GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - There are only a few days left for male athletes in Graaff-Reinet and surrounds to enter this year’s Hollard Daredevil Run 2021.

Join thousands of the country’s bravest Daredevils in purple speedos as they run cancer outta their hoods on 15 October.

For the first time ever, runners can participate alone or in a small team from anywhere in the country and plot their own 5km route from the comfort of their neighbourhoods.

Proceeds from the event will once again go towards awareness and screening of prostate and testicular cancer.

Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and is on the increase. According to global research, one in every six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Early diagnosis of prostate cancer can mean a 95% chance of being cured.

"The Hollard Daredevil Run is an opportunity to dare the men in our lives to be brave, to participate in a run with a difference to make a difference, to challenge stereotypes about male cancers, to start conversations about understanding prostate and testicular cancer and to learn how to lower cancer risk and how to catch it early," says Heidi Brauer, Chief Marketing Officer at Hollard.

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men aged between 15 and 39 and can affect men of all races. The survival rate of stage 1 testicular cancer can be as high as 100%, making early detection and prompt action vital.

"We’re challenging South African men to confront male cancers head-on by showing that they’re not afraid to run in a speedo, not afraid to talk about cancer and not afraid to get checked," Brauer says.

"This is part of our ongoing purpose of enabling a better future for more people. By ensuring that these cancers are caught early, we enable better futures not only for the men whose chances of survival are increased, but also their families and loved ones."

Interested runners can register online and will receive a couriered Daredevil pack which includes a branded purple speedo, water bottle, purple mask, fundraising band, logistics for the day and important cancer awareness information delivered directly to your home or office before the day.

So, whether you are from Graaff-Reinet or Bellville, Scottburgh or Soweto, Pofadder or Polokwane, man up and run cancer outta your hood.

Entries cost R160 with all proceeds going to Cansa and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa. Friends, family and neighbours can also sponsor runners and raise funds towards this important cause.

Entries close on 8 October.

Enter at www.daredevil.com for more information.

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