Run Garioch welcomed all its charity partners to Inverurie’s Garioch Sports Centre on Friday, helping them get their race-day fundraising campaigns off to a flying start.
This year Run Garioch will be working with six brilliant local charities, all looking for runners to take on the springtime challenge and raise funds for AberNecessities, Cash for Kids, CHAS, Community Integrated Care, Inverurie Community Partnership and Mental Health Aberdeen.
In exchange for guaranteed fundraising places for all race distances and helping to raise their profiles, Run Garioch’s charities will provide race marshals, water station crews and other essential help on race day, Sunday May 11. They will also provide games and activities for runners and spectators, as well as insight into their work, in the Event Village.
Run Garioch’s race director, Graham Morrison, said he was delighted to have the support of six amazing local charities this year, and acknowledged that the event – which includes the Mackie’s 5K, NFU Mutual 10K, McWilliam Lippe Half Marathon and CP&Co. Junior Run – could not go ahead without their support.
Morrison also urged all runners to consider running for one of the official charities, as well as taking advantage of all the support they offered runners on their fundraising journeys.
Run Garioch has several corporate challenges in the NFU Mutual 10K, with details about this year’s eligibility and prizes set for release soon.
More information about Run Garioch’s charities and their good work is available on the event website (www.rungarioch.co.uk) and during the online registration process.