More than 300 runners ready to help fight muscle-wasting conditions

More than 300 runners ready to help fight muscle-wasting conditions

5:24pm Wednesday 5th March 2014 in News By Barry Nelson, Health Editor

Runners pictured at the start of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Oxford Town and Gown 10K last year. The event is the model for this Sunday's run in Durham City.

MORE than 300 runners are ready to take on the first Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Durham City Town and Gown 10k this Sunday and help fight muscle-wasting conditions.

The new race follows a route past iconic Durham sights, including the cathedral and castle, leading runners along the banks of the River Wear into the heart of the city.

Thanks to fantastic support from locals and Durham University students alike, the event is on course to raise 10,000 towards the Muscular Dystrophy Campaigns work.

The charity funds groundbreaking research into treatments for muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular conditions and supports the 70,000 families affected 3,000 of them from the North-East.

The run will be joined by a team of 12 runners from the elite research team at the Institute of Human Genetics at Newcastle University, which is supported by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

The innovative work carried out by 70 experts at the Institute has just been recognised for its contributions to understanding and treatment of muscular dystrophy.

Prof Kate Bushby, chair of neuromuscular genetics at Newcastle University, is now recognized as the world's top medical specialist in Duchene muscular dystrophy research and treatment.

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More than 300 runners ready to help fight muscle-wasting conditions