Kerrinda’s second pink ride to help beat breast cancer
Press Release For immediate release: 17 August 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Kerrinda’s second pink ride to help beat breast cancer Local cyclist Kerrinda Heath from Sileby, Loughborough will get in the saddle for a second time to take part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s Pedal it Pink event. The NHS Trainer will join will join hundreds of women at the National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham for the city’s second annual event on Sunday 17 October after she suffered a near-fatal brain haemorrhage in 2008 and has been cycling ever since to aid her recovery. She said: “I had a subarachnoid brain haemorrhage in June 2008 that left me in a wheelchair. I had a personal trainer for seven weeks to help me regain my strength and fitness following the haemorrhage and I was thrilled to take part in Pedal it Pink last year. I never thought I’d be able to manage the full marathon distance but I’m so pleased to complete it and I want to do it all again this year. I hope lots of people will sponsor me and help the charity take a step closer to beating breast cancer.” Kerrinda is taking on the full marathon and hopes to raise £1000. If you would like to sponsor Kerrinda, please visit www.justgiving.com/KerrieHeath2010 and donate what you can. Pedal it Pink, sponsored by Santander, has a variety of cycle routes to choose from so there is something to suit all abilities. Beginners can opt for the 5k Family 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 Kerrinda 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 marathon, £10 for the half marathon and £5 for the family 5k lap. At last year’s event 550 women cycled around the National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont and raised a whopping £35,000. In total, four Pedal it Pink events across the UK have raised more than £175,000 to help Campaign fund vital breast cancer research. 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: Kerrinda Heath at Pedal it Pink 2009 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 105 research projects, worth over £16.2 million, in 38 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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