Hundreds of runners donned their brightest pink T-shirts and braved the sweltering temperatures on Sunday to take part in the Bury St Edmunds Race for Life.
Over 900 people took to the course at Nowton Park and raised more than £70,000 for Cancer Research UK, as the race itself marked its 30-year anniversary.
A variety of races took place at the event, which was opened by cancer survivor and Bury St Edmunds MP, Jo Churchill.
Rebecca Day, Cancer Research UK area events manager, said: “It’s always an amazing sight to see Nowton Park awash with Race for Life pink and this year over 900 people made sure it was a truly unforgettable experience, full of emotion, courage, tears and laughter.
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“I’m so proud to say their efforts for people who are living with or have survived cancer, or in honour of loved ones lost to the disease, raised £70,000 and counting.
“Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Standard Life, raises funds for world-class research to help beat 200 types of cancer," she added.
The Bury St Edmunds Race for Life started with a 3k, 5k and 10k starting at 11am
Further Race for Life events are planned in East Anglia, including the Ipswich Trinity Park race this weekend and a 5k race in Colchester on July 9.
Ms Day added: “We’re now looking ahead to Sunday in Ipswich, where we currently have over 2,100 people set to take part in a 3k, 5k or 10k, or one of our mud-splattered obstacle courses, Pretty Muddy and Pretty Muddy Kids, in Trinity Park.”
Every year around 36,600 people are diagnosed with cancer in the East of England.
Since the Race for Life began, around 10million people have taken part and more than £920m has been raised to help fund cutting-edge research into over 200 types of cancer.
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