Firms in running for the 10K Business Challenge Still time to enter team in the Birmingham run
MIDLAND companies of all shapes and sizes are counting down to the Business Challenge at the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K.
Firms have signed up for this year’s 10K Business Challenge on Sunday, May 6, with the entry window still open for others to join them.
The Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K Business Challenge invites the corporate world to compete for friendly-rivalry bragging rights and fastest-time trophies.
The four fastest collective times by participants are totalled for each team to pick the overall winners. An engraved trophy is awarded for the winning team in each business size category (small, medium and large).
Any company that enters 12 or more employees will receive its own engraved plaque irrespective of finish times.
The Great Birmingham 10K starts in Birmingham city centre before taking runners and walkers past sights such as the Selfridges building, Cannon Hill Park and Edgbaston Stadium.
The event features a Walking Wave, which is growing in popularity as it appeals to participants taking on their first mass-participation activity event or aiming for a change of lifestyle. Among those taking part is Jewellery Quarter-based Rewired PR, Media Links Online of Longbridge, BBC Digital England and Cornwall Street-based financial services giant PwC.
With ongoing support from The Great Run Company – organisers of the annual 10K – PwC has pulled out all the stops to inspire 200 of its Midlands workforce to get active in 2018 with one of the biggest teams ever to take part in the 10K.
PwC runners are raising money for a wide range of causes, including the PwC Foundation, which promotes social inclusion and sustainable development, The Samaritans, Beyond Food and Wellbeing of Women.
The PwC team has been given support and encouragement with tailored training plans and running advice from Great Run Company experts, who have created training schedules for runners and walkers of all abilities at https://greatruntraining.org/
Ian Wall, PwC Director in the Midlands said: “Keeping active is important to both physical and mental wellbeing, it is also great fun and a super opportunity to raise money for good causes as part of the PwC Foundation.”