Sign up for big race and you can help save lives
Entries open for huge fundraising event
East Kilbride locals are being invited to kickstart the new year by signing-up for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Glasgow.
The charity’s much-loved events, which raise funds for life-saving research, are returning to Scotland’s largest city and anyone who joins this January can claim 50 per cent off the entry fee as part of a special ‘early bird’ sale by using the code RACE24NY.*
Every year around 34,600 people are diagnosed with cancer in Scotland. 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 cancer.
EK News reporter Andrea Lambrou was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in July 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic while 36 weeks pregnant with her son Leo.
She had contacted her doctor after noticing a large, dark freckle on her right leg which had grown in size.
Overnight, what had been one of the happiest times in her life was taken over by a series of hospital appointments and treatments.
But after three major surgeries in the first six months of motherhood, and a year and a half of immunotherapy treatment her scans are clear. Andrea, 39, has experienced the impact of skin cancer and is passionate about raising awareness. She completed last year’s Race for Life Pretty Muddy event and was the VIP starter to sound the horn at Race for Life Glasgow last May. She said: “I’ll never forget hearing those words, ‘I’m sorry, you have skin cancer, we have to get that baby out now’.
“I hope by sharing my story, I can raise awareness about sun safety and about early detection. I hope I can encourage people to think about their sun habits and take precautions. Now I want to give back to support research to make a difference to the lives of people with cancer right now and in the future.”
Entries are open now for the Race for Life 3k, 5k and 10k events which take place at Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street on Sunday, May 19.
And those in search of some mud-splattered fun can take part in Pretty Muddy Glasgow, a 5k obstacle course at Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, on Saturday June 15.
Pretty Muddy Glasgow Kids for boys and girls aged five to 12 is at 10am. And from 11am, teenagers and adults can take on the Pretty Muddy course.
Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK’s spokeswoman in Scotland, said: “No matter how cancer affects us, life is worth racing for.
“Sadly nearly one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime, but Race for Life has the power not only to transform lives, but to save them. We’re proud that Race for Life has already helped double survival rates in the UK.”
Since it began in 1994, more than 10 million people have taken part in Race for Life, funding 30 years of hope and progress. Money raised has helped develop radiotherapy which benefits more than 130,000 people with cancer in the UK every year. Cancer Research UKfunded scientists led the development of the Human Papillomavirus Virus vaccine, which is expected to prevent almost 90 per cent of cervical cancers in the UK.
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