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In a bid to cement the city’s position as the European Capital of Running, this Sunday the city of Birmingham will come alive with thousands of runners participating in the Simplyhealth Great Birmingham Run and the inaugural Birmingham International Marathon.

Amongst the runners are many first-timers, who have progressed from being inactive to taking on either the 13.2 or 26.4 mile challenge. One project that has supported runners through this journey is RunBirmingham; a 3 year lottery funded project working to address inactivity in the city. Working alongside other Birmingham City Council Wellbeing Services initiatives, RunBirmingham leads free and inclusive groups to support those new to running and exercise, targeting many inactive communities that may be under represented.

Alongside setting up many Couch to 5k programs, to help address inactivity in the city, RunBirmingham plans to launch Great Run Locals across the city, providing all runners with a free, weekly 2k and 5k event, adding to the already successful Great Run Local Ley Hill and Great Run Local The Vale.

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GREAT RUN LOCAL LEY HILL

Every Saturday, 9:30am

Holloway Hall Community Centre
Holloway
Ley Hill Birmingham
B31 1TT

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GREAT RUN LOCAL THE VALE

Every Sunday, 10:30am

University of Birmingham
The Vale Campus
Mason Way
Birmingham
B15 3SX

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It is an exciting time for running in Birmingham. With over 500 parks across the city all offering great running and walking opportunities, there is plenty of prospect to help make the city more active through running. If you’d like to see a weekly Great Run Local near you, then why not help make it happen!?

Simply contact info@greatrunlocal.org and point the team in the right direction of any potential venues that could make great running locations and the team will work towards getting a weekly event off the ground!

Tahir helped to launch Great Run Local Ley Hill and he hasn’t looked back since:

“I love helping people take their first steps on their running journey and watching others progress. I feel that I can share my own running story and people can relate to that from all walks of life.”

So why not take the plunge, become a Great Run Local event coordinator and help make a difference to your life and the others around you!

GET INVOLVED

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