A look back in pictures to Eastbourne's Race for Life in 2019

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a lot of events have been postponed or cancelled, including this year's Race for Life in Eastbourne.

By Newsroom

Published 30th Apr 2020, 10:31 BST

Updated 30th Apr 2020, 11:03 BST

Cancer Research UK has halted all Race for Life events this spring and summer across the UK to protect the country’s health during the coronavirus outbreak. This includes the Race for Life 5K, 10K at Eastbourne Sports Park which can no longer take place on Sunday June 21. To remember last year's event, here's a gallery of photos taken by photographer Jon Rigby. See also: https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/people/race-life-eastbourne-has-been-postponed-2547629A message from the Editor, Gary Shipton: In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news, I am asking you to please purchase a copy of our newspapers.

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