This is a charity event for two charities
Pancreatic Cancer awareness and Chase Hospice Care for Children
Pancreatic cancer
http://pancreaticcanceraction.org/
Pancreatic cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in the UK
In 2009, 8,366 people were newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK
In 2009, 8,047 people died from pancreatic cancer in the UK
22 people a day die from pancreatic cancer [1]
Relative survival to 5 years is only 3%
Relative survival to 1 year is less than 20% and is one of the worst rates in Europe
82% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the UK will die within a year as most are diagnosed with late stage disease
47% of people are diagnosed as an emergency in our A&E departments [2]
Only 10% of patients are diagnosed in time for potentially curative surgery[3]
Those who are diagnosed in time for surgery have a 30% chance of surviving five years [4 ]
It is the 11th most common cancer for men, and the 8th most common cancer for women.
40% of patients are under the age of 69 at diagnosis[5 ]
Deaths from pancreatic cancer increased between 2002 & 2009 while deaths from many other cancers declined
Chase Charity
http://www.shootingstarchase.org.uk/
Shooting Star CHASE is your local children’s hospice charity caring for over 600 families living in western London, Surrey and West Sussex.
They aim to make every day count for children and teenagers with life-limiting conditions, and their families.
Their services are available 365 days a year, and families receive our support free of charge, in their own homes and communities and at our two children’s hospices.They need to find £23,000 a day to provide all these vital services.
As you may of known Lee Price he was a great ambassadore to power lifting and did loads for charities.
I promised him and Tara his wife earlier this year this would happen and so now the date and events are set.
The date is December 8th(Saturday) at BCA College in Maidenhead(Lee's home town)
The rules
Each competitor needs to bring in £50 mimimum sponsorship to compete.
The Spectators
There is no charge to come and watch, you only need to bring a christmas present, wrapped up for a boy or girl, with details on a lable and age group.
The competitors
105's and Novices
The Events
1-Log Reps- 100kg for 105's and 90 for Novices
2-Max Deadlift- 220kg for 105's and 180 for Novices(No suits, no sumo) Straps ok, lifts can be skipped, everybody does first lift
3-Tyre/Yoke Medley 105's 320 tyre x 3 flips and 300 yoke 20 metres, Novices 320 tyre x 2 flips and 240 yoke 20 metres
4-Famers Medley 105's 110 farmers 20 metres and then 125 farmers 20 metres. Novices 100 farmers 20 metres and the 120 farmers 20 metres
5-Fingles Finger 210 for reps split times on flips. Novice 160 for reps
All events 75 seconds except deadlift as 60 seconds, once the previous competitor puts bar down next competitor has 60 seconds to lift