The Allan D. Morrison 5K is in honor of a beloved father and friend who is living with Lewy body dementia. Allan, a civil engineer, is retired from a successful careers with the federal government as well as his own home inspection business in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

All proceeds from the race benefit the Lewy Body Dementia Association. Click here to register on Active.com. Click here for the race organizer's Web site.

The race begins 10 a.m. Eastern time, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at Melrose Common, 82 Laurel St.,
corner of Larrabee Street and East Foster Street in Melrose, MA.

Registration closes at midnight, Oct. 15, 2009.