Race for Life

Race for Life

Race for Life is a series of UK-wide women-only fundraising events organised by the British charity Cancer Research UK. Although participation is limited to women, men can get involved by volunteering and marshalling at the event cite web|url=http://www.raceforlife.org/enternow/faq/index.asp?catid=9&RHSMenu=0#a11 | author=Race for life 2008 | title=FAQ 1.Why is Race for Life for women only? | accessdate=2008-02-11] . Race for Life involves running, jogging or walking a 5-kilometre course and raising sponsorship from friends and family for doing so. The money raised is donated to the charity and funds cancer research and campaigns.

History

Race for Life was conceived specifically for raising awareness of women's cancers. The first Race for Life event took place in 1994 when 680 participants participated in a race in Battersea Park, London and raised £36,000. Race for Life has subsequently grown to become one of the UK's largest fundraising events, which in 2006 involved 240 races and 750,000 participants and raised £46 million. Since its inception, Race for Life has raised over £100 million for the charity.

Cancer Research UK's Bobby Moore Fund also organises a similar event exclusively for men, Run for Moore. The proceeds from this event go towards bowel cancer research and campaigns [http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/bobbymoorefund/ Bobby Moore Fund website] ] .

ee also

*Run for Moore

References

External links

* [http://www.raceforlife.org/ Race for Life website]
* [http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ Cancer Research UK website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/raceforlifemyspace Race for Life's myspace profile]


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