a gym she frequents advertised that they would be setting up a Run MS fundraising team.

More than 6,000 Connecticut residents are affected by multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating disease affecting the central nervous system. The cause is unknown and there is currently no cure for MS. Symptoms can include, among other things, numbness in the limbs, difficulties with vision and speech, stiffness, loss of mobility and, in some more severe cases, total paralysis. The progress, severity, and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot be predicted.

Dressed to surprise, Todd Piro, reporter and news anchor with NBC Connecticut, will serve as the run’s grand marshal. Piro will also be at NBC Connecticut’s annual Health and Wellness Festival on Sat., Sept. 27 handing out $5 off vouchers for Run MS between 11 a.m. and noon.

Community partners for Run MS include Connoisseur Media, Harte Family Motors and Hartford Restaurant Group.

For more information or to register as an individual or a team, visit www.ctfightsMS.org.

About the Connecticut-Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society

The Connecticut Chapter strives to provide knowledge and assistance to help people with MS and their families maintain the highest possible quality of life. These goals are achieved through vital national and local programs.

About Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in any one person cannot yet be predicted, but advances in research and treatment are leading to better understanding and moving us closer to a world free of MS. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50, with at least two to three times more women than men being diagnosed with the disease. MS affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide.

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