Runner signs up for London Marathon in aid of charity (From Times Series)

Golders Green runner signs up for London Marathon in aid of charity

9:20am Saturday 4th February 2012 in News By Natalie O'Neill

A woman from Golders Green is limbering up to take on the London Marathon to raise cash for a humanitarian aid charity.

Emma Segal, 31, has already raised £819 but is determined to reach her £2,500 target for World Jewish Relief.

Ms Segal, who is also the charity’s head of community partnerships, has been training four times a week in preparation for the big race.

She said: “I am thrilled to be taking on this challenge for World Jewish Relief, a charity that is so close to my heart.

“It is amazing to be in a position where I can see firsthand the impact that the money I am raising will have on those in desperate need.”

Last year, WJR runners raised a total of £22,561 to help fund WJR’s programmes supporting vulnerable and poverty stricken people in twenty countries around the world.

To sponsor Ms Segal visit: http://www.mywjr.org.uk/emmasmarathon/. Or to sign up to the marathon before the deadline on Friday, February 10 contact Ms Segal on 020 8736 1253 or email: es@wjr.org.uk.