Tag: Marathon

teacher from Salford - Belinda Neild

Teacher to run 70-mile ultramarathon for hospice

A teacher has completed the London Marathon – as training for a 70-mile ultramarathon fundraiser for Salford’s St Ann’s hospice. Belinda […]

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Salford residents urged to plan their journeys ahead of the weekend

Salford residents are being encouraged to plan their travel ahead of the weekend full of sport that looks to takeover […]

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“I’m so close to one thousand pounds which equates to two hundred life saving phone calls for PAPYRUS” – The Salfordian who ran Manchester Marathon for mental health

Georgia Padfield, 25, ran the Manchester Marathon to raise money for PAPYRUS, a UK charity for the prevention of young […]

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ParkRun organiser says – “Everyone is welcome” to weekly run at Peel Park

The organiser of a 5K community fun run in Salford says everyone is welcome to get involved. Co-organiser Susan Glover, […]

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“I just tried to picture the money I was raising… It spurred me to keep going” – Marathon runner David Blake raises thousands for Salford children’s charity

On Sunday, 3rd October, first-time marathon runner David Blake took part in the London Marathon, raising over £3,300 for Wood […]

Sara Waters after her virtual marathon. Image credit: Sara Waters

Local nurse completed virtual marathon in aid of a Salford homeless charity

On Sunday 4, October, Sara Waters ran the Virtual London Marathon 2020, for Greater Manchester charity, Embassy Bus. Embassy Bus […]

Marathon champion Dave Norman running things behind the scenes

Some things run in the family. In some families, that’s running. A former international competitor, Altrincham athlete Dave Norman is […]