Nearly 700 runners gathered in a damp, cold and windy Princes Park on the seafront in Southport amidst the debris of the weekends spectacular fireworks extravaganzas for a couple of sparkling runs – about a hundred lined up for the 2 kilometer fun run followed by nearly 600 for the 10 kilometer main event.
The 2-kilometer runners dashed off first sprinting through the spiteful showers but with smiles all the same. It was a fun family event attracting all ages and everyone seemed to enjoy it despite the weather.
The 10-kilometer event attracted runners, harriers, striders and shufflers from across the region including Wilmslow, Preston, Southport and Shropshire. The two-lap course wound through the parks and pleasurelands of Southport with the first runner home in just over 33 minutes and everyone was safely over the finishing line within an hour and a half of setting off.
Congratulations to everyone who participated, from the youngsters in the 2 kilometer run through to those over 80 who were running in the 10 kilometer event. And congratulations to the organisers for another splendid event.
