RUNNERS got in the pink on Saturday when they took part in the Race for Life in Cambridge.

Teams from Crow country joined 7,000 women for the race, with participants raising cash for Cancer Research UK.

Runners included a team from Tesco in Royston.

Mandy Jinkerson, the store’s community champion, said: “Our group ran, jogged and walked around Cambridge city centre and the historic grounds of King’s College.

“All agreed it was a very moving but wonderful party atmosphere. We have all been touched in one way or another by cancer and wanted to support this fantastic fundraising event. I would like to personally thank all the ladies who took part and look forward to doing it all again next year.”

The team is still collecting its sponsorship money from the event.

Another team of runners, from The Black Horse pub Melbourn, has raised £2,500 after taking part in the race.

The Black Horse team comprised 37 women, making it the second largest to take part in the run.

Afterwards the contestants and their families were treated to a barbeque in the pub garden.

Kerry and Steve Harrington, the pub landlords, extend their thanks to all the team and the sponsors, for making Sunday

such a fantastic, and memorable day.