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Runners put best foot forward to raise £56k for Cancer Research
The Herald
|June 03, 2025
MORE than 1,250 Race for Life runners completed the 5k and 10k courses at The Hoe at the weekend, raising £56,000 for Cancer Research UK.
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Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, in partnership with headline sponsor Standard Life, includes 3k, 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids events, which each year raise millions of pounds towards crucial research.
With the 5k and 10k races taking place around The Hoe on Sunday, organisers have sent a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who put their best feet forward as well as their supporters, and urging runners to collect and donate sponsorship money as soon as possible.
Elisa Mitchell, Cancer Research UK's spokesperson in the south west, said: "We are incredibly grateful to everyone who took part in Race for Life Plymouth.
This story is from the June 03, 2025 edition of The Herald.
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