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Sunday, 2 May 2010

London Marathon 2010 - Alzheimer's Society, Dementia

On Sunday 25 April 365 runners conquered the Virgin London Marathon 2010 in aid of Alzheimer's Society.

In this film we hear what motivated our runners, as well as what our celebrity participants thought of the day.

This year's event was the most successful so far, with more runners taking part and more funds raised than ever before to help the fight against dementia.

Among the Alzheimer's Society team were four celebrity runners - Apprentice winner, Yasmina Siadatan, Oasis drummer Alan White, television presenter Richard McCourt and jazz crooner Rick Guard, who pounded the streets of London in support of the charity. Alzheimer's Society also had an enthusiastic team of supporters on the sidelines, who cheered, whistled and high-fived the charity's runners, sending them on their way with a smile on their faces.






There are more than 750,000 people in the UK affected by dementia with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2025.

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them.



Ruth Langsford 
talks about her father's 
dementia and the work of
Alzheimer's Society.


Ruth Langsford, presenter of ITV's This Morning programme, talks about her father's dementia and the work of Alzheimer's Society.

For more information on dementia please visit alzheimers.org.uk/understandingdementia

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, which affects around 750,000 people in the UK with numbers set to rise to 1 million by 2025.

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading care and research charity for people with dementia and those who care for them. 





Support the fight against dementia 



 

  

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Deadline for applying for this event extended to 
Friday, 7th May 2010. Please visit the website for
further information and to apply check out the get involved section.


 


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