All posts from the Upcoming events category
November 2009
Gosport Half Marathon - Gosport - 15/11/09
A fast, flat course with plenty of PB potential.
Newcastle Town More Marathon - Newcastle - 22/11/09
Newcastle’s first ever city centre marathon, running through its historic Town Moor.
Larking Gowen City of Norwich Half Marathon - Norwich - 29/11/09
A rural road race starting in the famous Norfolk Showground and taking in three surrounding villages.
August - September 2009
Hokkaido Marathon - Japan - 30/08/2009
Great Scottish Run - Glasgow - 06/09/2009
Bristol Half Marathon - Bristol - 06/09/2009
Bhutan Marathon - Bhutan - 06/09/2009
Great Scottish Run
Scotland’s largest run is taking place on the 6th of September and entry for the race is still open! There is also a choice of running a half marathon or 10k distance and even a Junior 3k and 1.5k road race. So no excuse not to run off those summer barbeques! With over 19,000 entrants last year this run is one not to miss out on.
If you don’t already have a charity to fundraise for why not check out their charity listings here.
Then once you’ve entered the race, click here to set up your JustGiving page and get your fundraising underway!
Best of Luck to everyone running!
Fancy running the NYC Half-Marathon? The Fresh Air Fund needs you!
The Fresh Air Fund is still looking for runners to join their Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Half-Marathon on August 16th.
The Fresh Air fund was set up in 1877, to provide free summer holidays for children from low income families in New York, who otherwise would not be able to escape the city during the summer months. Through the Fresh Air Fund they have the opportunity to go on camping trips where they can learn to swim, go hiking, do art classes or stay with a host family from another state for a week. Many children that benefit from the charity’s work go on to form lifelong friendships with other children as well as visiting new places that they could never have done without the help of the Fund.
Last summer’s NYC half-Marathon was a huge success and the Fresh Air Fund-Racers raised more than $125,000. If you can make it over to NYC for to run and fancy being part of a great half marathon then sign up. To read a bit more about the work they do for underprivileged kids in New York, to sign up or make a donation visit their website here.
If you have additional questions or are interested in taking part please contact Kate at runners@freshair.org
Bristol Half Marathon
If you haven’t signed up for this one yet and you are a keen half marathon runner or just fancy a challenge while raising some money for those needy causes, then sign up to the Bristol Half Marathon now! The entry deadline has been extended so all entries are valid until the 31st July!
The race will take place on 6th September at 9.30 and plenty of you JustGivers have already got involved and raised lots of money for lots of causes by gearing up for this race.
Jim Coulter and his team of Royal Marine Aircrewmen are planning on running the Bristol half marathon while carrying a 300lbs, 31 ft long Sea King main rotor blade and aiming to raise £1000 per mile for Help for Heroes. Good Luck boys!
http://www.justgiving.com/jimcoulter/
Diana and Matt are running in memory of their little baby girl Sienna who was diagnosed with Down syndrome, and sadly died when she was just 22 weeks old. They are running to raise money for the Bristol Area Down Syndrome Association and we wish them both the best of luck.
http://www.justgiving.com/in-memory-of-sienna/
Inspired by these fundraisers and their stories? Sign up for the Bristol Half Marathon now!
Lakeland 100 Ultra Marathon
The Lakeland 100 is not an event for the fainthearted. Taking place on 31st July - 2nd August, this high endurance race of a circular 100miles has to be completed within a 40 hour time frame.
Promising some of the most beautiful panoramas and views of Cumbria’s famed countryside this is definitely an event for those with a love of the British landscape!
According to the events route planners: ‘It’s a stunning route with something for everyone: grassy paths, well benched tracks, boggy moorland trods, an old railway line, typical rugged Lakeland footpaths and very occasional tarmac. The relentless succession of hills, with a number of typical steep Lakeland ascents, add up to a total of 6800m of climb. Throw in the mix of rough downhills and exhilarating fast descents and you’ve got an event that will challenge both body and mind’.
One JustGiver who is confident he is up to this immense challenge is Barry Spencer.
He is running for Cancer Research UK and is confident of a 30 hours finish time.
Check out his blog here to read about his progress.
We wish Barry and all the other charity runners in the Lakeland 100 best of luck!
RNLI SummerSprint
If you haven’t got any running planned for the summer months yet and are beginning to feel that runners itch, or if you fancy a 10k or 5k run on the beach why not sign up for the RNLI Summer Sprint?
The race is taking place on the 30th July on Gwithian Beach in the Penwith District of Cornwall with an evening start due to ensure low tides and an empty beach! All the funds raised from the race will go to the South West Lifeguard Appeal.
There are still places available, so if you fancy it sign up online or call contact Hannah or Carla on 01202 336 080.
If you know of a running event that is taking place and would like us to feature it here on our runners blog, drop us an email or comment and let us know!
Fancy a 10K run?
If you fancy doing a 10k run, how about entering the British 10K run on 12th July?
Join thousands of other runners enjoying a scenic route around central London’s historic landmarks. The official race charity is Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity but there are hundreds of other charities with places to offer.
If you fancy entering or finding out more check out the website.
Join the Great South Run
This 21,000 runner event takes place on 25th October and will be televised live on Channel 5.
There are still charity places available if you’d like to enter and raise money for a wide range of UK charities.
You can find out more about the world’s biggest 10 mile race here.
