A record breaking 14,650 runners have signed-up for the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon – almost double the number of entrants for the inaugural event two years ago.
And Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture Cllr Martin Mullaney believes the Birmingham Half Marathon will soon be attracting over 20,000 runners.
A field of 8,000 runners tackled the 13.1 mile course in 2008, with 12,000 entrants a year later. The figure has increased again this year as the event becomes firmly established in the running calendar.
Cllr Mullaney said: “The plan was always for this event to grow year on year and to have almost 15,000 runners just two years after the half marathon was launched is a terrific achievement.
“With a high number of returning entrants this is clearly a popular event and I’m sure we’ll soon be regularly seeing over 20,000 runners taking to the city streets for the Birmingham Half Marathon.
“We’ve also had over 500 volunteers to help on the day and now we just need the people of Birmingham to come out in force on the day and cheer on this year’s runners.”
The 2010 EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon takes place on October 24.
Race day information including details of the route and road closures can be found on http://www.birminghamhalfmarathon.com/
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EDF Energy
- The combination of EDF Energy and British Energy forms one of the UK’s largest energy companies. The combined business is the UK’s largest producer of electricity. With a current installed capacity of around 16.5GW, we produce almost one-quarter of the nation’s electricity from our nuclear, coal and gas power stations, as well as combined heat and power plants and wind farms. We provide power to a quarter of the UK’s population via our electricity distribution networks in London, the South East and the East of England and supply gas and electricity to over 5.5 million business and residential customers.
- Through our climate and social commitments we have launched the biggest environmental and social packages of any UK energy company. The company is also a key player in national infrastructure projects including management of private electricity networks serving four London airports and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the country’s first major new railway in 100 years.
- EDF Energy and British Energy together employ nearly 20,000 people at locations across the UK. The combined companies are part of EDF Group, one of Europe’s largest power companies. EDF is the official energy utilities partner and sustainability partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Birmingham City Council
- The EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon will be organised by Birmingham City Council.
Birmingham is a World Class Sporting City and has staged more international and national sports events than any other UK city - Birmingham City Council organises a huge variety of events every single year and the city has an excellent reputation for staging great events and sporting championships
For more information contact Geoff Coleman on 0121 303 3501
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