Walk, jog, charge and giggle your way round with Race for Life

Leicester-Shire & Rutland women are being encouraged to join the Pink Army by signing up now to Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2017.

The charity is urging women of all ages, shapes and sizes to choose their event:

Local 5k Events

• Leicester- Victoria Park – Sunday 9 July
• Loughborough Town Centre – Sunday 11 June

Local 10k Events

• Victoria Park, Leicester – Sunday 9 July
• Loughborough Town Centre – Sunday 11 June

Local Pretty Muddy Events

• Leicestershire 5k Pretty Muddy, Prestwold Hall – Sunday 14 May
• Leicestershire 10k Pretty Muddy, Prestwold Hall – Sunday 14 May (NEW!)

By signing up to Race for Life right now, women in Leicester-Shire & Rutland will be playing their part in beating cancer.

There's no better time for ladies in the East Midlands to pull on their trainers, get a little more active and join like-minded women committed to the cause. Money raised will help Cancer Research UK scientists find new ways to treat cancer and save more lives.

Amy Hall, Cancer Research UK's Leicestershire Event Manager, said: "Signing up to take part in Race for Life is a great way for women to set themselves a new and exciting challenge for 2017.

"Race for Life events are non-competitive and participants can choose to walk, jog or run around the course. Whether they're planning a 5k amble with friends, a 10k sprint or a mud-splattered race around Pretty Muddy, every step women take will help to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

"Every day, 70 people are diagnosed with cancer in the East Midlands*. That's why we're calling on women in Leicester-Shire & Rutland to make 2017 a year to remember. Together, we can stop this devastating disease in its tracks."

One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives, but the good news is more people are surviving the disease now than ever before. Survival rates have doubled since the early 1970s and Cancer Research UK's work has been at the heart of that progress.

Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer sooner by funding life-saving research.

Amy continued: "We're delighted to be able to bring a BRAND NEW 10k Pretty Muddy to Leicestershire as it's a fantastic addition to our Race for Life family of events. It has all the fun and camaraderie of our much loved 5k and 10k events - but with added mud, thrills and spills.

"By taking part in Race for Life, women can make a real difference in the fight against cancer. Signing up is a great motivation for them to pull on their leggings, limber up and banish the winter blues. We urge ladies to sign up right now and show their support."

To enter Race for Life today visit raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770.