Going Extra Mile for Charity ; Celebrity-Inspired Runners Pull On Their Trainers and Hit the Track for Sport Relief Cause
Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph › March 23, 2010
Linked as:
Summary
ALMOST 300 people pulled on their trainers to run Scunthorpe's Sport Relief Mile - as it emerged celebrity marathon men have sparked a new passion for running.
An "overwhelming" number of athletes took part in yesterday's fundraising extravaganza, which was part of the co-ordinated national effort to raise cash for charity.See the full content of this document
Extract
Going Extra Mile for Charity ; Celebrity-Inspired Runners Pull On Their Trainers and Hit the Track for Sport Relief Cause
Local organiser Julian Moorhouse said he was stunned by the amount of runners, from novices to more seasoned athletes, who raced in either a one-mile, three-mile or six-mile event.
Julian said: "The response to the Scunthorpe Mile has been overwhelming. There have been so many people wanting to get involved in so many ways."We've got about 300 runners here today...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
