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London 2010 Love Run
13 February 2010

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The annual Valentine's Love Run will take place this year in London, Newcastle, Manchester and Cardiff. The 10K race will be timed using champion chip timing. The event is organised by the charity Action Duchenne and is committed to raising awareness and funds for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne is a genetic and severe muscle wasting disease for which there is no cure. Two boys every week are born with this disease in the UK. Boys with DMD are usually unable to walk by age 12 and without treatment will die in their late teens, early twenties. Action Duchenne aims to lobby the UK Government so they recognise the need for real long term investment in Duchenne research. Action Duchenne is also committed to raising money for new genetic research in the UK to find treatments or a cure. Clinical trials are now taking place that if successful will provide a viable treatment for the disease but if the boys are to receive the treatment more funds will be needed. All your registration fee will go to the Charity and we will ask you to raise as much as you can by getting sponsorship for taking part in the event. Your sponsorship will make a real difference to the thousands of boys living in the UK with Duchenne. If you sign up you will have a great day for a great cause. Please visit our website www.actionduchenne.org for more information. The heart is a muscle too.

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