The UAB's Solidarity Race to be celebrated once again on 16 December
19/11/2018
The UAB Solidarity Race to raise funds for the TV3's La Marató, a yearly fundraiser for research into different diseases, will be presented on Monday 26 November at 11:30 a.m. in an event which will be held at the Auditorium of the ALBA Synchrotron, a scientific facility close to the UAB campus in which research is conducted in many subjects, including cancer. This year the 6km walk will pass in front of the ALBA facility ans all of the institutions involved owill be able to show their support for this sports event. Cancer research is shared by both the UAB and the ALBA Synchrotron and is the disease TV3's Marathon will be raising money for this year.
Attending the event will be Ramon Pascual, fomer rector of the UAB and promoter and honorary president of the ALBA Synchrotron; Carles Escolà, Mayor of Cerdanyola el Vallès; Carlos Sánchez, Vice Rector of Institutional Relations and Culture at the UAB; Francesc Cayuela, President of Friends of the UAB, and Manel Sabés, UAB lecturer and scientific collaborator at the ALBA Synchrotron. After their speeches a final photo of all attendants will be taken.
MORE SUPPORTIVE AND FESTIVE THAN EVER
Throughout its previous editions, the UAB Solidarity Race has raised over 60,000 euros for the TV3 Marathon, with an average of 2,000 participants in each edition and thanks to the involvement of more than 500 volunteers in these seven years.
This year there will be three races, an 11km race, a 6km race, and a 6km walk and a 480 metres race for people with reduced mobility, of the few races of this type offered in Catalonia. For athletes with reduced mobility, the race will begin at 10:15 a.m., while the 11km race will begin at 10:45 a.m. The 6km race and walk will begin at 11 a.m. For the first time, the race will pass through the centre of Cerdanyola del Vallès and the walk will pass in front of the ALBA Synchrotron. Upon registration participants will receive a T-shirt and soup will be served at the finish line.
FUNDING FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Cancer is the main cause of death among men and second among women in Catalonia. Every day 28 people die of cancer, more than 10,000 a year.
Thanks to biomedical research in Catalonia cancer survival rates have risen 7% in the past 10 years and the average rate is now 55%. Despite the advances in treatments and diagnosis and prevention methods, cancer rates continue to be very high: one in every two men and one in every three women will suffer from cancer.
ENTITIES FAIRThe UAB Solidarity Race will coincide with an entities fair held by different organisations working with cancer-related diseases.
DRESSING UP FOR THE RACE
In celebration of the UAB's 50th anniversary, participants are invited to dress up for the race and prizes will be handed out to the most original costumes.
All those interested in volunteering in organisational tasks - coordinated by the university's Solidarity Foundation (FAS) - such as preparing material, handing out numbers, support tasks during the race, etc. are welcome to sign up.
REDUCED MOBILITY RACE
The UAB Solidarity Race is one of the few to offer specific versions for people with reduced mobility. The 480 metre race will begin at the start/finish of the 11km race, at the Plaça de la Vila Universitària.
At the end of the race, the Hotel Campus staff will offer all participants crossing the finish line a warm cup of Aneto soup.
OFFICIAL PRESENTATION
Date: Monday 26 November
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Place: ALBA Synchrotron
Please send an e-mail confirming attendance to amartinez@cell.es
MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATIONS:
www.cursauab.cat