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Did you know that May is\u00a0\u201cNational Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Month?\u201d \u00a0As runners, walkers, and triathletes, this is something that should be near and dear to our hearts. \u00a0After all, we are outside quite a bit, especially during the summer, and we need to protect our skin.<\/p>\n

One in 50 people will get melanoma. \u00a0Think about the last race you did. \u00a0How many runners were there? \u00a0Think about how many cases of melanoma that will be. \u00a0Scary.<\/p>\n

Outrun the Sun, Inc., an awesome non-profit dedicated to sun safety and awareness of melanoma and other skin cancers, is launching Outrun the Sun in May,\u00a0a month-long community outreach campaign that encourages people to be both proactive\u2014and active\u2014in terms of skin cancer prevention.<\/p>\n

People worldwide are invited to register online and then run or walk any day in May\u2014from any location\u2014in support of skin cancer education and melanoma research. Participants take a sun safety pledge and receive important sun safety and skin cancer prevention information. They may gather teams, running clubs or participate in honor of someone undergoing melanoma treatment. Registration information is available now at\u00a0www.outrunthesun.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m going to participate. \u00a0How about you?<\/p>\n

Outrun the Sun offers its\u00a0TOP TEN SUN SAFETY TIPS<\/b>\u00a0to help keep people safe in the sun:<\/div>\n
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  1. Protect your scalp by wearing a hat. Your hair doesn\u2019t protect your scalp and incidence of melanoma of the head and neck is increasing.<\/li>\n
  2. Wear sunscreen with a sun protective factor (SPF) of 30 or higher.<\/li>\n
  3. Wear a sunscreen that protects your skin from both UVA and UVB rays.<\/li>\n
  4. Remember to reapply your sunscreen every two hours (more if you are swimming or sweating.)<\/li>\n
  5. Check the expiration date of your sunscreen. If it is expired, its active ingredients are not active!<\/li>\n
  6. Wear sunglasses that protect against UVA and UVB rays and the risk for ocular melanoma.<\/li>\n
  7. Stay out of direct sun when the rays are the strongest: between 10 am and 4pm.<\/li>\n
  8. Don\u2019t use tanning beds: their ultraviolet rays can increase a person\u2019s risk for melanoma by 75%.<\/li>\n
  9. Wear protective clothing with a built-in UPF factor in the fabric.<\/li>\n
  10. Remember that a white cotton T-shirt has a UPF factor of only five to seven. Wear clothing that is tightly woven and darker in color so less UV radiation reaches your\u00a0skin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I’m good about coating my skin in sunscreen on a daily basis. \u00a0I’m a pale redhead. \u00a0It’s a necessity. \u00a0But I’m not always good about wearing sunglasses, and I’m certainly in the sun between 10 and 4. \u00a0So for May, I’m going to make sure I do better.<\/p>\n

    Are you in?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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