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Race for Life
MORE than 9,000 women and girls dug out the pink from their wardrobes and set out to run, walk or jog five kilometres in Sheffield.
The Race for Life has been taking place around the country in aid of Cancer Research UK since 1994 and Sheffield is Yorkshire's biggest.
The event last Sunday had been taking shape for a year and the organising team included more than 90 volunteers, including students from Sheffield Hallam University and scouts from Penistone, working as marshalls and helpers at the start and finish line at Don Valley Stadium.
"Without their support it wouldn't happen," said Sheffield organiser Helen Webster. "It's uplifting and emotional. Many women wear signs saying why they're here and it makes everything worth it when you read the signs and see why they've done it."
The notices on the pink running tops listed relatives or friends who'd died from cancer but there were also plenty noting people who'd survived, or were "fighting".
"Many come because they have relatives affected by cancer, or they've lost someone, or to mark someone who's survived, or they might be survivors themselves," said Helen.
She expected the Sheffield race to raise more than £500,000. "Every penny goes towards researching cancer. The charity spends over a million pounds in Sheffield each year on scientists, nurses and doctors to enable them to make new developments and the money raised from Race for Life goes a long way towards finding that."
One Sheffield company were fielding almost half their workforce for the race: 25 women from the M M Bell and Sons packaging company were running for the benefit of family members and work colleagues affected by cancer.
"Everyone's got different stories but we all wanted to get together to do something positive," said Kay Wasden.
Kay's colleague Emma Biggin was running in memory of several relatives.
"It's a big thing in my family and I've got to have tests myself," said Emma, referring to the possibility she may have picked up a genetic link making her more susceptible to some forms of cancer.
"It's a good cause to raise a bit of money to help. I suppose it helps us make one step closer to finding a cure."
"I'm doing it for relatives but I'm doing it for everybody, really," said Emma Strutt, who remarked on the stories she'd read and heard from other runners. "My heart goes out to everybody. We all need to do as much as we can".
