Press Release - RunLiverpool Marathon - 7/5/11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                           FROM TIARA TO TRAINERS 

The newly-crowed Miss Liverpool is getting into shape for this month's Miss 
England competition by training for a marathon.  

Sarah Fairley, 21, from Maghull has signed up to this year's Liverpool 
Marathon and joins the 'Roy's Runners' team raising money for The Roy 
Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.   

Since being crowned Miss Liverpool in May, she has been preparing for this 
month's Miss England competition but decided to take on another challenge 
and enter the 26.2 mile race.    

Sarah has joined the 8,000 other runners who have already signed up to the 
first marathon in the city since 1993.  

On entering the marathon Miss Liverpool said:  "Since being crowed Miss 
Liverpool in May, I have been given some amazing opportunities but running 
the Liverpool Marathon is definitely going to be a challenge. 

"I will be running for The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation as it is a 
charity close to my heart.  My family has been personally affected by lung 
cancer which is why I am running for such a worthy cause, I want to take on 
this challenge to raise awareness and vital funds for the charity.  


"I think it's great for the city to have the marathon back and I'm hoping 
everyone is going to come out on the day to support everyone taking part.  
I'll certainly appreciate all the encouragement along the way."

RunLiverpool Marathon Race Director Alan Rothwell commented:

"The RunLiverpool Marathon is the perfect vehicle for charities to spread 
the word about the good work that they do. We hope that by them having an 
involvement with the event it will encourage more runners to take part - 
providing support, and of course to raise as much money as possible."  

The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the UK wholly 
dedicated to the defeat of lung cancer and will be one of the lead 
charities for the 2011 RunLiverpool Marathon.   

If you fancy joining Sarah and running the marathon for The Roy Castle Lung 
Cancer Foundation then please contact Becs on 0151 254 7267 or 


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