Thousands of runners took to Launceston's streets in pink on Sunday for the Cancer Council Tasmania's 5k Walk-Run.
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More than 1200 people registered to participate physically in the run which started at City Park, but it was 17-year-old Abbie Butler who proved to be the fastest.
Three years after her own "journey" with cancer, Lesley Chintock went on a journey to support others going through the same battle.
"It's a big journey. I've never really liked that word 'journey', but it is that," she said.
The 66-year-old from Sheffield had made her way to Launceston on Sunday to take part with close friend 71-year-old Desi Binns.
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