Local runner’s marathon effort to fund breast cancer research
Press Release For immediate release: 5 May 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 fund breast cancer research Budding runner Mark Ridgway from Hednesford, Staffordshire fluttered around the streets of London last month as a pink fairy in the Virgin London Marathon in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. The prison officer donned a pink tutu and joined 36,000 runners on Sunday 25 April after his mother-in-law had breast cancer. Mark finished in three hours 49 minutes. He said afterwards: “The work carried out by Breast Cancer Campaign goes a long way to helping many who endure this condition, and me running 26 miles is small effort in comparison. The atmosphere on the day was absolutely fantastic and I’m definitely going to apply to run again next year.” 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: Mark Ridgway 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 113 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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