London Marathon inspires women to run for Cancer Research UK
Howard Lake | 17 April 2005 | News
In the last 48 hours, the efforts of those who took part in the Flora London Marathon have inspired thousands of women including Paula Radcliffe to sign up for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, supported by Tesco.
In the past two days a record 30,000 women have joined up for the women-only fundraising walks or runs. According to Cancer Research UK, many of them have taken inspiration from the achievements of the Marathon runners.
Jo Symington, Head of Race for Life, says: “This year’s Marathon has really inspired people to take action and do something to raise money for charity. We’ve been inundated by women wanting to join a Race for Life event since Sunday and are completely overwhelmed by the public’s response.
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This year, Race for Life is expected to raise £23 million to help cure cancer faster, with 162 events of 5km taking place across the UK from 4 May 2005 to the end of July. This year’s London Marathon women’s winner Paula Radcliffe will be taking part in the launch event in Battersea Park.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.