Local friends’ cycle in pink to heal beat breast cancer
Press Release For immediate release: 29 March 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Local friends cycle in pink to help beat breast cancer Local cyclists Jodi Smith and Lori Blanche from Ware, Hertfordshire geared up to beat breast cancer on Sunday (28 March) at Breast Cancer Campaign’s women-only cycling event, Pedal it Pink. The close friends joined 500 women to cycle 13 miles around River Lee Country Park after Lori’s mother had breast cancer in 2003 and also in memory of Jodi’s grandmother who sadly passed away from cancer in 2007. They finished the course in two hours 10 minutes and raised £300 between them to help fund vital breast cancer research. Lori said afterwards: “The ride went really well, we’d only done a bit of training beforehand but today has made us want to cycle more. The course was good and we’d love to do Pedal it Pink again.” 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 take part in the next Pedal it Pink in Sefton Park, Liverpool on Sunday 18 April 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: Jodi Smith and Lori Blanche 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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