Melanie’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research
Press Release For immediate release: 1 February 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Melanie’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research Local cyclist Melanie Burgess from Sandy, Bedfordshire 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 European Operations Manager and Open University undergraduate will join hundreds of women at River Lee Country Park on Sunday 28 March to support the 45,500 women who will sadly be diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK this year. Melanie said: “Whilst to date my family have not been touched by breast cancer, I am in fact adopted so have no idea if there is any possibility I could be in the future. Whatever the future holds, so many women today are blighted by this disease and they deserve all the possible help to beat the condition, and by raising money, this gives them this opportunity.” Melanie is taking on the half marathon challenge in the park, which is situated on the Herts/Essex border, and hopes to raise £500. If you would like to help Melanie reach her fundraising target, please visit www.justgiving.com/Melanie-Burgess 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 Melanie 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: Melanie Burgess 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/
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