Local runner’s pink race to beat breast cancer
Press Release For immediate release: 29 June 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Local runner’s pink race to beat breast cancer Budding runner Caroline Cutliffe from Crowthorne, Berkshire, has pulled on her running shoes to train for the Bupa Great North Run in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. The Management Consultant will join 54,000 runners on the starting line for the 13.1 mile race in Newcastle on Sunday 19 September to support her sister Lisa who is currently receiving treatment for breast cancer. Caroline, who has previously run two New York Marathons and the London Marathon for Breast Cancer Campaign, said: “I’ve never taken part in the Great North Run before so I’m excited about the challenge and determined to raise as much money and awareness for breast cancer research as it’s a cause close to my heart. My beautiful sister Lisa is doing well so I hope lots of people will dig deep and sponsor me on this challenge to help Campaign continue their mission to beat breast cancer.” If you would like to sponsor Caroline, please visit www.justgiving.com/caroline-cutliffe and donate what you can. Last year 300 Campaign runners wore their pink running vests with pride and raised a whopping £160,000 for vital breast cancer research. If you have your own place in this year’s Great North Run and would like to join Caroline on Campaign’s team, please call the events team on 020 7749 3700 or email greatnorthrun@breastcancercampaign.org. All runners who sign up with Campaign will automatically become a member of Linford’s All Stars – an exclusive club captained by Linford Christie, who offers supporters helpful training tips and nutritional advice. Runners will also receive a fundraising pack containing a Breast Cancer Campaign running vest and lots of fundraising ideas. Ends Picture caption: Caroline Cutliffe running for Breast Cancer Campaign and with her sister Lisa 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 112 research projects, worth over £16.9 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/
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