Local runner’s marathon effort to beat breast cancer
Press Release For immediate release: 26 April 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Local runner’s marathon effort to beat breast cancer Budding runner Monica Coyne from Hastings Hill, Sunderland celebrated her 36th birthday in an extra special way yesterday (Sunday) by taking on the Virgin London Marathon in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. The freelance sound engineer joined 36,000 runners for the 26.2 mile race and was thrilled to finish it in four hours 20 minutes while raising £1,200 for breast cancer research. Monica took on the running to support her mother, Vera, who was diagnosed with breast cancer twice and also in memory of her friend Julie Hill who sadly passed away from the disease in July 2008. Monica said afterwards: “The last three miles were very hard, at mile 25 I was struggling to keep my eyes open but then I ran into a sea of pink Campaign staff cheering me on, which kept me going through the last few hundred yards. No matter how bad I felt I knew it wasn't as bad a chemo.” Breast Cancer Campaign has lots of places available in runs throughout 2010 and 2011 so if you would like more information about running for Breast Cancer research, please call the Events team on 0207 749 3700 or visit www.breastcancercampaign.org. As part of the team you will automatically become members of Linford’s All Stars – a new exclusive club captained by Linford Christie, who offers all his supporters helpful training tips and nutritional advice. Ends Picture caption: Monica Coyne at the London Marathon 2010 Notes to editors • Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure • Currently it supports 114 research projects, worth over £17.1 million, in 40 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women • In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day • Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org • Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/ • Breast Cancer Campaign is campaigning for all candidates standing for election to Westminster to sign up to the breast cancer research pledge: www.breastcancercampaign.org/election
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