Sunday 14th June 2015 will always be a special day
for me. It was the day that the ‘Wilkinson
Walkers’ laced our trainers and took park in the 5k Race for Life event in Bath’s
Royal Victoria Park. Thanks to the
kindness and the generosity of individuals and companies like CSM Logistics we
raised a princely sum of £410 for Cancer Research UK, through our Just Giving page.
Cancer Research UK work towards finding new ways to prevent,
diagnose and treat cancer, they are currently researching 200 types of cancer and
all the work they do is funded through donations. So events like the Race for Life are vital to
ensure this work can take place.
The Race for Life is a series of women-only events. There are almost 300 events taking place
through 2015 and many towns will be hosting races, in which hundreds of thousands
of women will take part. Race lengths vary
from 5k to a Marathon. The Race for Life
Marathon will be the UK’s first ever women-only Marathon and it is set to take place
in Lee Valley, London on 4th October. There are also ‘Pretty Muddy’ races where
competitors complete a muddy obstacle course.
Now, neither of the Wilkinson Walkers pretend to be
athletes, or even runners hence the group name, but we wanted to take part in
this event to raise a little money for this great cause, and in all honesty we are
overwhelmed and delighted with the amount we have raised.
Cancer is a frightening illness, and one that has touched
the lives of far too many. It is present
in our family’s life, and from being amongst others taking part in the Race for
Life, it has shown to be part of many others too. Each person taking part in the Race is given
a sign to attach to their back, each sign was blank so the person racing can
write the reason they were there. I read
so many of these signs, and whether these ladies were there in remembrance or
celebration it was impossible to ignore how wide spread and indiscriminate the
illness is.
So it is with great pride that we thank you again for supporting
us – it really means a lot!
