FRENZ

FRENZ
The Leeds '10k Run for All'
22 June 2008

In 2008 myself and a group of friends – collectively called 'FRENZ' will be doing The Leeds '10k Run for All' – an event set up in 2007 by Jane Tomlinson, who sadly lost her battle with breast cancer after being told in 2000 she had just months to live. Jane didn’t sit back and wait for it to happen, in her words “Death doesn’t arrive with prognosis”.

During this period Jane, a mother of three from Leeds, took on a series of apparently impossible challenges, for someone suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy treatment, including a full Ironman (4km Swim, 180Km bike ride and full marathon – completed inside 17 hours), two half Ironmans, the London Marathon three times, the New York Marathon, three London Triathlons and three long distance bike rides – John O Groats to Lands End, Rome to Home and her final huge challenge a 6781.8 km ride across America -  a true inspiration to anyone suffering from the disease.

Having done several walks for various charities in the past 'FRENZ' the team felt that in 2008 we would like to give to a local charity – namely Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust and in particular the Breast Unit.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2006 and had surgery and re-construction followed by radiotherapy and of course ongoing treatment. My treatment at Addenbrooke's was second to none and it would give all of us, but me in particular, great pleasure in raising money for the new unit.

Barbara Urquhart
For 'FRENZ'

Main photo left-right: Karen Doig, Barbara Urquhart, Jill Edwards, Wendy Anderson, Claire Edwards, Julie Caine, Liz Nolan and Kate Burman.