MANCHESTER is getting tough on cancer with the launch of a brand new muddy 10K challenge in aid of Cancer Research.

The Manchester Tough 10, a 10K trail run with challenging muddy slopes, thigh burning hills and tough terrain, will take place at Heaton Park for the first time on November 26.

The charity are calling on both men and women of Oldham to sign up to beat cancer sooner.

Kirsti Thompson, Cancer Research UK Event Manager, said: "Tough10 promises fierce inclines and stunning views to take your breath away. Every muddy slope conquered brings us a step closer to beating all cancers.

“We know Manchester’s got what it takes to tackle Tough 10 and we’re delighted to be hosting the event in the city for the first time.

“Every day, around 110 people in the North West are diagnosed with cancer*. That’s why we need as many people as possible to double knot their trainers and take on our stamina-testing course."

Organisers, who also run the popular Race for Life and Pretty Muddy women-only events, hope around 600 people will enter Tough 10 in Manchester and raise around £35,000 to help Cancer Research UK’s scientists find new ways to prevent and diagnose the disease and to develop new, better and kinder treatments.

Cancer Research UK spent over £26million in Manchester last year, on some of the UK’s leading scientific and clinical research.

The Manchester Tough 10 is one of several taking place around the UK with each event in the Tough 10 series marked tough, tougher or toughest based on the level of difficulty of each course.

The Heaton Park route is ranked tough so it’s suitable for regular runners or first timers looking for a challenge.

To enter Tough 10 visit cruk.org/tough10