Go ‘all in’ for this year’s Dundee Race for Life
The Traitors star Leanne Quigley is urging local people to kick-start the New Year by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Dundee.
The charity’s much-loved events will take place across the UK from May to July as communities go ‘all in’ against cancer to raise funds for life-saving research. Anyone who signs up in January can claim 30% off the entry fee as part of a New Year sale by using the code RFL26NY.*
Every year, around 36,700 people are diagnosed with cancer in Scotland. Money raised at Race for Life enables scientists to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat the disease.
Entries are open now for a bumper day of Race for Life events at Dundee’s Camperdown Park on Sunday, June 14.
The fun begins with Race for Life 5k and 10k, then in the afternoon there is the chance to take part in Pretty Muddy, a 5k mud-splattered obstacle course. Pretty Muddy Kids for boys and girls over 1.2m tall and aged between six and 12 starts at noon. And from 12.45pm, teenagers and adults can take on the Pretty Muddy course.
Leanne Quigley took part in Race for Life with her fiancé Sophie Jones after Sophie was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2024. The couple led a team who raised more than £1200 by completing a Pretty Muddy event last summer.
She said: “It was our gang, our close family and friends who got us through the toughest of times. Crossing the finish line at Race for Life with these people was unforgettable. Sophie is back at work now, we’re planning our wedding and our twin boys turn three in January so there’s plenty to look forward to. And we’re supporting Race for Life to help others facing cancer right now.”
Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK’s spokeswoman in Scotland, said: “Race for Life powers progress and it relies on a whole community of people coming together, united by a common purpose to beat cancer. People can walk, jog or run and go at their own pace. What matters most is showing up together. There is a race for everyone and we mean everyone.”
Since it began in 1994, more than 10 million people have taken part in Race for Life, funding 30 years of hope and progress. Find out more and sign up at raceforlife.org.