Press Pack 2017 Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October Contents Weekend Contacts TV Times Social Media About the Event Celebrity List Statattack Pre Event Release Claire Lomas - #10in24 Challenge Timetable – Saturday 21 October Simplyhealth Great South Run 5k Course Map Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great South Run Course Map Timetable – Sunday 22 October Simplyhealth Great South Run Startlist – Men Simplyhealth Great South Run Startlist – Women Roll of Honour – Men Roll of Honour – Women Simplyhealth Great South Run Course Map Notes to Editors Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October Weekend Contacts Kerry Simpson 07808 627592
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[email protected] TV Times The Simplyhealth Great South Run will be shown live on Channel 5 from 10:00-12:15. Social Media #GreatSouthRun Facebook.com/GreatSouthRun @Great_Run @Great_Run About the Event The Simplyhealth Great South Run is the world’s leading 10-mile running event. Held in Portsmouth, there are events and distances to suit all ages and all abilities. The weekend of sport starts on Saturday 21 October, when 1,000 participants line up for the Simplyhealth Great South 5k. Then runners from as young as 3 years old will line up on Clarence Esplanade in Southsea for the Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great South Run, the biggest children’s running event in the south, where youngsters run either 1.5km or 2.5km respectively. On Sunday 22 October, the streets of Portsmouth become a sea of over 20,000 runners for the Simplyhealth Great South Run, which starts on Clarence Esplanade and heads past the scenic sights of Portsmouth Cathedral and Spinnaker Tower.