Overview
- Chris Kamara will run the AJ Bell Great North Run on September 13 with his son Jack and presenter Ben Shephard as “Team Kammy” to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK.
- Ben Shephard has a personal link to the cause because his father was diagnosed with prostate cancer and he has joined to help raise awareness.
- Prostate Cancer UK says one in eight men will be diagnosed in their lifetime and risk rises with age, family history, and Black ethnicity while the NHS records about 60,000 new cases and more than 12,000 deaths each year.
- Kamara, a long-term charity ambassador who disclosed an apraxia of speech diagnosis in 2022 and occasional balance problems, says he still intends to complete the half-marathon and wants to use his visibility to educate others.
- The Great North Run gives high public exposure for charity campaigns and Kamara’s history of fundraisers with figures like Jeff Stelling could increase screening conversations and drive donations, so observers will be watching fundraising totals and outreach in the run-up to the event.