WOMEN in Penzance are being urged to grab their last chance to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life on the Harbour.

Over 750 women have already signed up for the race on Wednesday, May 29 and there are just 250 places left.

Entry closes on Sunday, May 26 at midnight and organisers are encouraging mums, daughters, grannies, sisters, friends and workmates who want to take part in the 5k women-only event to sign up at raceforlife.org.

In 2012, just under 1000 women took part in Race for Life in Penzance and helped raise an incredible £51, 000 for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work. This year, the charity hopes the women who have entered will hit a fundraising target of £55, 000.

Women of all shapes, sizes, ages and levels of fitness take part in Race for Life. They come from different backgrounds and walks of life but they are united by their absolute determination to take on the disease and beat it.

The Race for Life is non-competitive and organisers say there’s no need to worry about being fit or fast as it does not matter if you walk, jog or even dance your way around the course.

Women can boost their contribution to Cancer Research UK’s work by doing a ‘wardrobe work-out’ before their event. The charity is encouraging them to sort out and bag up hidden treasures such as quality clothes, books and accessories they no longer use and take them to the Donation Station at Race for Life. Each bag of goods could help raise up to £25 for groundbreaking research.

Every participant receives a donation bag, along with a Gift Aid form, as part of their Race for Life entry pack. Just by completing the form and popping it in their bag, women can boost the value of their donation by an extra 25 per cent.

Enter Race for Life at raceforlife.org or by calling 0845 600 6050.