Race for Life

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A runner in a Race for Life event held in Cambridge 2006 wears a card in memory of the people affected by cancer.

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 ^[1]. 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.

1 History
2 See also
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[edit] 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 for men, Run for Moore. The proceeds from this event go towards bowel cancer research and campaigns^[2].