WOMEN from Weymouth took to the streets of London in their bras for the 10th Moonwalk in aid of breast cancer research.

Emily Luff, 32, battled through a foot injury to complete the half-marathon route while her friend Clare Cardy completed the full marathon in just over seven hours, despite suffering from flu.

Emily has been entertaining readers on the Dorset Echo website with regular updates on the trials and tribulations of her training schedule. Between her and Clare they raised nearly £2,000 for breast cancer charity Walk the Walk.

Emily said: "It was amazing, like nothing I've ever seen before. There were 15,500 women all joining together for one cause and everybody's got a reason for why they are doing it.

"At points the whole of London was brought to a standstill and everybody stopped and cheered us on.

"I was really, really gutted not to finish the whole thing, but did as much as I could. I feel like I've let a lot of people down but everyone had assured me I did the best I could.

"I'll absolutely do it again next year and make sure I finish it."

A trio of Portland Rotarian wives also took on the half-marathon and raised £1,300 for Walk the Walk.

Julia Lunn and Ruth Davies were doing the Moonwalk for the second time and they were joined by Mo Duthoit, president of the Weymouth Inner Wheel.

Mrs Lunn said: "It's just a wonderful feeling, you are exhilarated all the way round with all the shouting of encouragement from the volunteers and from people in buses and taxis.

"It got cold, but the adrenaline kept us going. The last few miles were the worst, but when you get to the end the buzz you get is just wonderful.

"It's amazing, it started off 10 years ago with about 70 people walking by night and it's just grown and grown."

Mary White and Angela White from Weymouth went the distance as they completed the whole marathon with Angela's daughter Jenny Pitt and husband Alex.

They were all raising money for Breast Cancer Care and walking in memory of family members, work colleagues and friends who have been affected by cancer.