David Babbs

David's page

Fundraising for TeamPB
£2,481
raised of £2,012 target
by 23 supporters
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012, on 22 April 2012
TeamPB

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RCN 1005541 and 1017658

Story

Thank you so much all of you who have given so generously to this cause. We broke though the £2012 target 2 days before the race so the pressure was on for me to finish!

I'd never run a marathon before and had not run more than 16 miles in training, so I took it steady but still found the final 10 miles very tough. The support of the crowds though was amazing and carried me through in a time of 4 hours 43 mins. It was of course a fabulous day for running, cold but with clear blue skies and sunshine - all in all an amazing experience!

Breast and Prostate cancer are the two most common cancers in the UK and about ¾ million people are living with these diseases right now. Women have about a 1 in 8 lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and men about a 1 in 9 risk of developing prostate cancer.

We will all know friends or family whose lives have been affected by these diseases and have seen the impact that they cause. The Prostate Cancer Charity and Breast Cancer Care (together "TeamPB") provide important practical help such as telephone support, support groups and the care of specialist nurses as needed. 

 

Please help if you can :)

About the charity

TeamPB

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RCN 1005541 and 1017658
The Prostate Cancer Charity and Breast Cancer Care have teamed up joint official charities for the 2012 Virgin London Marathon. Together we are TeamPB! Our goal is to recruit our biggest team to date and to raise £1 million to help change the lives of those affected by prostate and breast cancer. Prostate cancer and breast cancer are the most common cancers in men and women respectively in the UK today. This year 37,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and 50,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Combined, more than 750,000 people are living with these two cancers in the UK right now. By running together we can raise more awareness and more money to support the more than 750,000 people living with these two cancers in the UK right now. Donations and Gift Aid made to the Team PB JustGiving pages will be split 50/50 between both charities.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,481.00
+ £156.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£731.00
Offline donations
£1,750.00

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