Bradford City Runs on Sunday 30 October is Bradford's Annual Festival of Running with a unique choice of three distances: a 5K, a 10K and a Half Marathon along with a special Kids' Mile Run, all on closed roads in and around City Park in the city centre.
This year sees a new and improved route for the event, which now takes in parts of Little Germany and the Broadway Shopping Centre, as well as the University of Bradford, Bradford College, City Hall and City Park.
There is a special launch event on Monday which will include around 30 runners taking part in an informal communal 5K jog to try out the new route.
Bradford City Runs will once again raise money for the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit, based at the University of Bradford. The unit was set up after the tragic Bradford City fire disaster thirty one years ago and continues to explore ground-breaking treatment techniques for burns sufferers. The 2015 City Runs event raised £6,000 for the unit and it is aiming to top that in 2016!
Hundreds of people including many children and young people have already signed up to take part in this year’s Bradford City Runs, which is designed to welcome everyone from the Bradford district and beyond, no matter how fit and how fast!
Those who have put their names down so far include the Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun Alun Griffiths (who was the very first runner to sign up this year!), the former Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun Joanne Dodds, the Chief Executive of Bradford Council, Kersten England, former Bradford City player and co-founder of the charity One In A Million Wayne Jacobs and Bobby, Minal and Mayur Patel from the Prashad restaurant.
The event, which is delivered in a partnership between Bradford Council and Bradford Athletics Network, is also being hugely supported by Bradford City football club and the Bradford Bulls as well as the University of Bradford, Bradford College, St Bede’s School (pupils will oversee the water station) and many of the RunBradford running groups, running clubs and hundreds of participants from across the district.
Mr Ajay L Mahajan, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Director of PSBRU, said: "We are delighted that the Plastic Surgery and Burns Research Unit (PSBRU) at the University of Bradford has once again been chosen as the charity for this year’s Bradford City Runs. I want to wish everyone taking part the best of luck whichever distance they’re running and thank them for their support, which is vital in helping us continue our work in the unit.”
The launch event also coincides with the start of Women’s Sport Week. Women’s Sport Week takes place 3 to 9 October and is an opportunity for everybody involved with playing, delivering, leading or working in sport to celebrate, raise awareness and increase the profile of women’s sport across the UK.
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