Anyone who enjoys a challenge is being encouraged to get January off to a great start by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

And, as an added incentive, there’s 30 per cent off entry fees during January with the code RFL30.

The Plymouth 5k will be held on Sunday, June 16 whilst the city’s ‘Pretty Muddy’ obstacle event will be in Central Park on September 29. Truro’s 5k is on Sunday, July 7 whilst the Cornwall ‘Pretty Muddy’ run, at Stithians, will be on September 8.

Ruth Chamings, Cancer Research UK Event Manager, said: ‘Our Race for Life events are fun, colourful, emotional and uplifting. They help people with cancer by raising money for research, including clinical trials which give patients in Cornwall access to the latest treatments.

‘You don’t have to be sporty to take part.  You don’t need to train or compete against anyone else.  All you need to do is go to the Race for Life website, pick an event, sign up and then have fun raising money in whatever way you like.

‘Our Race for Life events have been women-only since they started, over 25 years ago.  But we now feel the time is right to open them up so that everyone - women, men and children – has the chance to participate together.

To enter Race for Life today visit raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770.