Over 22,000 people participated in the 14th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday morning at Cal Expo. The event raises funds for breast cancer research and is held every year on the Saturday of Mother's Day weekend. Roads around Cal Expo were closed early in the morning to allow the early-rising runners and walkers to maneuver the 5K and 1K courses in the area.

Following the race, participants visited exhibit halls and attended a Survivor Celebration and Awards Ceremony honoring breast cancer survivors. The ceremony featured music, tributes, comedy routines and presentation of awards to race winners and top fund-raising groups. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, herself a survivor, spoke to the crowd about her battle with the disease. The crowd also heard an impassioned speech by male breast cancer survivor, Mark Goldstein. KCRA-TV news anchor Edie Lambert has emceed the Komen Race for the last 13 years. At this year's event she announced that she is expecting a baby girl and hopes that her daughter will hear about breast cancer only in history books.

The 14th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure was held Saturday morning at Cal Expo.

Race participants followed a warm-up routine at the starting line.

The timed 5K race started at 7:40 AM

Over 22,000 people came out to participate in the 2010 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday.

Streets around Cal Expo were closed for the event.

Wearing pink, a breast cancer survivor approaches the finish line.

The Little Road Runners for the Cure had their own event. All runners were "Number 1".

Breast cancer survivors enter the Survivor Celebration and Awards Ceremony.

The Sacramento County Sheriff Color Guard presents the colors to begin the Survivor Celebration and Award Ceremony.

"I race in celebration of mom & me."

KCRA-TV news anchor Edie Lambert has emceed the last 13 Komen Race for the Cure events.

U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina described her own experiences with battling breast cancer.

Sign-bearers on the stage at the Survivor Celebration and Award Ceremony.

Mark Goldstein, a breast cancer survivor, ran in his first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in New York in 1992. Since then, he has run in every Komen Race in the U.S.

Comedienne Stephanie Garcia jokes with the crowd at the Survivor Celebration and Award Ceremony.

Laurie King stopped performing stand-up comedy when she was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. Today was her first day back on the stage.

Photos by Ron Nabity. More images available here.