RUN4ALIFE is back!
To coincide with national Men’s Health 
Week Wigan Rotary Club and Wigan Athletic Football Club have announced they will again be organising their annual RUN4ALIFE event in aid of Everyman to raise awareness of, and funds into, prostate and testicular cancer. Now in its sixth year the five kilometre event for men and boys only will be held at Haigh Hall on Sunday 26 September at 11.00am, and has so far raised £40,000 for research into male cancers, with last year’s event alone raising £10,000.
Wigan Rotary President Ted Walmsley said, “We are very grateful for all the organisations supporting us, all we need now are for the men in the area to enter the event and help us raise lots of money. Almost 5000 women have taken part in ladies only 'Race for Life' events in the borough this year and it would be great if we could get the same number of men entering this event!”
Wigan Athletic Manager Roberto Martinez is delighted for the club to throw their support behind a worthy cause. “Anything that can raise awareness to prostate and testicular cancer is extremely important and it’s vital to raise the funds needed to aid that,” said Martinez. “We’ve shown great support for the cause in the past and now with the event in its sixth year we continue to get behind them 100%. “To raise the kind of money they have already shows how awareness is growing every year and how people are able to deal with the issue in an open manner. Local Wish FM radio personalities Chris Milo and Dave Ellis are also getting involved by agreeing to run in the event. To get them into shape DW Sports are providing a personal training schedule throughout the summer. To enter go to www.run4alife.com