JOIN ESP @ RACE 4 LIFE

Come on girls, are you ready to join one of the the biggest girlie days of fundraising and have a great time raising cash? It’s time to get your name down!

This year Race for Life in Peterborough takes place at the Embankment on Sunday, June 12 and at Burghley House in Stamford on May 14 (10k) and May 15 (5k) and ESP Magazine is proud to be supporting this fantastic event. Our own Face of ESP Lauren Hughes has her trainers at the ready but if you’re not a runner, just be prepared to step it out for Cancer Research UK.

Last year 4715 women took part and raised an incredible £212,000 – and had a brilliant time doing it!

In 2011, organisers are encouraging 6000 women to put their best feet forward and raise £265,000.

The ESP girls have done it before and we can tell you it really is a buzzing and emotional day. Most of us just walked it, but it was still great fun and you get such a sense of achievement.

Every day, around 75 people are diagnosed with cancer in the East of England.

When Race for Life started in 1994, many people diagnosed with cancer did not survive.

Since then, money generated by Race for Life has supported Cancer Research UK’s work and now more people are beating the disease than ever before.

Hayley Gunn-Bruce, Event Manager for Peterborough told ESP -  “Race for Life at The Embankment and City will be a unique celebration of sisterhood and pride.  The atmosphere will be amazing, with local women from all walks of life coming together to make a positive difference to people affected by cancer.  They’ll motivate and inspire each other to complete the course with many simply walking round, chatting and having fun.

“In 2011, we hope more women than ever before will take part.  We need our Race for Life regulars, as well as women who took part years ago, to join together with many new faces to help save more lives.”

Women in Peterborough can enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at www.raceforlife.org or by calling 0871 641 1111.