{"id":7307,"date":"2025-09-16T16:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=7307"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:19:56","slug":"your-race-for-life-total-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/your-race-for-life-total-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Race for Life grand fundraising total \u2013 revealed!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the third year running, Slimming World has been a proud sponsor of Cancer Research UK\u2019s 2025 Race for Life \u2013 and our members absolutely floored us with their response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They signed up in their thousands, and truly did us (and themselves!) proud as they walked, jogged and sprinted the 3K, 5K and 10K runs \u2013 with some taking their very first steps to activity with Slimming World, and others achieving their next activity awards through our active lifestyle programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grand total is in&#8230; this summer, our members and Consultants raised<strong> almost&nbsp;\u00a31.2 million for Cancer Research UK!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who laced up their trainers to raise money for this incredible cause. Every single step has played an important role in making a big difference to the lives of people with cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5245389806001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6373046465112\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" width=\"900\" height=\"390\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you took part in an event with Slimming World this year, see if you can spot yourself in our snaps below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our members made the finish line!<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Body-RaceForLife-MaryWatkins_SlimmingWorldBlog.jpg\" alt=\"Consultant Mary Watkins and friends at Race for Life 2025\" class=\"wp-image-13160\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Consultant Mary Watkins and her team have 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