THE Basingstoke Race for Life took place this weekend, with competitors running to raise money for charity.

A parade of pink ran, jogged and walked the 3k, 5k and 10k routes around the War Memorial Park, with competitors running to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Over 1,000 women, men and children braved the intense heat and took on the routes plus muddy challenges at the event.

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Basingstoke Gazette: This year's event was Kerrie Hughes' first time running the Race for Life.

She told the Gazette: "It was absolutely brutal in this heat, I could feel myself tightening up but I made it in the end."

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Basingstoke Gazette: Pictured here are Mat Hunter and Kris Burrows, who were two of the many participants who competed wearing rather stylish pink tutus.

Participants are encouraged to wear pink to show support for those with cancer.

Basingstoke Gazette: Tim Routledge, pictured with Charlotte Routledge, Caitlin Welsh and Ben Welsh told the Gazette: "It was quite hard, the sun didn't help but we got there."

The Cancer Research Race for Life is an annual event that takes place nationwide to help raise money and awareness to provide help and support for those suffering from cancer.

The Basingstoke event took place on Sunday, May 28.

Every year around 1,200 people are diagnosed with cancer in Basingstoke, and one in two people in the UK born after 1960 will get cancer in their lifetime.