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Our Charity Partners

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Make it your year to take on a challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Be part of an amazing team and help more people with cancer and other terminal illnesses. Take on a 5k, 10k or one of the world's great marathons with us and we’ll support you all the way. As soon as you sign up you’ll get an exclusive Nike Dri-Fit running vest – that’s been designed to keep you cool during your training and race. To sign up to run for us visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/run2010 or call 08700 340 040.

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Guide Dogs

Guide Dogs provide life-transforming freedom, independence and mobility to thousands of blind and partially-sighted people throughout the UK. We receive no government funding and depend entirely on voluntary donations to provide our services. Go for Guide Dogs and take part in a range of running events, from the 10k Great Manchester Run to the Virgin London Marathon. Guide Dogs will be with you every step of the way providing you with a full support pack complete with technical Saucony running top, fundraising tips and training hints. We would be delighted if you chose to run for Guide Dogs and we promise to give you the highest level of support through every stage of your race experience. For more information on how to join our team visit www.guidedogs.org.uk/events, email events@guidedogs.org.uk or call the Events Team on 0845 600 6787.

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Macmillan Cancer Support

Macmillan Cancer Support is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical, emotional and financial support and push for better cancer care. There are now two million people – nearly double the previous estimate of 1.2 million – living with, and after, cancer. 99% of our work is funded by voluntary donations, which is why we need your help to continue raising valuable funds to support Macmillan's work. Together, we can make a difference. Here at Team Macmillan we understand what it takes to train for and complete a running event whatever the distance. Our huge support network will be there for you every step of the way, while you raise money to change the lives of people affected by cancer across the UK. We'll provide you with lots of fundraising advice, training and nutritional tips, and we'll be there on the day to cheer you around the course! So, put on your running shoes and take part in the challenge of a lifetime! For more information, simply visit www.macmillan.org.uk/running, email running@macmillan.org.uk or call 020 7840 7878. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.

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Whizz Kidz

Whizz-Kidz is a dynamic charity all about giving disabled children and young people the independence to enjoy an active childhood - at home, at school and at play. By providing them with customised mobility equipment, training, advice and life skills, we actually give them something much more important; the independence to be themselves. We make an immediate and life changing difference to their lives and their families. We are virtually 100% reliant on voluntary funds so we urgently need your support to enable as many young people as possible to lead an active childhood. Join Team Whizz-Kidz and benefit from our legendary runner support package. Your steps will help a disabled child take theirs. We have places in New York, London, Berlin, Paris and many more! To find out more email events@whizz-kidz.org.uk , call 020 7233 9696 or visit our website now. We look forward to hearing from you.

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British Heart Foundation

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is dedicated to saving lives every day; through pioneering research, caring for patients and families, campaigning for change and providing vital information to help people care for their own heart health. Whether you know someone who has been affected by heart problems or you just want to put your running shoes on for a great cause, your heart will tell you that there is no one better to run for than the UK's number one heart charity! Join our BHF Heart Runners Team and help us win the race against heart disease. To find out more visit www.bhf.org.uk, or contact heartrunners@bhf.org.uk.

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Oxfam

Oxfam is a global movement of people passionate about putting an end to poverty.Together, we're up for moving mountains, going that extra mile. Together we're humankind. As the 2011 official London Marathon and Edinburgh Marathon charity, and with places in other major UK races, we're serious about running. We use every ounce of our determination to make sure our runners have the experience of a lifetime. And, because of your extraordinary determination, whole communities will work their way out of poverty. For good. Determination is everything.

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Asthma UK

5.4 million people in the UK now have asthma and 10 per cent of all children have been diagnosed by a doctor as having asthma. Every seven hours somebody dies from asthma, yet 90 per cent of these deaths are preventable. At Asthma UK we are working to prevent these deaths by understanding more about the causes of asthma and to free people with asthma from its effects. Joining the team in green and support Asthma UK!

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Latest Charity News

• 25/01/12: Asthma UK If you are a long distance runner interested in a different sort of challenge, then the London 2 Brighton Challenge on the 12-13 May is for you. 100km non stop run, walk or jog from London to Brighton. See www.asthma.org.uk/london2brighton for more details. Registration closes on 28 February 2012.
• 22/11/11: Guide Dogs Guide Dogs are delighted to announce that we have guaranteed places in the Bath Half Marathon, Reading Half Marathon & Brighton Marathon 2012! Start your amazing journey today and go for Guide Dogs. Visit - www.guidedogs.org.uk/running or call 0845 600 6787.
• 06/09/11: Whizz Kidz RUN THE LONDON MARATHON 2012 in the Olympic year! A minimum sponsorship of just £1600, with lots of fundraising support. Run for a small cause in a big London Marathon team. We provide extensive training support. Transform disabled kids' lives. events@whizz-kidz.org.uk or 0207 233 9696.
• 01/07/10: Oxfam Deadline approaching for guaranteed places in 2010 Great North Run, 2010 Run to the Beat, 2010 Royal Parks Half Marathon. Determination is everything. Run for Oxfam. Link (roll over me to see where I go)
• 17/03/10: Marie Curie Cancer Care Last places for the Bupa Great North Run left! If you have a place or want to run with the Daffodil Team call us on 08700 340 040. Not only do you get an exclusive Nike running vest - designed by the european pro-running team, Your invited back to the post race reception where you can enjoy rereshments and a massage. Be part of an amazing team - Marie Curie Cancer Care.
• 08/06/09: Macmillan Cancer Support Two great challenges – real, Berlin Marathon or the ING New York Marathon, one great reason – Macmillan Cancer Support! Join Team Macmillan this Autumn for a marathon of a lifetime and help people affected by cancer. We'll support you every step of the way ensuring you have a successful and memorable marathon day. For more information please visit macmillan.org.uk/running or email berlinmarathon@macmillian.org.uk or newyorkmarathon@macmillan.org.uk or call 020 7840 7878. We look forward to welcoming you to the team!
• 07/04/09: British Heart Foundation A mass NHS programme of health checks for over-40s in England will be launched this week, offering 5-yearly blood pressure, weight and cholesterol checks alongside lifestyle advice. Betty McBride, Director of Policy and communications at the British Heart Foundation, said: "We urge people to grab this check-up with both hands if it comes their way. Don’t let the first time you realise you have heart disease be at the start of a 999 call."