A Triathlon competitor hopes to raise £1,000 to help prevent young people dying of heart defects. Phil Aiken, of Hubbards Chase, Walton, will compete in the London Triathlon in August, in memory of family friend Andy Gard, who died just before his 18th birthday in 1997 from an u undiagnosed heart condition. The gruelling course consists
It will be ten years this September since local teenager Aaron Lundy died suddenly from a cardiac condition after a football match in Portstewart. Since that time his friends have not let the memory of their young friend fade. To mark the ten year anniversary, a number of Aaron's friends have organised relay teams to take
Mark Hughes described completing the London Marathon as "amazing" after raising over £4,00 for charity in memory of his best friend Ralph Murwill. Visit http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/content/haringey/tottenhamjournal/sport/story.aspx?brand=HCEJOnline&category=sportathletics&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=sporttwgj&itemid=WeED29 Apr 2009 11:57:13:773
The Great British public – with the emphasis firmly on the great – may look on bemused as we run out of zeros to calculate our bankers' greed and MPs' expense claims but yet again they rose magnificently to the occasion at yesterday's Flora London Marathon. The Great British Public are givers, not takers, a concept others
Dean Richards believes the Lions selectors have limited their options by ignoring the talents of scrum-half Danny Care and No8 Nick Easter for the summer tour of South Africa. Both players impressed for England during the season and have helped their team to reach the final round of the regular Guinness Premiership season in second place,
Haringey physiotherapist Mark Hughes will be tying on his running shoes for a good cause at this weekend's London Marathon – and he has already raised over £3,000. Visit http://www.hornseyjournal.co.uk/content/haringey/hornseyjournal/sport/story.aspx?brand=HCEJOnline&category=sportathletics&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=sporthcej&itemid=WeED22 Apr 2009 14:47:51:737
It's less than two weeks until the London Marathon. Here six entrants reveal their very different reasons for taking on such a gruelling challenge. It's the final push, as dedicated runners gear up to take on the Flora London Marathon a week on Sunday. They have been pounding the pavements for months, honing their bodies and improving their
He may be a fitness instructor but even Ian Harkness knows that everyone has a limit – and says the London Marathon may well prove to be his. The 29-year-old is about to embark on the biggest challenge of his life, but has a special reason for doing it that he hopes will get him round.
A Nuneaton woman who died suddenly while on a night out with friends is one of the faces of a new high profile campaign. Tragically Claire Keen was struck down by adult cot death four years ago, leaving behind a grieving family struggling to understand what happened to their bright and bubbly sister and daughter. A
Tragic stories of a teenage footballer and a dance-loving schoolgirl who both died from heart attacks are being used to help save other young lives. Six young people from Greater Manchester will feature in a campaign to raise awareness of a 50 per cent rise in sudden deaths from cardiac trauma in the under-35s since 2006.