Marathon man set to be special guest at race launch event

A man who has not missed a day’s running in almost 50 years will be leading a series of special announcements at the official launch of the 2014 Perkins Great Eastern Run today (Thursday).

Doctor Ron Hill MBE - who has competed in more than 1 00 marathons a nd raced in 100 different countries - will be the principal speaker at the launch event at the city’s Marriott Hotel.

It’s being held to outline changes to this year’s event, which is expected to be a record breaker.

New to 2014 is the introduction of race pacers who will help runners to achieve their best possible time on race day. Seven pacers will lead different target times ranging from one and a half hours f i ni s h t i me to t wo hours and forty five minutes.

Organisers Peterborough City Council are also inviting local bands and solo artists to apply to perform on the running route and on The Embankment where the race starts and finishes.

This year’s Perkins Great Eas t e r n Run t a ke s pl ac e on Sunday, October 12 and t h e r o ut e wi l l r e mai n e d unchanged, s ta r t i ng a nd finishing on the city’s Embankment.

Annette Joyce, Head of Commercial Operations at Peterborough City Council said: “The number of runners new to the race who have signed up so far is encouraging.”

For more i nfor mation about the run, how to enter and to keep up-to-date with all the latest race news and training tips, visit http:// www.perkinsgreateasternr u n .c o.u k / o r t e l e p h o n e 01733 207210.