Patricia’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research

2/8/2010 10:01 AM EST

Press Release
For immediate release: 8 February 2010
Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign,
DD 0207 749 3724, Email:  

Patricia’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research

Local cyclist Patricia Ivory from Sutton, Surrey will gear up to beat breast cancer this March by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s women-only cycling event, Pedal it Pink.

Patricia will join hundreds of women at River Lee Country Park on Sunday 28 March in memory of her mother and aunt who both sadly passed away from secondary breast cancer.

She said: “As well as doing Pedal it Pink as a tribute to my mum and aunt, I’m also doing it as part of my get fit goal for 2010. Having lost four stone with the help of my personal trainer, Shelley Baker, I’m now fitter than I’ve ever been. I’m 50 this year and decided that I wanted to achieve some things this year, so I decided to enter this cycling event because I now can and to raise money for a cause that’s close to my heart.”

Patricia is taking on the half marathon with Shelley and her friend Jackie Planson and hopes to raise £1000, having already raised £400 so far. If you would like to help Patricia reach their fundraising target, please visit www.justgiving.com/patricia-ivory and donate what you can.

Pedal it Pink has a variety of cycle routes to choose from so there is something to suit all abilities. Beginners can opt for the family 5K lap (which is also open to the men and children in your life) and those wishing to push themselves that little bit further can select either a half (13.1miles) or full (26.2miles) marathon distance. All routes are completely enclosed in the park, so it’s safe, traffic-free and suitable for all existing and aspiring cyclists.

If you would like to join Patricia at Pedal it Pink and help put the brakes on breast cancer, please visit www.breastcancercampaign.org, email   or call 020 7749 3700 to sign up. It costs £15 for the full marathon, £10 for the half marathon and £5 for the family 5k lap.

Cycling is a great form of cardiovascular exercise, which helps to burn fat and if done regularly contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Cycling is also great for toning leg muscles and can burn up to 500 calories an hour.

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Picture caption: Left to right: Jackie Planson, Patricia Ivory and Shelley Baker

Notes to editors
• Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure
• Currently it supports 112 research projects, worth over £16.8 million, in 42 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women
• In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day
• Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org
• Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/
• Breast Cancer Campaign is campaigning for all candidates standing for election to Westminster to sign up to the breast cancer research pledge: www.breastcancercampaign.org/election