Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Half Marathon on target for 1,700 entries
The new organiser of this year’s The Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Half Marathon is on course to hit his target of 1,700 runners for the event.
With just two weeks to go, Joe Williams of UKRunChat, is delighted to have received 1,400 entries for the event, which will be held on June 19. He’s decided cap the entry as it’s his first year in charge and he wants to build a solid foundation for future growth.
“I go to places like Chester who have 5,000 people running their half marathon and I see no reason why we couldn’t have the same number of entries in Shrewsbury,” said Joe, who is himself a runner.
“Shrewsbury is my home town and I would love to grow the event. We have attracted some really quick runners this year who will complete the half marathon in sub one hour 10 minutes. It is registered with UK Athletics and the runners can earn points.”
All the runners will receive a technical T-shirt this year thanks to sponsorship by Salop Leisure and the event is also being sponsored by Nuffield Health, Greenhous Group and Sodexo.
Salop Leisure’s chairman Tony Bywater said: “We are delighted to support the half marathon, which is good for the town’s profile and promotes health and fitness amongst the citizens of Shrewsbury,” said My Bywater. “Improved fitness has been shown to improve concentration levels and productivity, as well as making individuals feel better about themselves.”
One of the company’s employees, Max Ball, will be running the half marathon as part of his MaxAndTheMac12 challenges to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, who are supporting his father, Steve, as he battles terminal cancer.
