Claire’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research
Press Release For immediate release: 16 March 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Claire’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research Local cyclist Claire Welch from Ilford will gear up to beat breast cancer this March by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s women-only cycling event, Pedal it Pink. The student at Valentine’s High School will join hundreds of women at River Lee Country Park on Sunday 28 March in memory of her mother Carol who sadly passed away from breast cancer in 2008. Claire said: “My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 11 years old and over the next two years we were brought closer together in her fight as she went through chemo and radiotherapy. Sadly she died in 2008, so now I want to raise money for research, so families don’t have to lose loved ones like my family did. Since I am a keen cyclist this is a great event for me and my friends to participate in.” Claire is taking on the full marathon in the park, which is situated on the Herts/Essex border, and hopes to raise £300. If you would like to sponsor Claire, please visit www.justgiving.com/Claire-Welch 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 Claire at Pedal it Pink and help put the brakes on breast cancer, please visit www.breastcancercampaign.org, email pedalitpink@breastcancercampaign.org 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. ENDS Picture caption: Claire Welch 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 117 research projects, worth over £17.3 million, in 40 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/
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