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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
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City charity races set to raise £300k
Sold-out charity races completed by about 6,600 people on Sunday are on course to raise £300,000. The Bidwells Oxford 10k and junior 3k races were organised by Muscular Dystrophy UK, which has organised the event since 1982. It was inspired by local boy Daniel Cleaver, who had muscular dystrophy and died aged 12 in 1990, and Sunday's edition was attended by local schools and other fundraising teams. They included about 180 pupils from Oxford's Summer Fields School who completed the 3k (1.8 miles) and Red Watch from the city's Rewley Road fire station who completed the 10k (6.2 miles) in full kit. The firefighters, who also carried a 50kg casualty training mannequin, raised over £1,100 for Muscular Dystrophy UK and the Fire Fighters Charity. The 10k race was started by Tristan Boedts, 28, who has limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and completed it last year. He completed Sunday's course in about two and a half hours, accompanied by family and friends. "This is a true community event, and we're delighted that it continues to grow, selling out in advance for a second year running," Jessie Keighley, Muscular Dystrophy UK's events manager, said. "The money raised will make a huge difference, helping us to continue funding ground-breaking research and supporting those living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Student to start city's charity 10k race Charity veterans to start city's 10k race Muscular Dystrophy UK
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Oxford 10k event set to raise £300k for Muscular Dystrophy UK
Sold-out charity races completed by about 6,600 people on Sunday are on course to raise £300, Bidwells Oxford 10k and junior 3k races were organised by Muscular Dystrophy UK, which has organised the event since was inspired by local boy Daniel Cleaver, who had muscular dystrophy and died aged 12 in 1990, and Sunday's edition was attended by local schools and other fundraising included about 180 pupils from Oxford's Summer Fields School who completed the 3k (1.8 miles) and Red Watch from the city's Rewley Road fire station who completed the 10k (6.2 miles) in full kit. The firefighters, who also carried a 50kg casualty training mannequin, raised over £1,100 for Muscular Dystrophy UK and the Fire Fighters 10k race was started by Tristan Boedts, 28, who has limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and completed it last year. He completed Sunday's course in about two and a half hours, accompanied by family and friends. "This is a true community event, and we're delighted that it continues to grow, selling out in advance for a second year running," Jessie Keighley, Muscular Dystrophy UK's events manager, said."The money raised will make a huge difference, helping us to continue funding ground-breaking research and supporting those living with muscle wasting and weakening conditions." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Student with muscular dystrophy to start Oxford's charity 10k race
A student who last year took part in a charity race through Oxford will start it for the thousands of people competing in it on Boedts, 28, has limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), which causes muscles to weaken over time, but has taken on intrepid adventures, including hiking to Mount Everest's Base PhD student, who is studying behavioural science at Warwick University, will start the Bidwells Oxford race is held in aid of Muscular Dystrophy UK, which seeks to help the 110,000 people in the UK living with one of more than 60 muscle-wasting and weakening conditions. The first was held in 1982, inspired by a local boy, Daniel Cleaver, who had muscular dystrophy."I like to push myself, academically, personally and physically," Mr Boedts student said he want to show that people with LGMD and other types of muscle-wasting conditions "just want to live normal lives". "Normality is often robbed from us, not because of our condition but because society isn't built to accommodate us," he said."Imagine trying to travel by train without using stairs or doing food shopping in a wheelchair. That's why supporting charities like Muscular Dystrophy UK is so important."Not only are they helping to fund research into new treatments but they also advocate for the community when it comes to issues like accessibility."He said living with his LGMD was difficult and that his condition would deteriorate over time."I feel lucky to be able to walk in events like this. Lots of people with LGMD, or other types of muscle wasting condition, are not able to do so," Mr Boedts said."I have friends who have the same condition but are not able to walk anymore. I know they would love to do something like this but they can't. "However, they still show such resilience and strength. I will be thinking of them on Sunday." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
