Race For Life 2026 🩷
Next year, I want to combined fund raising with costume making.
If I reach a certain amount, I'll make a wacky outfit and do the 5k wearing it. 😁
#raceforlife #cancerresearch #5k
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Thank you to everyone who's donated so far to my Race For Life giving page.
I've already hit my target of £50! 🎊
#raceforlife #cancerresearch #5khttps://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/hannahs-race-for-life-32746570173755225349
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SWANSEA: Opticians team lace up for Race for Life in memory of colleague Chris who gave more than 20 years to the practice
A team from a Swansea opticians is taking on the Race for Life this Saturday in memory of a retired colleague who spent more than 20 years with the practice before losing her battle with cancer.
Stephen Evans Optometrists is based on Kings Road in the SA1 Waterfront area — one of Swansea’s most distinctive regenerated neighbourhoods, sitting on the eastern edge of the city centre alongside the marina that the Race for Life course will take runners past on Saturday.
Six members of staff will line up for the Swansea 5K Race for Life on 17 May, with the course starting at Museum Green before heading towards the coast and along the marina.
The team is raising money for Cancer Research UK — a cause that carries deep personal meaning. Their retired colleague Chris Radford, who was part of the team for over two decades, died from cancer, and many of the six runners carry their own personal experiences of the disease.
Stephen Evans, optometrist and founder of the practice, said the event had brought the team together in a way that felt meaningful.
“We have a very diverse mix of experience amongst the team but everybody has been eager to take on the challenge,” he said. “It’s been a really nice way to unite us in practice; it’s been a key topic of conversation and created quite a bit of buzz, and I’m sure on the day we’ll all be spurring each other on.”
He added that being able to channel something positive from so much pain would make crossing the finish line all the more significant.
“To be able to bring some positivity around something that has had such a huge impact on the entire team and unfortunately the lives of so many others, will be incredibly rewarding,” he said.
The race will not be new territory for all of the team. Some completed the Race for Life back in 2015, and members of the group have previously taken on charity bike rides, sea swimming and late-night MoonWalks. Others have been training specifically for Saturday’s 5K, motivated by the chance to get outdoors and improve their fitness ahead of the event.
Evans said the team’s connection with the outdoors and nature ran through everything they did together as a practice.
“We’re generally very nature-driven,” he said. “It can really help, not just to complete 5Ks but also to improve mental wellbeing, which is also really important to us as a team. There are endless benefits just from getting outdoors and keeping active, supporting each other, and fostering the strong sense of community we already have.”
Cancer affects roughly one in two people in the UK. Survival rates have doubled over the last 40 years, with research efforts making significant advances in treating more than 200 different variations of the disease — but the impact it has on families and those closest to patients remains profound.
The Swansea Race for Life draws hundreds of participants each year, with runners and walkers of all abilities taking on the 5K course together. The Museum Green start point puts the route right in the heart of the city before opening out along the waterfront — a fitting backdrop for a team whose practice sits just metres from the same stretch of marina.
Cancer Research UK funds scientific research aimed at improving treatments and understanding the disease more deeply, with the goal of beating cancer sooner.
You can donate to the Stephen Evans Optometrists team at fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/stephen-evans-optometrists.
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Caked in mud, fueled by purpose.
Race for Life: We got muddy, we made memories, and we made a difference. 💪🎗️ #RaceForLife #MudAndPride #ForACause -
If you took part in todays #RaceForLife at #CoftoPark – Send us YOUR photos 😊
Kasim: "BEAUTIFUL day today. Some of our @Newman_Uni #Nursing staff and students took part in the #Raceforlife 5k Pretty Muddy event, in Birmingham. Raising money for
@CR_UK""Lovely time supporting the @Newman_Uni staff and students. Managed to run about 3k taking pictures of the team. "
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Another week of these, and then the #RaceForLife 5 km run -
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/andrews-race-for-life-32746570173477.Will I keep them up after the event?
Will I end up in A&E after the race again this year?Who knows.
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£45k raised at Bedford on Saturday by the participants of #raceforlife #prettymuddy ❤️❤️❤️
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£374,000 raised yesterday for #cruk by 3000 participants at #hydepark #raceforlife yesterday. Ignore that #mastodon 🤣🤣🤣
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No wind and no rain means feathers are a go! #raceforlife #hydepark #volunteering #showgirl_costume
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Probably should've had a day off after #emfcamp, but volunteering for #CRUK at #raceforlife #Batterseapark was on Wednesday night, and it's always a great event! £138,000 raised by the 1400 participants! ❤️
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Race For Life yesterday was a brilliant experience. Thank you, everyone, for the support and donations. 🩷
#raceforlife #cancerreaearch #CancerReasearchUK #5k
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Race For Life this weekend, wish me luck! I'll try to remember to time myself and let you know how I did. 🏃♀️
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Oh my God! Thank you so much to everyone who's donated to my @raceforlife page. It's double what the goal was, and I want to thank all of you for your generosity and support. ❤️🥲
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/hannahs-race-for-life-32746570173755221145
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Signed up for Race For Life again this year.
If you'd like to sponsor me, my Giving page link is below. 💖
#raceforlife #cancerresearch
https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/hannahs-race-for-life-32746570173755221145?fbclid=IwAR0YQVi1rnYDmMVF4x5OkT6cHVPiJUbiiZwBJpNMwobhXKP_nCI8vhektI8 -
Sunday's gigs were super fun! We sang both for #RaceForLife runners in #HydePark #London
And #HyperJapan - pic courtesy of stage team there. Thanks for having us!! -
My EYES are ready to race, not sure about the rest of me #running #RaceForLife
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Well done on #RaceForLife
Hope you enjoyed every step.
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Morning. I left the city to get away from the noise, however no one told the local birds I’m looking for peace and quiet. There’s a particularly vocal wood pigeon who must stand somewhere right outside our window to issue his resonant coos since about 4.30. I used to like wood pigeons #RuralLife Anyway, it’s #RaceDay! And packing for holiday day! Eeee! #running #RaceForLife
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I'm raising funds to help Cancer Research UK at the Chester #RaceForLife on July 9th. If you'd like to help fight #cancer, you can sponsor me here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/megans-race-for-life-25042828
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CW: running
Shaved some time off my route and got quite a bit further before I had to walk. Every day there is a leeeeeetle bit of progress. Not as much as I’d like, but I am a size 20 and I’m 49 in two weeks so it’s not going to be easy. It’s a sunny Easter Saturday here, I’m going to walk into town later and buy some freekeh to make a grain salad, they sell it by weight at the plastic-free shop, I just have to remember to take my own jar to fill #running #RaceForLife
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My race number for my #5k #RaceForLife has arrived! How exciting/scary #running
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CW: Exercise
Just did a little ten minute shadow box workout, my first go of my free trial of the #peloton app. It was enough to get me breathy and in combination with my super brisk walk earlier I closed my exercise ring. I plan to do a live walk and a live run tomorrow, hopefully it will be fun #running #RaceForLife #training #fitness
