Wake Forest’s student-run Hit the Bricks drew 2,406 runners and walkers for 11,862 laps and raised nearly $407,000 in one day, beating last year’s record and pushing the event past $2.1 million

Wake Forest University’s annual Hit the Bricks fundraiser has set another record, drawing 2,406 runners and walkers and raising nearly $407,000 for cancer research and patient care. The Oct. 1 event surpassed the previous year’s fundraising and participation records, according to Wake Forest News, while the university’s Hit the Bricks website and Office of Civic and Community Engagement provide additional details about the event’s long-running role in supporting the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund.