Run for Moore
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. Although participation is limited to men, women can get involved by volunteering and marshalling at the event. The events involved running, jogging or walking a 5-kilometre course and participants were encouraged to raise sponsorship from friends and family for doing so.
History
The Bobby Moore Fund is named after England's famous captain of the 1966 World Cup-winning English football team, Bobby MooreBobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
, who died of bowel cancer on 24 February 1993, at the age of 51. The fund raises money for research into bowel cancer and also raises public awareness of the disease. Since 1993 it has raised about £1 million a year.
Run for Moore was established in 2006 and has raised over £450,000 in its first two years. In 2009, the run was consolidated into a single event, which took place on Blackheath Common, London, and which had over 1700 participants. There was no event in 2010 and none has been announced for 2011. Instead, Bobby Moore Fund supporters were invited to take part in one of the charity's 5K runs.