Keith Atkinson, 70, ran 115 miles in October while having prostate cancer treatment, and he's nearly at £10k Workington veteran who ran 115 miles during cancer treatment is £491 off his £10,000 target
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Keith from Workington is 70, served 38 years in the Army Reserves, and ran every day in October while on cancer treatment, a lot of it with a 36lb rucksack. He's £491 short of £10k, and it closes on 23 November.
Fancy helping a Workington lad over the line? And blokes, this one's a nudge to have a word with your GP too.
Keith Atkinson is 70, from Workington, and did 38 years in the Army Reserves. He found out he had prostate cancer in July after a routine blood test and a biopsy, even though he'd had no symptoms at all. He's on hormone treatment now, and starts radiotherapy in December, which should be done before Christmas.
In October he signed up for Prostate Cancer Research's Run 50 Miles in October. You only had to run on 19 days. Keith ran every single day of the month and did 115 miles, more than double, and 70 of those miles were with a 36lb rucksack on his back.
He's raised £9,509 so far, plus £1,093.89 Gift Aid, and he's top of the whole country's leaderboard for the challenge, £1,720 clear of the next person out of 2,513. He's just £491 off £10,000, and donations close on 23 November.
Keith said: "We're now just £491 away from £10,000, and it would be great to reach that mark before donations close on November 23."
Stobbarts in Workington have chucked in a donation and helped spread the word, and New Balance at Flimby have asked him to talk to about 180 staff in December. He also marched in the Remembrance Sunday parade in Whitehall last Sunday.
What to do: chuck a few quid in on his Prostate Cancer Research page, search Keith Atkinson Run 50 Miles in October, before 23 November. And lads, if you're of an age, ask your GP about getting tested.
Keith Atkinson, 70, a former Army Reservist from Workington, ran 115 miles in October while having hormone treatment for prostate cancer. He has raised £9,509 for Prostate Cancer Research and donations close on 23 November.
This is for anyone who wants to back a local fundraiser before the deadline, and for men wondering whether to ask their GP about a prostate check.
Keith Atkinson, 70, from Workington, served for 38 years in the Army Reserves. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in July after a routine blood test and biopsy, despite having no symptoms, and is having hormone treatment. He is due to start targeted radiotherapy in December, which is expected to finish before Christmas.
In October he took on Prostate Cancer Research's Run 50 Miles in October challenge. The challenge set running across 19 days, but he ran on all 31 days of the month and covered 115 miles, more than double the target. He carried a 36lb rucksack for 70 of those miles.
He has raised £9,509, plus £1,093.89 in Gift Aid, and leads the charity's national leaderboard for the challenge, £1,720 ahead of the next fundraiser among 2,513 entrants. He needs £491 to reach £10,000 before donations close on 23 November.
Mr Atkinson said: "We're now just £491 away from £10,000, and it would be great to reach that mark before donations close on November 23."
Workington construction and civil engineering firm Stobbarts Ltd has donated and helped publicise the appeal, and New Balance's Flimby factory has invited him to speak to around 180 staff about his diagnosis at a briefing in December. On Remembrance Sunday he joined the parade in Whitehall in London.
What you can do: donate through his Prostate Cancer Research fundraising page, by searching for Keith Atkinson's Run 50 Miles in October page on the charity's site, before 23 November. He is also urging men to talk to their GP about prostate cancer testing.