20 - 21 OCTOBER 2018 CONTENTS

Weekend Contacts / TV Times Simplyhealth Great South 5k / Simplyhealth Junior and Mini South Run / Simplyhealth Canine Run About the Events Timetable Course Maps Human Interest Runners

Simplyhealth Great South Run About the Event Timetable Course Map Celebrity Runners Human Interest Runners Press Release Roll of Honour Statattack Notes to Editors WEEKEND CONTACTS

Simplyhealth Great South 5k/Junior and Mini Great South Run/Simplyhealth Canine Run Kerry Simpson - 07808 627 592 - [email protected] Jen Tomlin - 07812 078 064 - [email protected]

Simplyhealth Great South Run Kerry Simpson - 07808 627 592 - [email protected] Jen Tomlin - 07812 078 064 - [email protected]

TV TIMES

Sunday 21 October The Simplyhealth Great South Run will be broadcast live on Channel 5 from 10:00 - 12:00

SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH 5K , SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT SOUTH RUN & SIMPLYHEALTH CANINE RUN

About the events The weekend of sport starts on Saturday 20 October, when 1,000 participants take on their own running challenge at 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 take part across 1.5km or 2.5km respectively.

This year we also have a brand new event – the Simplyhealth Canine Run! This 2.5k course is the perfect opportunity to be active with your canine companion.

Social media #GreatSouthRun

@great_run facebook.com/GreatSouthRun @great_run SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH 5K, SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT SOUTH RUN & SIMPLYHEALTH CANINE RUN TIMETABLE

08:45 Simplyhealth Canine Run - warm up 09:00 START of Simplyhealth Canine Run

10:15 Simplyhealth Great South 5k - warm up 10:30 START of Simplyhealth Great South 5k

12:00 START of Simplyhealth Mini Great South Run (Wave 1) 12:30 START of Simplyhealth Mini Great South Run (Wave 2) 12:58 START of Simplyhealth Junior Great South Run - self-propelled wheelchairs 13:00 START of Simplyhealth Junior Great South Run - Girls 13:45 START of Simplyhealth Junior Great South Run - Boys SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH 5K COURSE MAP

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Serpentine Way Information Point Missing Persons Mini Route Junior Route KEY Clarence Esplanade SIMPLYHEALTH CANINE RUN COURSE MAP

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Clarence Esplanade SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH 5K & SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT SOUTH RUN HUMAN INTEREST RUNNERS

Jace Webberley Maya Guinoubi Matilda Field Simplyhealth Mini Great South Run Simplyhealth Mini Great South Run Simplyhealth Junior Great South Run

Running to help raise money for SDR Was born unable to swallow or breathe 6th year running for Portsmouth Down Surgery that would help him stand and on her own, so far had 10 operations with Syndrome Association to thank for their walk unaided and prevent him becoming the first being at just 7-hours-old. Run- support. wheelchair bound. ning to celebrate how far she’s come and to raise money for the TOFS Charity.

Samuel Kift Fran Kirk Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Simplyhealth Junior Great South Run Simplyhealth Great South 5k Simplyhealth Great South 5k

Has Autism Spectrum Disorder and is Fran was diagnosed with stomach Councillor Lee Mason is taking on the 5k running to raise money for The National cancer this year and went through major as part of his Small Changes Big Differ- Autistic Society and the St John’s project surgery to have her stomach removed. ence Campaign to encourage healthy at school that supports a Catholic school She is running the 5k with her family to living in the city. in Korogocho, Kenya. raise money for Macmillan.

SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN

About the event The Simplyhealth Great South Run is the world’s leading 10-mile running event. Held in Ports- mouth, there are events and distances for all ages and abilities to be their greatest.

On Sunday 21 October, the streets of Portsmouth become a sea of over 20,000 runners for the Simplyhealth Great South Run, across a fast and flat course that celebrates everything that’s great about the city.

The 10-mile event starts on Clarence Esplanade and heads past the scenic sights of Ports- mouth Cathedral and Spinnaker Tower.

Participants are then given special access through Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, home of the iconic HMS Victory and HMS Warrior and finish on the seafront with beautiful views of the Isle of Wight.

Social media #GreatSouthRun

@great_run facebook.com/GreatSouthRun @great_run SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN TIMETABLE

10:15 Simplyhealth Great South Run - Elite women’s race start 10:35 Simplyhealth Great South Run - Elite men and ORANGE wave start 10:52 Simplyhealth Great South Run - Start of WHITE wave 11:09 Simplyhealth Great South Run - Start of GREEN wave SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN START & FINISH MAP

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Clarence Rd FINISH SKATE PARK Clarence Parade

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Portsmouth Priory Southsea School Band of Royal Marines Her Majesties Band SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN CELEBRITY RUNNERS

Iwan Thomas George Rainsford Stephen Mangan Former 400m European and Ethan Hardy in Bliss, Episodes, Green Wing Commonwealth Games champion

Noah Huntley Chris Chittell Sarah Gomme Actor and model – Emmerdale, Eric Pollard in Emmerdale ITV Meridian presenter Ruth Rendall Mysteries, Snow White and the Huntsman SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

The Simplyhealth Great South Run is a celebration of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Here are some of the people taking part in this year’s event.

Phil Rossall Kate Farley - Superpeople

Being pushed around the 10 miles with a Boxer Kate Farley, who has Cerebral Pal- team of runners for the Motor Neurone sy and will walk the final mile. Kate usually Disease Association. Phil was diagnosed boxes on her knees and has never walked with MND in 2016. the distance before. She will start from mile 9 at 11:15am.

Lucy’s Legs Courtney Rigby

The 17-year-old sister of murdered soldier Lucy Dodd is paralysed from the waist down Lee Rigby is running her longest ever dis- after being diagnosed with a rare spinal tance at the event to fundraise for the Lee condition. A team of runners are fundraising Rigby Foundation. so she can buy a revolutionary ReWalk suit to help her walk again.

SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN PRESS RELEASE

OVER 20,000 PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE EVERYTHING THAT’S GREAT ABOUT PORTSMOUTH AT THE SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN

Portsmouth will play host to 20,000 people who are set to take part in the Simplyhealth Great South Run this weekend.

With four events across two days including the world’s leading 10-mile run, there will be something for all ages,abilities and even Canines - in the south’s biggest running event.

Now in its 29th year, the Simplyhealth Great South Run on Sunday starts and finishes in Southsea and features a fast and flat course that celebrates everything that’s great about the city.

Participants are given special access to run through Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, passing the famous sights of HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum.

Chris Thompson is gunning for a Simplyhealth Great South Run first when he defends his title at the ten-mile race in Portsmouth at the weekend.

The 37-year-old has won the last two races on the south coast, and victory on Sun- day will make it an unprecedented hat-trick as he lines up for the seventh time in the famous race. No athlete has won three consecutive Great South Runs - and only Gary Staines has won three in total in the race’s 29-year history.

Also lining up in the men’s race is 2012 Olympian Scott Overall, Libya’s Mohammed Hrezi and Euro XC team bronze medallist Alex Teuten.

Another athlete aiming for a repeat performance is , who will return to the South coast a year on from her win in the 2017 staging.

The Charnwood 32-year-old tasted victory in the Bank of Scotland 10K a fortnight ago and represented England in the Commonwealth Half Marathon staged in Cardiff last week. Steel will go up against two distance running heavy- weights in Steph Twell and .

Pavey is no stranger to Portsmouth having won on two occasions in 2006 and 2012. The hugely-experienced Olympian is still going strong at the age of 45 and will be among the contenders for the race.

Making her 10-mile debut will be European medallist Eilish McColgan. The daughter of two-time Great South Run winner Liz has not raced further than a 10K in her career to date. The thousands of runners will be entertained by 16 music and cheer points across the course that will packed with everything from live bands to charity buses every half a mile.

Over 75 charities are also involved in the event, with runners raising £3.5 million for charitable causes in 2017.

Among them is the 17-year-old sister of murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby. Courtney is taking part in her longest ever running event for the Lee Rigby Foundation, set up to support veterans and victims of British terror attacks.

Boxer Kate Farley is also set to complete her longest ever distance by walking the final mile of the Simplyhealth Great South Run.

Kate, who has Cerebral Palsy and became an internet sensation when a video of her boxing on her knees went viral will be aided by a walker and will be supporting the charity Superpeople, which she co-founded.

22-year-old Spencer Watts was left paralysed from the waist down when he suffered a life changing injury when competing in Motorcross. He relies on the use of a Rewalk exoskeleton suit to take part in running events. He aims to walk the 10-mile event in under nine hours in the revolutionary device.

The event is shown live on Channel 5 from 10am until 12noon and will be presented by Radzi Chinyanganya and Helen Skelton.

The Simplyhealth Great South Run has grown into a packed and inclusive weekend of sport, with four other running events taking place the day before on Saturday 20 October.

For the first time this year, Saturday’s events will also include the Simplyhealth Canine Run, the first of its kind in the Simplyhealth Series. 100 dogs and their humans will take on a 2.5km course, starting and finishing on Clarence Esplanade, with 1500m European champion and recently qualified vet Laura Muir setting them on their way.

Up to 1,000 runners will also line up to take on their own shorter distance at the Sim- plyhealth Great South 5k.

Joining them will be the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Lee Mason, who is tak- ing on the 5k as part of his campaign to encourage the city to eat better, move more and help others. The Lord Mayor will also be among the honorary starters of the 10 mile event, setting thousands of people on their way on Sunday.

Cllr Mason launched the Small Changes Big Difference Campaign after his election in May, after becoming concerned that his own weight was leading to health problems. The campaign aims to get the city to collectively lose million pounds in weight, walk one million miles and volunteer one million hours during the Lord Mayor’s elected term in office.

He said: “I’m hoping that the small changes I’m making to my lifestyle will inspire oth- ers as if I can do them anyone can.

“At the end of my year as Lord Mayor I’m really hoping to have made a lasting change for the city and help it to be a healthier, better place to live.”

The Lord Mayor will form part of a team of ten runners who are supporting the Small Changes Big Difference Campaign, pledging to lose weight, move more and volunteer their time.

Then thousands of children will line up on Clarence Esplanade to take part in the Sim- plyhealth Junior and Mini Great South Run, for kids aged between three to 15 years old.

Jayne Fearn from Simplyhealth, said: “We’re looking forward to a great weekend of events. Whether it’s your first 5k, aiming for a personal best for the 10 miles, or keep- ing up with the kids (or your dog) in the Junior and Mini or Canine Run we’ll be sup- porting you every step of the way

“After crossing the finish line, on Sunday runners are welcome to join our mass cooldown at the Simplyhealth Stretch Zone, then head to the Simplyhealth Massage Zone for a well-deserved free massage to help kick-start recovery together.” SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN ROLL OF HONOUR

MEN WOMEN

2017 Great Britain 00:48:32 2017 Gemma Steel Great Britain 00:55:25 2016 Chris Thompson Great Britain 00:47:23 2016 Ethiopia 00:51:49 2015 Moses Kipsiro Uganda 00:46:00 2015 Kenya 00:51:17 2014 James Rungaru Kenya 00:46:31 2014 Belaynesh Oljira Ethiopia 00:52:40 2013 Kenya 00:48:03 2013 Kenya 00:53:53 2012 South Africa 00:46:40 2012 Jo Pavey Great Britain 00:53:01 2011 Leonard Komon Kenya 00:46:18 2011 Asselefech Mergia Ethiopia 00:52:55 2010 Kenya 00:45:16 2010 Grace Momyani Kenya 00:52:03 2009 Great Britain 00:46:25 2009 Ines Monteiro Portugal 00:52:32 2008 Bernard Kipyego Kenya 00:46:43 2008 Great Britain 00:51:11 2007 Luke Kibet Kenya 00:47:31 2007 Rose Cheruiyot Kenya 00:53:44 2006 Simon Arusei Kenya 00:47:17 2006 Jo Pavey Great Britain 00:52:46 2005 John Yuda Tanzania 2005 00:46:45 2005 Ethiopia 00:51:27 2004 Hendrick Ramaala South Africa 00:47:14 2004 Benita Johnson Australia 00:52:32 2003 John Yuda Tanzania 00:46:35 2003 Sonia O’Sullivan Ireland 00:53:26 2002 Simon Kisamili Kenya 00:47:27 2002 Sonia O’Sullivan Ireland 00:51:00 2001 Khaled Skah Morocco 00:46:17 2001 Restituta Joseph Tanzania 00:52:36 2000 Gert Thys South Africa 00:48:26 2000 Restituta Joseph Tanzania 00:55:10 1999 Simon Kashmir Kenya 00:47:42 1999 Esther Kiplagat Kenya 00:54:42 1998 Stephane Franke Germany 00:47:40 1998 Great Britain 00:54:17 1997 Christopher Kelong Kenya 00:46:53 1997 Liz McColgan Scotland 00:52:00 1996 Gary Staines Great Britain 00:46:57 1996 Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 00:52:39 1995 Benson Masya Kenya 00:45:56 1995 Liz McColgan Scotland 00:53:12 1994 Gary Staines Great Britain 00:47:00 1994 Gitte Karlshoj Denmark 00:54:49 1993 Gary Staines Great Britain 00:46:11 1993 Liulia Negura Romania 00:53:19 1992 Boay Akonay Tanzania 00:47:04 1992 Liulia Negura Romania 00:53:19 1991 Thomas Naali Tanzania 00:47:11 1991 Russia 00:53:16 1990 Marti ten Kate Netherlands 00:47:52 1990 Alison Gooderham Great Britain 00:56:09

MEN - Wheelchair WOMEN - Wheelchair

2010 Aaron Phipps Great Britain 00:45:46 2010 Kaye Rowe Great Britain 01:38:35 2007 Tushar Patel Great Britain 00:42:52 2007 Anne Wafula-Strike Great Britain 00:59:05 2006 Brian Alldis Great Britain 00:41:11 2006 Paula Craig Great Britain 00:53:25 2005 David Weir Great Britain 00:35:15 2004 Kenny Herriot Scotland 00:38:23 20 - 21 OCTOBER #GREATSOUTHRUN

Our runners’ miles will The 10 miles is packed with be equivalent of 10 trips more than 10 bands around the circumference on the run, charity of the earth cheering points, support zones and power songs

Runners are travelling from as far as Portsmouth is twinned with Caen in New Zealand and Canada France and Duisburg in Germany

The route passes HMS Victory, which was Lord Author Charles Dickens Nelson’s flagship at the battle was born in Portsmouth of Trafalgar, Britain’s greatest naval victory

There are almost charities 100 There are more Sarahs and involved in the event. You’ll be able to Davids on the start line today than visit 17 of them in the Charity Village at runners with any other name the finish

The route takes you past the Spinnaker Tower, In high wind Spinnaker which is taller than the Tower can flex six inches London Eye and Big Ben

The very first Great South Run Scenes from the 2012 hit movie was held in in were 1990 Les Miserables Southampton before moving to shot in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Portsmouth the following year

92 Oldest competitor this year

51:00 - Womens course record - Sonia O’Sullivan in 2002 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT SOUTH RUN NOTES TO EDITORS

The Great Run Company As the UK’s original running events series, we know a thing or two about motivation. Over the last three decades we’ve realised it doesn’t matter why people run or how far they go - the one thing every runner has in common is that moment of triumph when they cross the line. We want everyone to experience that feeling, so we’ll do whatever we can to help our customers achieve their goal and be their greatest.

Starting with the very first in 1981, our events have always been a celebration of what makes our locations great. The Great Run Series now sees 230,000 participants a year taking part. The events programme stretches across the UK from Aberdeen to Portsmouth offering a full range of distanc- es from 5k through to the marathon. Great Run Local is a series of weekly events staged in our key cities. All designed to provide the support and advice for participants of all abilities to achieve their personal goal.

To find out more about the events and services provided by Great Run and its partners visit www.gre- atrun.org.

Simplyhealth Since our creation in 1872, we have existed to help people get the healthcare they need when they need it. We do this by developing products and services to help customers manage their health; by recognis- ing how we can meet unmet healthcare needs in the long term through our charitable activities; and by responding to public policy developments in the nation’s health landscape to promote good, sustainable health outcomes for the many across local communities. We are the leading provider of health plans, dental plans and pet health plans, and we support individuals and health professionals directly as well as working with thousands of employers to help them support the health and wellbeing of their workforces.

We’re proud to donate 10% of our pre-tax profits to health-related charities every year, and this amount- ed to over £1 million in 2017. Our Simplyhealth Great Run Series partnership raised an additional £42.6 million for charity. Our charity partner for the 2018 Great Run Series is mental health charity Mind. We strongly believe that movement and activity is the cornerstone to better health and we’ll be supporting runners and supporters every step of the way on their Simplyhealth Great Run journey.

Simplyhealth is a trading name of Simplyhealth Access, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. For further information, please visit: www.simplyhealth.co.uk.