Launch of Race for Life 2008

United by their individual cancer experiences, a group of inspirational women go au naturel to launch our event. Enter Race for Life now at http://www.raceforlife.org/

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Race
• for
• Life
• Cancer
• Research
• UK
• fundraising
• charity
• event
• running
• run
• jog
• walk
• 5km

[JPlfc13]

If they are trying to get as much money as possible to fund vital research then they should let everyone one run. More people=more funding.

If there was a charity race for men only then women would be screaming sexism, but they then ban men from participating. That sounds unfair and hyprocritical

[stabilobossify]

Why have I got a letter through my door from Cancer Research UK covered with slogans such as "Join the Fight for Women's Survival"?

Race for Life is not a one-off event for women participation, it is symptomatic of this charity's misleading information, miseducation, discrimination & offensiveness.

Raising more £ by tricking people into thinking it is a breast cancer charity does not make it morally acceptable.

[bus140808]

I agree its discusting. I cannot do it with my son because I have a SON. If you have a daughter you can take part with your child. I do it because it means a lot but I wish blokes could do it so I don't have to look like such a loser on my own

[d1n0nliimimi]

True story. Im in agreement with redtube... Not so much men are aware that they can be victims too.

[redtubeviewer]

I can't stand how how Race for life, like many other events, yet again pretends it is mainly them who are affected by cancer. No wonder men die so much younger if most of the cancer charities only focus on female cancers

It is sexist nonsense - how about a blacks only race next year too?

[funkyduckie123]

i have just done the race for life in St Albans! At the moment I have raised £42!

Last year I raised £100!

[bugmenotytit]

palsek12 is absolutely correct - if you look into the histroy of race for life you'll find it has fundamentally sexist foundations.

Events for men such as the completely unsupported Run for Moore , and saying you can run for a male relative have only been launched as a response to the allegations of sexism.

All we ever hear about is women and cancer - particularly breast cancer, whilst male cancers (which are virtually as common) get no attention and a swept under the carpet.

[badrobothead]

im chloe and im 18, i ran the race for life today in memory of my dad who passed away a year and a half ago to cancer, its not just for women its for everybody

paslek12 it isnt focusing on women only, otherwise i wouldnt have raised £600 + for my dad and for cancer research, its just an event where girls and women get together in order to help raise enough money to fight this disease

[Primevalover]

just done it for the first time ever! i enjoyed it and will run it again next year!

[storm8104]

Well said emmarob! paslek has obviously never researched race for life or they would have realised that. My race is in July in Newcastle, cant wait, Ive trained soooo hard :)