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On Sunday 9 May 2010, a large team from DLA Piper's Leeds office and members of their families and friends will be participating in the following two events to be held in Millenium Square, Leeds to raise funds for their chosen charity for 2010, the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford:

1.   The Leeds Half Marathon and Corporate Challenge Relay 2010

2.   Jane Tomlinson's Run for All Mini Fun Run & Junior Fun Run 2010

The Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford is a truly deserving charity which provides high quality nursing to those people living with terminal cancer and other illnesses.  This hospice is one of nine hospices in the UK and offers specialist support in a relaxed, friendly and comfortable environment to cancer patients and their families. Between them, the nine Marie Curie Hospices provide the greatest number of beds outside the NHS and no charge is ever made to patients or their families.  Voluntary contributions, together with statutory government funding, are therefore essential to continue providing these vital services.

For many members of the team participating in these two events, this will be a very poignant day since many will be running in memory of Bob Allerton, Kirstie's husband, who lost his battle with cancer in December 2009 and was cared for so expertly by the Marie Curie nurses in his final months at the Bradford hospice.  Various members of his family and his friends will be running with DLA Piper's team to help raise much needed funds for the Bradford hospice and their three year old son Lucas will be heading up "Team Lucas" in the childrens' fun runs.

The Leeds Half Marathon is recognised as one of the toughest half marathons in the UK, with the majority of the first half of the race being uphill. The race starts from Leeds City Centre, goes north through Meanwood to the ring road, west along the ring road to Horsforth and back along the Kirkstall Road into town. The team will be running a combined distance of more than 550 miles so there will be a few aching limbs and tired bodies afterwards!

The teams are the following: 

Leeds Half Marathon

Peter Parker, Antony Clerehugh, John Connor, Amy McLeish, Andrew Elliott, Caroline Young, Matthew Farrar, Paddy Allen, Kate Oldroyd, Nick Keen, Charlotte Sharples, Peter Kendall, Emma Clark, Ruth Dobby, Matthew Clayton-Stead, Liga Magdalenoka-Keen, Jonathan Parker, Andrew Parker, Mark Ropka, Chris Stoner, Sarah Stoner, David Simpson, Lee Harris, Courtney Rager & Matt Tracey.

Corporate Challenge Relay

Sarah Day, Wendy Harrison, Tom Heylen, Alastair Da Costa, Andrew Davies, Rob Smith, Matt Price, Polly Brook, Emma Widdowson, Eleanor Buxton, Kat Bly, Stephen Rushe, Jon Allerton, Dan Allerton, David Allerton, Simon Bainbridge, Paula Hammond, Louise Johnson & Paul Healey.

Mini Fun Run

Lucas Allerton, Marcus Allerton, Tyler Hodgkinson, Olivia Mounsey, Oliver Peel, Edward Connor, Evie Connor, William Sharp, Oliver Sharp, Thomas Atkinson, Lily Fell, Thomas Dyson & Francesca Arrandale.

Junior Fun Run

Katie Allerton & Ben Fell

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So please dig deep and donate now.  Help us support and raise much needed funds for this fantastic charity!

Many thanks for your kind donations

 

DLA Piper Leeds & friends