HUNDREDS of people will unite against cancer on Sunday by taking part in the Aberystwyth 5K Race for Life.

Cancer Research UK’s much-loved event will return to Marine Terrace on The Promenade but with socially distanced measures to keep participants safe. Money raised will help scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, saving lives as the charity fights back from the impact of the pandemic.

More than 400 people have signed up and now organisers a making a final call for participants to register to support life-saving research.

Ruth Amies, Cancer Research UK’s spokesperson for?Wales, said: “We are really looking forward to seeing our supporters at our Aberystwyth Race for Life. Race for Life offers the perfect opportunity for people to run, walk or jog and raise money for life-saving research.

“All 400 mass participation Race for Life events across the UK were cancelled last year to protect the country’s health during the COVID-19 pandemic. So this year, more than ever, we need people to enter the Race for Life - for the people we love, for the people we’ve lost and for the one in two of us who will get cancer.”

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, which has been in partnership with Tesco for 20 years, is an inspiring series of 3K,?5K, 10K, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids events which raise millions of pounds every year to help?beat cancer by funding crucial research into 200 types of?the disease - including bowel cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, testicular cancer, brain cancer, children’s cancers and leukaemia.

Ruth added: “Sadly, cancer touches almost every family at some point.?Every step our scientists take towards beating cancer relies on our supporters.?That’s why we need?as many people as possible?across?Aberystwyth and beyond?to join us,?to stand united and?do something extraordinary to help beat cancer.

“We know that 2020 was a year like no other and we had to overcome many challenges thrown our way during the global pandemic. But this past year proves, more than any other, the value of investing in science and medical research and what can be achieved by working together. Just like science is our route out of the pandemic, science is our route to beating cancer. We are absolutely determined to continue to create better cancer treatments for tomorrow.”

People can visit?raceforlife.org?to enter. Now is a great time to enter as the charity’s half-price sale has been extended for until Sunday 19 September. Run, walk or jog with friends and family and sign up now to get half-price entry with the code: RFLAUG50

Thanks to the generosity of its supporters, Cancer Research UK’s work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been at the heart of the progress that has seen survival in the UK double in the last 40 years.

The charity was able to spend around £4 million in Wales last year on some of the UK’s leading scientific and clinical research.

Enter now at raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770.