Race for Life

Race for Life is a series of fundraising events, organised by charity Cancer Research UK.

The Imperial Cancer Research Fund identifies Jim Cowan as having the original idea for the Race for Life.

[2] Notable participants include: Jane Tomlinson, whose first fundraising event was a Race for Life in 2001 after being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.

[3] In 2009, actresses Laila Morse and Lynda Bellingham became a Race for Life ambassadors in memory of Wendy Richard and Jade Goody, both of whom had recently died from cancer.

[9] Following complaints from John Taylor claiming that the Race for Life was in breach of Section 29 of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act (which states it is illegal to discriminate in the provision of goods, facilities and services), the Equal Opportunities Commission wrote to Cancer Research UK which then launched the 5 km Run for Moore.

Runners in a Race for Life wear a card in memory of the people they know affected by cancer.
Race For Life 2011, on the grounds of the Cheltenham Race Course.
Race For Life 2011 at Parker's Piece , Cambridge .