Women of all shapes, ages, and sizes can now sign up to this summer’s York Race For Life. The event that would take place on Sunday, June 27, will be at York’s Knavesmire and will have a 10km option for the first time.

About 4,869 women walked, jogged or ran the event last year and the event raised £288,500 for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work.

This year the charity hopes that about 6,200 women will get on track and raise £340,000 to help beat cancer.

On Saturday at the Parliament Street, Jenny Key, Cancer Research UK’s events manager for York, encouraged women to sign up for the race.

Key said, “Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life will be full of amazing moments for everyone – from lining up at the start side by side with thousands of other women, to reading the inspirational ‘back-signs’ worn by participants, to the fantastic sense of achievement from crossing the finish line.”

Participants will be given a chance to tackle a 10 km race, which will begin at 10 am followed by another 5 km that would start at 11: 30 am.

Lynne Rowe, a breast-cancer survivor, said she would sign up for the race. Rowe wore the number one race badge at last year’s York Race For Life.