The 5 Kilometre (3.1 miles) Race For Life nationwide event is a women and girls only race to raise funds for Cancer Research UK each year. In Aberdeen it is held at Kings Links. Entrants can run or walk the course. 230 other venues across the UK host the event which makes this the biggest UK fundraising event. Over 425,000 entrants take part each year.

Enter the Race For Life at www.raceforlife.org

2011 Race For Life Aberdeen

Details of the 011 Race For Life Aberdeen and Peterhead will be added soon.

2010 Race For Life Aberdeen

The 2010 Race For Life Aberdeen takes place on 4 July.

Details of the Race for life Peterhead and other areas in Aberdeenshire to follow soon. For more information or to join the Race for Life in your area visit the official Cancer Research UK – Race for Life website

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Peterhead Relay For Life

Peterhead Relay For Life takes place on the weekend of 10 to 11 July 2010 at Catto Park on Balmoor Terrace. In preparation for the Peterhead Relay For Life there was a Paint Peterhead Purple event from the 3 to 10 April 2010 where shops and businesses in Peterhead were encouraged to decorate their windows and displays purple to highlight the increase in cancer survival rates. A prize was offered to the best dressed window display promoting Peterhead Relay For Life.

2009 Race For Life Aberdeen

The 2009 Race For Life Aberdeen took place on Sunday 21 June at 11am.

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2008 Race For Life Aberdeen

The 2008 Race For Life Aberdeen Cancer Research UK event will take place on Sunday 22 June 2008 at the Kings Links. Two events will be held so that more entrants can take part in the 08 Race For Life Aberdeen. The timings will be at 10:30am and at 2:30pm. It is anticipated that over 7300 women will take part and it is anticipated that over £531,000 for Cancer Research UK will be raised.

The Race For Life Aberdeen event is open to women of all ages and fitness levels and the event is all about coming together to make a difference. Support does not have to stop there though. The Cancer Research UK charity is not only hoping 7300 women will take part - it is also seeking volunteers to help at the event on June 22nd. To register now for the Race For Life Aberdeen event or to register as a volunteer please go to www.raceforlife.org/scotland or call 0871 641 2278.

Due to high numbers taking part there will be one race at 10:30am and another at 2:30pm.

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2007 Race For Life Aberdeen

The 2007 Race For Life in Aberdeen took place on 24 June at the Kings Links. The 2007 Aberdeen race For Life was the 11th event.

Over 700 women took part in the 2007 Aberdeen Race For Life, 5000 in the morning and 2000 in the afternoon race. Despite the heavy rains and strong winds that battered the North East the runners remained cheery and had a fun day. £465,000 was raised by generous Aberdonians for the Cancer Research UK charity.

The number one and number two vests were given to the local Aberdeenshire newspaper The Evening Express. The EE ran a competition to win these running vests with the number 1 and 2. To qualify to have the honour of wearing these first two vests an entrant had to have been treated for cancer and be able to wear the vests to show other Aberdonians that people do survive cancer, be treated and enjoy life. Other entrants could have cared for someone with cancer and be running in their memory and even raising sponsor money for cancer charities.

The winner of the number one vest was Jane Christie a mum with incurable breast cancer. She was diagnosed with the cancer in 2003 and sadly it has spread to her lungs. Despite her illness she continues to raise money for charity and continues to work as a sheltered housing warden in Rosehill. Jane Christie will be running with her niece Leanne Ewing and her son's fiancée.

The number two Race For Life Aberdeen vest was awarded to Dawn Laird who has been fighting breast cancer since 2005. She was nominated by her nine year old daughter Melissa. They will be running together at the 2007 Aberdeen Race For Life.

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The first 5K Race For Life event in Aberdeen was in 1997 and was held at Hazlehead Park. There were 691 entrants who raised £39,000 for the charity.

Since then over £711,156 has been raised for Cancer Research UK.

Other race for life venues in Scotland include Dumfries, Fife and Stirling.

To visit the Race For Life website and for more information see www.raceforlife.org

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2006 Aberdeen Cancer Research UK Race For Life

The 2006 race will be held at Kings Links on Sunday June 25th. There will be two events this year - at 10:30am and 2:30pm. It is anticipated that 8000 runners and walkers will take part.

2005 Aberdeen Cancer Research UK Race For Life

The 2005 race, held on Sunday 26th June, saw 5339 entrants and was the first race to be run from the Kings Links. Over £312,000 was raised. The winner was Rachel Spencer.