The rain cleared and the sun shined bright on the 2016 CIBC Run for the Cure.
Spokesperson Shayla Barker-Klaczko says more than 1,000 participants and 150 volunteers took part this year.
Runners dressed in pink and team-spirited wardrobes gathered at the Riverfront Festival Sunday morning.
Barker-Klaczko says it's a happy and emotional day for many people.
"You can hear the cheering and excitement, but there's other moments when there's emotion as well. There's tears of thinking about where people have come, especially survivors and recognizing those moments."
Three-time cancer survivor Joan Fowler says people with cancer go through a lot of pain and need support.
"It's tough," Fowler says. "There's a lot of feeling of alone, a lot of feeling of thinking that people don't know what you're going through or how you get through day-to-day. People don't understand that you extremely tired, you're warn down, you get depressed and everything like that. But then you find the right group."
Fowler says an event like this means a lot to people fighting the disease.
Windsor's 19th annual run is on pace to reach the goal of $165,000.
The Run for the Cure has raised more than $3.6 million since day one.
All monies raised goes to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.