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24 The Link Magazine • March 2000
Women to bare all for Wonderbra overnight marathon
A group of women who have given themselves the name 'Swindon Twin Peak plan to walk the streets of London in the early hours of 14
May, wearing Playtex Wonderbras in aid of Breakthrough cancer research.
Over thirty women attended a meeting advertised in the February Swindon Twin Peaks team members are planning a series of practice
Link by Eunice Salmon of Nine Elms to find out who else wants to take walks to build up before May, and to give each other encouragement.
part. Last year's marathon attracted six hundred walkers. Eunice was Entry costs £25 and participants should commit to raising £100 in
so inspired that she has agreed to coordinate a team from Swindon. sponsorship for Breakthrough breast cancer. To join the Swindon Twin
Over 5,000 women and some men from across Britain are expected to Peaks and find out when the training walks are taking place, call Eunice
take part this year. on 871606. www.walkthewalk.org
The event starts with an evening pasta party and the walk along a
fully marshalled route through London commences at midnight. "It Run for Life
really is a fantastic night," says Eunice. "Women are encouraged to Join the Mayor of Swindon, councillor Joy Brunt, on a 5 kilometre run!
decorate their Wonderbras which are provided as part of the entry walk around Lydiard Park on Sunday 14 May, to raise awareness of
pack, along with a space blanket, woolly hat and long sleeved gloves to women's cancers and in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
keep you warm. You don't have to strip off; you can walk in a T-shirt For entry forms and free training, call Nikki Green at Swindon
which means anybody can take part." Council leisure services on 466526
She said 25 miles is a long way and stressed the need to prepare for Eunice Salmon, centre, with some of the women who attended the
it. Atrainingprogrammeisprovidedwhenentriesareaccepted,butthe Walk the Walk meeting in her living room in early February.
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