Cycling to beat breast cancer is a family affair
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 Cycling to beat breast cancer is a family affair Local cyclist Katy-May Driver and her family from Leicester Forest East will gear up to beat breast cancer this month by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s women-only cycling event, Pedal it Pink. The student at Bosworth Community and sports College, her mum Carol and sister Emily will join hundreds of women at River Lee Country Park in Essex on Sunday 28 March to support Katy-May’s grandmother who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. She said: We’re pedalling for my grandma who has breast cancer - she is really strong and we know she will pull through but this is our way of showing we’re thinking about her. We decided to take part in Pedal it Pink in Essex as this is close to where my sister and I used to ride our bikes when we visited our grandparents, so it’ll be nice to return to the park and cycle for this very worthwhile cause. The family are taking on the half marathon and are aiming to raise as much as possible to fund vital breast cancer research. If you would like to sponsor them, please visit www.justgiving.com/Katy-May-Driver 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 Katy-May and her family 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: Katy-May, Carol and Emily Driver 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/ • 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
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