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Wednesday 16 June 2004
Race For Life 2004 - in pictures

Sally and colleagues get ready to race

This year 325,000 women across the UK will raise £20 million in sponsorship for Cancer Research.

In Cannon Hill Park on Wednesday 16 June, over 2600 women took part in Race For Life 2004.

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FACTS

Cancer Research UK's Race for Life began in 1994, with one race in Battersea Park.

In the first race, 680 women ran, raising £36,000.

Race for Life is now the UK's biggest fundraising event.

So far, one million women, have raised £50 million for Cancer Research UK.

This year, an estimated 325,000 women aim to raise £20 million.

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Race For Life events are women-only - although thousands of men and children turned up in the park to support their wives, mums, friends and workmates.

Jane Groves

Although the events are non-competitive, someone has to come over the finish line first - the 'winner' of the Cannon Hill Park race was Jane Groves. She ran the five kilometres in around 18 minutes. She is running in several Race For Life events around Britain.

Photo & audio gallery

The BBC Birmingham photographer was at the Cannon Hill Park Race For Life. View the photos below by clicking through the galleries.

You can also listen to sound clips - you will need RealPlayer.

You can also email us your own photographs to add to the galleries: birmingham@bbc.co.uk.

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	Listen to Clare Lucas from Birmingham
	Listen to Lucy Ward from Birmingham
	Listen to Lisa Welsh
	Listen to Maxine and Manjeet
	Listen to Nina and friends from the David Lloyd Club in Solihull
	Listen to the team from Beirsdorf Nivea
	Listen to Nicole from Tesco in Solihull
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