Brownsdale residents are bringing back a 5K run/walk for its second year as another event during the city’s annual festival while raising support for The Hormel Institute’s cutting-edge breast cancer research.

This year’s “Run with the Breast of Us” is open to all ages, with registration at $23 per person (ages 13 and older) and $13 per child (12 and younger). Registration fees include a T-shirt, bib number and refreshments after the race, which is 3.1 miles long and will feature a course of paved and gravel sections with small hills.

“We had a great turnout a year ago, and we’re excited to offer the race again,” organizer Megan Ellis said in a press release. “So many people and families are affected by breast cancer, and this is a great way for them to help raise awareness and vital research dollars to fight back against it.”

For each age group, awards will be given to the top three males and top three females; the top three children also will get an award. Every race participant will receive a goodie bag with a variety of items from the event’s sponsors. A raffle will take place before and after the race.

In 2013, Megan Ellis and her mother, Tina Ellis, started “Run with the Breast of Us” after Tina had a double mastectomy. A year earlier, Tina went in for a routine breast exam that led to the discovery of a mass on her left breast.

Without hesitation, Tina chose to have a double mastectomy due to a strong history of cancer in her family.

To help fight breast cancer, Tina and Megan started “Run with the Breast of Us” to raise money that supports research at The Hormel Institute that is some of the best in the world in investigating ways to prevent and control breast cancer.

Registration forms with payment can be sent to: Run with the Breast of Us, 23343 580th Ave., Austin, MN, 55912. Forms are available online at ellismeg.wix.com/runwiththebreastofus or at the CHS gas station in Brownsdale.

Same-day registration will be an additional $2 person and is available from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at the school. Race packet pickups can be done at the same time.

Check donations can be made to The Hormel Institute as part of the event before or on the same day as “Run with the Breast of Us.” For more information, call 507-589-0001.