Race for Life at Aintree racecourse on Sunday pictured the warm up
Pic Colin Lane Race for Life at Aintree racecourse on Sunday
AINTREE was transformed into a sea of pink as more than 5,000 people converged on the famous racecourse to take part in the Race for Life.
Record numbers took part in two 5k runs to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Fundraisers ranging from babies in prams to pensioners, walked, jogged and ran the course yesterday.
Organisers said that 3,000 women took part in the morning event and 2,000 turned out in the afternoon. They expect that more than £170,000 will have been raised.
Skin cancer survivor Justine Sheils, from Maghull, set runners off for the 11am race.
The self-confessed ‘sunbed addict’, 41, had surgery to remove cancerous tumours from her chest and head.
Justine, who this month carried the Olympic torch on Merseyside, said: “I feel so lucky to have survived cancer and it was such an honour to be asked to set the runners off at Race for Life.”
Sugababe Heidi Range, who lost her grandad to cancer, set the runners off in the afternoon event before taking part with her mum.
Maria Montgomery, Race for Life event manager for Aintree said the event was a “terrific success”.
She told the ECHO: “It was a fantastic day. Of course it was very emotional because people were running for loved ones but the atmosphere really was wonderful.
“The sun came out and people stayed the whole day to cheer each other on.”
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