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28th October 2010 by
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Two Men, Two Marathons, Two Continents in Two Weeks In Aid of
Along with the other 13,000 runners representing seventy-four nations Patrick McAliskey and James Montgomery set off from Fitzwilliam Square on Monday morning to complete this year’s Dublin City Marathon.
While the elites dominated the headlines on Tuesday, most of the 13,000 field were running for personal reasons, to overcome their own personal “impossible”. In Patrick and James’s case their motivation was in aid of Bowel Cancer UK, a charity very dear to their hearts stemming from the diagnosis of close friend and colleague ‘Rosi Kirker’ diagnosed in July 2009.
Both runners successfully completed the course crossing the finish line comfortably, Patrick in 3hrs 43 and James in 4hrs 34. The runners are well on their way to reaching their target of £6000 and to date friends, family and colleagues have helped raise a tremendous £2,388.
Somewhat further afield than their first challenge Patrick and James will now travel to the US where they will complete the 2nd leg of their challenge and compete in the ING New York City Marathon on November 7th.
Patrick and James would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their generosity and on going support. Without this the drive and motivation to achieve two marathons in 2 weeks would have been extremely difficult.
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20th October 2010 by
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Two brave runners, Patrick McAliskey from Lurgan and James Montgomery from Bangor, will be taking on an incredible challenge this autumn by running two marathons within the space of two weeks across two continents, all in aid of national charity Bowel Cancer UK.
Patrick and James, who work at IT company Novosco in Belfast, will first take part in the Dublin Marathon on 25th October – somewhat closer to home than their next challenge! Less than two weeks later on 7th November, they will participate in the ING New York CityMarathon.
Patrick completed his first ever marathon in Belfast in May this year and raised over £4,600 for Bowel Cancer UK. His motivation stems from seeing a close friend and colleague being treated for bowel cancer over the past year.
Patrick says; “Rosi Kirker was diagnosed with bowel cancer in July 2009, and following extensive surgery and chemotherapy she continues to fight the disease. Throughout her illness, Rosi has been tirelessly fundraising for Bowel Cancer UK so that people can become more educated and aware of this disease, because if detected early, it is highly treatable.”
“To date, family, friends and colleagues have helped raise thousands of pounds and this money will be used to raise awareness in Northern Ireland and to provide those living with the disease the support that they need. I am delighted to be able to do my bit to help Rosi, and the charity, by taking part in these marathons.”
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In Northern Ireland, over 1,100 men and women are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year and it is the second most common cancer among women and the third most common among men.
A bowel cancer screening programme for Northern Ireland was introduced this year and the roll out is due to be completed by March 2011. The programme aims to detect signs of bowel cancer at a very early stage when there is a good chance that treatment will be successful.
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