Local runner’s marathon effort to beat breast cancer
Press Release For immediate release: 28 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 Alex Agbamu from Buckhurst Hill, Essex pounded the London pavements on Sunday (27 April) at the Virgin London Marathon in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. The lawyer joined 36,000 runners for the 26.2 mile race to support his wife Sabeena who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. He finished in four hours 16 minutes and raised around £2,000 for vital breast cancer research. Alex said afterwards: “This was my fourth marathon and it gets better every time. The cheering points made it more special. Seeing the Breast Cancer Campaign staff at the 25 mile mark gave my legs new life. It was a great day and was made more special by the fact that my wife, who has survived breast cancer, was there to meet me at the end.” 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: Alex Agbamu at the Virgin 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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