‘Race For Life’ Cancelled On Wight
Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Carolyn Keene | Isle of Wight News From The Island Pulse
While the Wight intends to Rock in aid of the Haiti earthquake victims, we also discover Cancer Research UK will not be staging a Race for Life this year on the Isle of Wight.
Cancer Research UK have announced its national flagship event, was withdrawn from the Island, because numbers of participants had dropped and it needed to be more cost-effective.
An estimated 1200 women from across the Isle of Wight of all ages, abilities, shapes and sizes, last year came together, in walking, jogging or running a 5k course around Seaclose Park to raise money to tackle cancer. Cancer Research UK was hoping to hit a fundraising target in excess of £58,000.
Last year Medina Playing field pictured in the pink for the annual Isle of Wight Race for Life, and started with a warm-up by the Isle of Wight Radio’s very own M&M’s Martyn Bull and Michael Coombes. There were quite a few hundred supporters (male and female) at the main event and the winner of the 5km race, Julie King, was first past the ribbon completing the entire course in 20 minutes and 37 seconds.
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