East: Race For Life Registrations Launches
23 January 2013, 06:00 | Updated: 15 December 2017, 15:00
Women in Suffolk and Norfolk can now sign up online for this years Race for Life.
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK women are being urged to make a stand against cancer by entering Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life by signing up now online.
Event organisers are issuing the rallying cry ‘cancer, we’re coming to get you’ to mums, daughters, sisters, grandmas and friends, encouraging them to sign up as soon as possible.
Every hour, more than three people are diagnosed with cancer in the East of England *
So women and girls of all ages, shapes and sizes are needed to join together as a formidable army and take on cancer at EITHER:
Norwich, Norfolk Showground on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May
Ipswich, Chantry Park on Sunday, June 16th
Bury St Edmund, Nowton Park on Sunday, June 23rd
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in partnership with Tesco is an inspiring women-only series of events which raises millions of pounds every year to help defeat cancer by funding life-saving research.
Gemma Turpin, Cancer Research UK’s East Senior Events Manager, said: “Come on ladies, please play your part by entering Race for Life in Norfolk/Suffolk today. Together, we can hit cancer where it hurts!
“There are over 200 cancers and we won’t give up until we find cures for them all. It’s fighting talk, and we mean every word we say. Cancer, Norfolk/Suffolk is coming to get you.”
Last year, 12,400 women took part in Race for Life in Norfolk/Suffolk and raised a fantastic £747,493. This year, organisers need 12,500 women and girls to stride out to help raise MORE money for vital research.
Money raised through Race for Life allows Cancer Research UK’s doctors, nurses and scientists to advance research which is helping to save the lives of men, women and children across the East of England.
Gemma continued: “Women of all shapes, sizes, ages and levels of fitness take part in Race for Life. They come from different backgrounds and walks of life but they are united by their absolute determination to take on cancer and beat it.
“Race for Life is non-competitive. It’s not about being fit or fast. Most women are able to walk 5k in an hour while chatting and having fun. Or they can choose to jog, run or even dance around the course if they prefer.
“Race for Life is an amazing way to celebrate life but also remember those who have been lost to the disease. Participants may be decked out in pink or fancy dress but what’s inescapable is the power and strength that comes from thousands of women joining together to confront cancer. Don’t be fooled by the tutus and tiaras. Norfolk/Suffolk Race for Life is cancer’s worst nightmare.”
Cancer Research UK receives no Government funding for its ground-breaking research but with help from the people of Norfolk/Suffolk, the charity intends to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
Gemma added: “We are very grateful to everyone who took part in Race for Life in Norfolk/Suffolk last year and in the past. Thanks to them Cancer Research UK has been able to make progress against many forms of the disease. But the battle against cancer never stops and for this reason we need everyone to return to the fight in 2013 and bring new recruits with them.”
To enter Norfolk/Suffolk Race for Life today go to www.raceforlife.org or call 0845 600 6050.