BROADCASTER and DJ Adele Roberts is urging people to kick start the New Year by signing up for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life during its half price January sale.
The charity’s much-loved events, which raise funds for life-saving research, are returning to hundreds of venues across the UK this spring and summer including Victoria Park, Warrington, on July 6.
People can choose from 3k, 5k and 10k events. There is a chance to take part in Pretty Muddy, a 5k mud-splattered obstacle course, and there’s a Pretty Muddy Kids option
Anyone who signs up in January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of a special “early bird” sale by using the code RACE25NY.*
Every year around 44,700 people are diagnosed with cancer in the North West**. Money raised at Race for Life enables scientists to find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer - moving closer to a world where everyone can live longer, better lives free from the fear of the disease.
The Warrington events are open to all ages and abilities.
Inspirational Adele Roberts was successfully treated for bowel cancer in 2021 and now lives with a stoma, which she affectionately refers to as ‘Audrey.’ Just 18 months after completing surgery and chemotherapy, Adele set a Guinness World Record in London as the fastest woman to complete a marathon with an ileostomy. Now she’s on a mission to conquer all six World Major Marathons including Berlin, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Boston and London to raise funds for Cancer Research UK and the Attitude Mag Foundation. She is aiming to set the record for the fastest combined time for anyone with a stoma. And closer to home, Adele is inspired to Race for Life by her sister Lois Roberts.
Adele said: “I Race for Life because of my little sister Lois. Within the space of two years, my Auntie Ann had lost our Uncle Phil to cancer and then had to go through it herself- without her husband. Lois wanted to do Race for Life in tribute to Auntie Ann and Uncle Phil and to give back to the organisations that’d helped them. And she’s inspired me to do the same.”
Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with headline sponsor Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, raises millions of pounds every year across the UK to help beat cancer by funding crucial research.
Since it began in 1994, more than 10 million people have taken part in Race for Life, funding 30 years of hope and progress.
Andy Curran, Chief Executive of Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, said: “We are incredibly proud to continue as headline sponsor for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, with the opportunity to encourage participation across the country.
“By working to raise funds for life-saving research, we can move towards a future where people live longer and healthier lives, free from the fear of cancer.”
To enter, visit raceforlife.org
