Cancer Research UK might continue to deny Jim Cowan had anything to do with the Race for Life but, in doing so, they ignore correspondence which clearly shows that he came to them with the ‘original idea’ (their words).

One such example is this letter from the Imperial Cancer Research Fund’s (Cancer Research UK’s former name) then National Events Manager Jill MacRae in which she states; “Mr Cowan came to us with the original idea and worked alongside us to both promote and organise the event.”

Interestingly, as we will evidence in a future article, Jill MacRae is one of the people who has since claimed to have created the event herself, one of many ‘stories’ used by Cancer Research UK to deny Jim the recognition he so rightly deserves.

It is time for Cancer Research UK to stop lying and to put right the wrongs done to Jim and give him the credit he deserves.