10/14/2026
🥊 Online registration ends tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, 2026 @ 5:00 pm. ⚠️See further information below!
Race: 5th Annual Fuel to Fight Cancer
📅 **Date:** Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ **Time:** 7:30 AM CDT (5-Mile Run, 5K Run, & 2-Mile Walk | FREE Kids Fun Run)
📍 **Location:** Forrest General Cancer Center (301 S. 28th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS)
🔗 **Register now:** https://rodsracersms.info/7mu
Timing provided by MS Race Timing & Management Services
Forrest General Cancer Center Fuel to Fight
📢Hello Fuel to Fight Family!
We are SO excited to welcome you to the 2026 Fuel to Fight Cancer! ❤️
Race weekend is almost here, and we want to make sure you have everything you need for a fun, smooth, and memorable morning.
Whether you are running, walking, bringing your family, pushing a stroller, or bringing your four-legged friend, thank you for showing up and helping us Fuel the Fight!
📦 PACKET PICKUP — FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
4:00–7:00 PM
Forrest General Cancer Center
301 S. 28th Ave.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
With the large number of participants joining us this year, we strongly encourage you to pick up your packet on Friday!
And good news—you do not have to pick up your own packet. Feel free to pick up packets for your running buddies, walking crew, family, or friends.
Getting your packet Friday will help us keep race-morning lines moving and give you more time to enjoy the event!
🏃♀️ RACE DAY — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
Forrest General Cancer Center
301 S. 28th Ave.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Race Morning Schedule
6:00–7:00 AM — Day-of registration & packet pickup
7:10 AM — Kids Fun Run in The Healing Garden
7:15 AM — Warm-Up presented by William Carey Physical Therapy
7:30 AM — 5-Mile Run Start
7:33 AM — 5K Run Start
7:36 AM — 2-Mile Walk Start
🚨 IMPORTANT: Day-of registration and packet pickup will END PROMPTLY at 7:00 AM so our team has time to prepare for the event and get everyone safely lined up.
If you still need to register or pick up your packet on race morning, please arrive early!
⏱️ CHIPPED TIMING
Fuel to Fight Cancer features chipped timing provided by MS Race Timing!
That means your race time does not begin when the starting signal goes off—it begins when you cross the timing mat.
So if you’re toward the back of the starting group, don’t worry! Your official time won’t start until you cross the timer.
🐕 STROLLERS & FURRY FRIENDS
Participants with strollers or dogs are asked to line up toward the back of the distance they are completing.
Friendly dogs are welcome! 🐾 Please remember:
Dogs must remain on a leash at all times.
Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets.
Please be mindful of other participants and give everyone plenty of space.
🚗 PARKING
There will be NO PARKING in the Forrest General Cancer Center parking lot on race morning.
Parking is available at:
Forrest General ER
Forrest General Hospital Parking Garage
Hattiesburg Clinic
The Neuro Institute
Please allow yourself plenty of time to park and make your way to the starting area.
💧 WATER & FINISHER’S FESTIVAL
Water stations will be available along each of our courses to keep you hydrated.
Once you cross the finish line, don’t head home just yet!
Water and drinks will be available at the Coke trailer and throughout the Finisher’s Festival.
Stick around because we’ve got more than just a finish line waiting for you!
🏆 Awards
🎟️ Door Prizes
🎷 Entertainment from USM Jazz Tech
🎉 Finisher’s Festival
Come celebrate with us and enjoy the morning with the Fuel to Fight Cancer community!
❤️ WHY WE FUEL THE FIGHT
Fuel to Fight Cancer is about so much more than running or walking.
We Fuel the Fight because no one should have to forgo cancer treatment because they can’t afford to get there.
For many cancer patients, treatment means traveling to the Forrest General Cancer Center day after day, sometimes five days a week for six or seven weeks. The cost of getting to and from treatment can quickly become an overwhelming burden, especially when someone is already facing a cancer diagnosis.
Every step we take helps fuel hope. Every mile helps fuel access to care. Every participant helps remind cancer patients in our community that they are not fighting alone.
So when you cross that finish line Saturday morning, know that you’re not just completing a race.
You’re helping Fuel the Fight.
Thank you for showing up. Thank you for supporting cancer patients in our community. And thank you for being part of this incredible event.
We can’t wait to see you Saturday, October 17!
