Everyone welcome at Race For Life Manchester with 30% off entry fee

Date published: 12 January 2020


This January, everyone is invited to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Manchester – and you can claim 30% off the entry fee.

The charity’s much-loved event is returning to Manchester but are no longer restricted to female participants – meaning that everybody can be part of the Race for Life movement – and show support for the 41,100 people diagnosed with cancer every year in the North West.

Anyone who signs up in January can claim a special 30% off the entry fee by using the code RFLJAN30.

The Race for Life events take place at Heaton Park across the 11 and 12 July and are open to people of all ages and abilities.

Sarah Hunter, Cancer Research UK’s Event Manager for Manchester, said: “This year, our Race for Life events are open to everyone.

“We’re sending a heart-felt message to anybody who’s thought about signing up in the past but for one reason or another hasn’t got round to it.  This is your year – please seize the opportunity to register in January and become part of the Race for Life community. 

She added: “Our events are fun, colourful, emotional and uplifting. Participants take part at their own pace – taking as much time as they like to complete the course. For some people, the Race for Life is literally a walk in the park. For others, it’s a jog or a run.

“Although ‘Race’ features in the name, our events are not competitive. Instead, ‘the Race for Life’ is about our doctors, nurses and scientists working as hard and fast as possible to help more people survive.”

 

The Race for Life events take place at Heaton Park across the 11 and 12 July and are open to people of all ages and abilities.
The Race for Life events take place at Heaton Park across the 11 and 12 July and are open to people of all ages and abilities

 

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring series of 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer by funding crucial research.

Sarah continued: “This January, we’re urging mums, dads, nans, grandpas, brothers, sisters, friends and workmates to show their support by joining the Race for Life. It’s a perfect example of everyday people doing an extraordinary thing – uniting in a common cause to beat cancer.”

Cancer Research UK receives no government funding for its ground-breaking research.

That’s why money raised through the Race for Life events is vital. It funds world-class research to help beat 200 types of cancer – including bowel cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, testicular cancer, brain cancer, children’s cancers and leukaemia.

Sarah said: “The Race for Life is a powerful, inspirational movement which unites participants in Manchester with people across the North West and the whole of the UK.

“People get together and remember loved ones lost or celebrate the lives of those who have survived. At the same time, they are helping to make a difference to people with the disease, right now.

“Please go to the Race for Life website, choose an event, and sign up today.”

Local events include:

  • Manchester Pretty Muddy Kids – 11 July 2020
  • Manchester Pretty Muddy 5k – 11 July 2020
  • Manchester 5k Race for Life – 12 July 2020
  • Manchester 10k Race for Life – 12 July 2020

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