RUNNERS have pledged to continue to support a cancer charity, despite the pandemic cancelling all the fundraising races.
The popular Race for Life, held in the Glasgow Green each year, has been forced to take on a new format - inviting runners to run a 5k in any green space near them instead.
Fundraisers will instead take on the run on their own but all on the same day, September 26.
Cancer Research UK is expecting a staggering £160 million drop in income in the year ahead with a £44 million cut to life-saving research funding already in 2020.
Spokeswoman for the charity Lisa Adams said: “Cancer is still happening right now and we won’t let 2020 stop us.
“Whether people are taking part in Race for Life this September in their local park or even in their back garden, they’ll be united by a determination to beat cancer together."
She added: “Vital cancer research has been delayed this year. Even though we have to Race for Life differently in 2020, nothing’s going to stop us running, walking and jogging to raise money and help beat cancer.
“Whatever the hurdle, we’ll keep going and we’d urge as many people as possible across Glasgow to join in on September 26th. People can set off from their home to complete 5k their way that day."
Visit raceforlife.org to join in.
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