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| Keep on running! That's the message ahead of the Grimsby 10K race |
ON your marks, get set . . .
The countdown has begun on the sixth Ørsted Great Grimsby 10K road race.
The event is set for Sunday July 18 - but the organisers say it will be "very different" from its predecessor races.
For Covid-security reasons, the following measures are to be adopted:
* Staggered start between 9am and 11am every two minutes
* Reduced entry capacity by 50 per cent, with 2,000 participants
* Sanitiser stations at toilet facilities and the start and finish line
* Race results will be based on chip times, not first past the finish line due to the staggered start.
* Winners will be recognised and awarded at a later date
There will be one water station at the route’s halfway point, but people are strongly encouraged to bring their own water.
Entries open at 10am on Tuesday 11 May. Fee is £22 or £20 for affiliated running club members. www.greatgrimsby10k.com.
The organisers are Tape2Tape, and sponsors include Ørsted, North East Lincolnshire Council, Engie, Navigo and Young’s, with more yet to be confirmed.
The race brings the community together to support local good causes, raising thousands of pounds for charities.
A £1 donation is made from every race entry into a fund shared between the event’s charity partners - Harbour Place, Marie Curie, St Andrews Hospice, The Health Tree Foundation, RNLI, Blue Lights Brigade and A Platform To Talk.
All the charities have 10 free places each. Runners can contact the charities direct if they would like to run for them.
Any local businesses who would like to support the event in some way can get in touch with nicola@tape2tape.co.uk.
It allright having g staggered starts but what about the poor poeplwho live on the route who wo t be able to go out or if they work in shops wo t be able to go to work about time this run was stopped who stupid idea was it to allow people to run down one of the busiest roads in the Town and only route to the hospital
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