Half Marathon and team relay event are returning
SUNDAY, April 7, sees the return of The Loughborough Half Marathon and team relay.
The 13.1-mile course has been described as one of the toughest in the East Midlands and available places are hotly contested, with only 800 up for grabs this year.
Organised by the Loughborough-based charity Living Without Abuse, all the money raised from the event goes towards the charity’s vital and much-needed work of supporting men, women and children who have had their lives shattered by domestic abuse.
Living Without Abuse’s event organiser Gina King said: “This is the third and possibly last year the half-marathon will use this route and we are hoping for an excellent turnout.
“We only have 800 places available this year. The run is all on pavements, footpaths and pathways and is certainly tough but a fantastic course through some beautiful countryside.”
This year the charity hopes to raise even more than last year’s figure of £20,000. It costs £400 to support just one person who is experiencing domestic abuse, so the money raised from this event makes a huge difference to people’s lives.
Registration is now open and the entry fee for the half marathon is £26 for unaffiliated runners and £24 if you’re affiliated to a running club.
There is also a Team Relay Challenge with four people per team with a total entry fee of £70.
The event is co-sponsored by Duncan & Toplis Loughborough, A Plan Insurance Loughborough and the charity’s new headline sponsor for all events during 2019 Arch Communications.
For more information and to enter the event please visit http:// www. lwa. org. uk/ events/loughborough-half.asp or email gina@lwa.org.uk for an entry form.