The Stride For Life for Cancer Research UK took place on May 24th 2009 at 12 noon. Locals and islanders were encouraged to walk, run or jog a 5k course to raise sponsorship money. The route took participants out of town to Old Town, to Parting Carn and then to Telegraph Road to Porthloo and back into Hughtown past Sandybanks and Radio Scilly. More people than last year participated, 155. 147 entered in 2008. This has pleased organisers Sarah Twynham. Jo Kan and Beryl Read and this year's Stride was on a very hot day, 14c and sunny. That usually encourages people to go off-island.

The first male runner was Johan, a Romanian who has been in the Uk for 10 years and is on holiday in Scilly with his partner.

If you have pictures, please email them over to studio@radioscilly.com.

See Stride for Life 2009 Pics in our photo galleries. Click here.

Click here to listen to Beryl report on progress from the Bishop and Wolf at 12.15pm Sunday, 15 mins into the event.

Below, Beryl Read sorts out raffle prizes

The golf buggy used by Mark and Nick for their reports.

Hear some of the reports from the event. Mark Twynham followed the runners and walkers. We have chopped his reports into four segments to make downloading easier.

Mark and Nick, above, our reporters and a new take on the 118 118 men!

Mark talks to Megan Douglas, Ian Sibley and Jez Pearson -the first home -and some revellers in the pub! Click here.

Part one features,amongst many others, Clive Mumford and Dave Baxter. Click to listen.

Part two has Mark talking to some of the runners including Jeremy Pearson and Helen Pearce. Click to listen.

The third broadcast features Jo Probert walking with her Dog and Helen McGuinness and Lisa Williams. Click here to listen.

Part four features June Jones, who was a marshall and PC Tony Kan. Click to listen.

Visiting girls from Worcester and Naxos! Click to hear.

Young Marcos from Worcester has a special reason to run the 5k. Click here.

Jo Kan has organised the registration. Click here.

Beryl Read on the importance on Cancer Research UK to islanders in Scilly. Click

Jeremy Pearson runs past Radio Scilly in the Stride for Life

Ashley and Jake Putman run past Radio Scilly