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Leeds Race for Life 2010 promises to be bigger and better
Race for Life is back – and it's bigger and better than ever.
The hugely popular 5k charity event for Cancer Research UK is set to take place in Leeds again this summer.
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This time 12,000 women will be able to sign up, more than the 9,500 who participated last year.
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They raised a massive 504,000 – but organisers hope that this year's events on the weekend of June 19 and 20 will raise almost 600,000.
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Three 5k Race for Life events are planned over the two days at Temple Newsam in Leeds.
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A team of Cancer Research UK's volunteers donned pink outfits and even had the Race for Life logo painted on their faces in a bid to encourage ladies to put their best feet forward.
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Imogen Johnson, events manager, said: "This year Cancer Research UK's Race for Life is going to be full of amazing moments for everyone – from lining up at the start, side-by-side with thousands of other women, to reading the inspirational 'back-signs' worn by participants to the fantastic sense of achievement from crossing the finish line.
"Women of all ages, abilities, shapes and sizes take part take part in Race for Life.
"They motivate and inspire each other to complete the 5k course. Many simply walk round, chatting and having fun but they all share the wonderful atmosphere at the event."
Race for Life started in 1994 and has now become the UK's largest women-only fundraising series of runs.
Since then more have been added every year and in 2010 700,000 women will take part in over 230 events between May and July.
It is hoped they will raise a total of 60m to fund Cancer Research UK's lifesaving work which could help the 70 people who are diagnosed with cancer in Yorkshire every day.
Last year the charity spent nearly 7m last year on research in Leeds, including researchers at the University of Leeds investigating new combinations of chemotherapy in people whose bowel cancer has become resistant to initial treatment.
* More details on Race for Life are available at www.raceforlife.org or on 0871 641 1111.
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