Vera’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research
Press Release For immediate release: 23 March 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Vera’s pink ride to fund breast cancer research Local cyclist Vera Bobkova from Woodford will gear up to beat breast cancer this Sunday by taking part in Breast Cancer Campaign’s women-only cycling event, Pedal it Pink. Vera, who teaches Russian at Woodbridge High School, will join hundreds of women at River Lee Country Park on Sunday 28 March after several members of her family, including her grandmother and aunt, had breast cancer. Vera said: “Cancer has affected a lot of my family – my grandmother has had chemotherapy twice and my aunt is recovering from breast cancer at the moment. It’s a disease that affects people all over the world so I hope more international people living in London will join me on the day and raise money to fund research into this universal disease.” Vera is taking on the marathon challenge at the park, which is situated on the Herts/Essex border and hopes to raise £100. If you would like to help Vera reach her fundraising target, please visit www.justgiving.com/verabobkova 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 Vera 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: Vera Bobkova 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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