5K Run for Gus Returns This Year

Get those running shoes on and join your neighbors in helping young boys everywhere during the 2nd annual Run For Gus 5K race/walk.

Runners and walkers will meet at Souhegan High School on Saturday Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. Race day registration begins at 9 AM.

In addition to race day registration, participants can register online or at the Friday, Sept. 28 Souhegan High School football game which begins at 7 pm. 

This game will also feature additional opportunities to sponsor research to find a cure for  Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Proceeds from this fundraising event will go towards The Hope For Gus Foundation and their efforts to find a cure for their son Gus Dreher.

DMD is a rare, fatal genetic disorder that weakens the muscles in the body and affects 1 in 3,600 boys a year.

Souhegan teacher Steve Dreher started Hope For Gus after his son was diagnosed at four-years-old. The average life expectancy for those diagnosed with DMD is 25 years old, and Gus will likely be in a wheel-chair as early as 10 years old.

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