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Race for Life is a series of UK-wide women-only fundraising events, organised by the British charity Cancer Research UK and supported by Tesco. The events involve running, jogging or walking a 5-kilometre course and participants are encouraged to raise sponsorship from friends and family for doing so. The money raised is donated to the charity and funds cancer research and campaigns.
The first Race for Life event took place in 1994 when 680 women 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, 750,000 participants and the generation of £46 million. Since its inception, Race for Life has raised over £100 million for the charity and involved over 2 million women.
Although the event is women-only, there is a similar 5k event called Run for Moore, which men can take part in.
External links
- Run for Moore, Cancer Research UK's men-only running event in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund
- Race for Life website
- Cancer Research UK website
- Race for Life's myspace profile