From “Two Weeks to Live” to the Starting Line: Adam Claxton Inspires Community to ‘Run With Adam’ at Worcester City Run
Local resident Adam Claxton is preparing for an extraordinary comeback, lacing up his trainers to tackle the Worcester City 10km on Sunday 13th September 2026. Running alongside members of the Worcestershire Royal Hospital Haematology team, Adam is launching the “Run With Adam” campaign to rally the local community and raise vital funds for Cure Leukaemia, which funds Research Nurse Christine Bossa’s role at the hospital.
In September 2024, Adam was a healthy 41-year-old living his life normally when he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). After undergoing treatment, he achieved remission by April 2025 and was back in the gym. However, the rug was pulled again just months later in July 2025, when a routine check-up revealed his white blood cell count had skyrocketed.
In a heartbreaking turn of events, Adam was told he had just two weeks to live.
Defying the odds, Adam has battled back. Now, in Blood Cancer Awareness Month, he is taking on the Worcester City 10km. The event will be a true family affair, as Adam will run alongside his wife Jo and their children are also set to run for their dad in the Worcester City Run Junior Run on Saturday 12th September.
Funds raised from the campaign will directly support Cure Leukaemia, which funds a crucial research nurse at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
Adam Claxton expressed his pride ahead of the event:
I am incredibly proud to be supporting Cure Leukaemia. As a patient myself, this event marks a massive milestone in my journey to get back running and to show everyone that anything is possible. I am doing this to repay the incredible nurses and clinical teams that saved my life, and to ensure that more families can have the same chance at a future together.
Dr Salim Shafeek, who treated Adam, commented on his remarkable resilience:
Adam is a true inspiration to us all. His journey from such a critical prognosis to taking on a 10km run is nothing short of extraordinary. We encourage the entire local community to join us, ‘Run With Adam’, and stand in solidarity in the ongoing fight against blood cancer.
Members of the public are urged to join Adam, his clinical team, and his family to make a difference this September.
To find out more about the event and sign up to run, click here.
To donate to support Adam, visit https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/runwithadam