Race for Life cash wanted now

10:11am Monday 31st July 2006

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BOLTON Race For Life organisers are urging women who took part in last week's event to get their money in as quickly as possible.

Four thousand women a record number took part in this year's event, held at Leverhulme Park, and race organisers are hoping to beat last year's fund raising total of £178,000.

So many women wanted to take part in the event which raises money for Cancer Research UK that three-miles races were held both in the morning and afternoon Holly Scholes, the Race For Life organiser, said: "Bolton's two Race For Life events were a tremendous success and we are extremely grateful to every single woman who took part.

"We now need the women of Bolton to collect their sponsorship money and send it to us as quickly as possible to continue Cancer Research UK's life-saving research into ways to prevent, treat and cure cancer." Many of those taking part wore the names of loved ones who had survived cancer, or those who had lost their battle against the disease.

In the morning race, the first woman to cross the finish line in 19 minutes and 25 seconds was Janet Rashleigh, followed 13 seconds later by her friend, Susan Selby, who won the race last year.

The first runner in the second race was Catherine Higgins, aged 38, who finished in 20 minutes and 13 seconds.

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