Stirling Marathon Competitors

“We started the Great North Run in 1981 because we were runners – and if you’re a runner you want everybody to run.” – Brendan Foster, Chairman & Founder The Great Run Company is the UK’s biggest mass participation sport business. Every year we inspire over 250,000 people to take part in our events in cities all over the country accompanied by world class athletes. Since our inception, over 4 million adults and 600,000 children have crossed our finish lines raising £775 million for charity. Today our participants are part of a year-round community running network, supported by 10,000 volunteers, cheered on by over 600,000 spectators and watched live on television by an audience of over 8 million viewers. FilmNova is the TV production arm of the Great Run Company. We produce programmes and events for clients including BBC Sport, Channel 4, UEFA, Olympic Broadcasting Services, IAAF, European Athletics and British Triathlon.

Run For All is part of the lasting legacy of the late amateur athlete and fundraiser Jane Tomlinson CBE. Jane, from Leeds, made headlines around the world by taking part in a series of incredible endurance events - despite being diagnosed with an incurable cancer. The mum-of-three defied her devastating diagnosis to complete challenge after challenge – from marathons and triathlons to ironman contests and cross-Europe cycle rides. By 2007 her declining health meant she was unable to take part in any more extraordinary undertakings. However, using the money she raised on her epic American adventure, Jane was able to sow the seeds for the Run For All Leeds 10K – the cornerstone of what would become her continuing legacy. Today that one run has grown into one of the UK’s biggest not-for-profit events companies, providing a fundraising vehicle for a huge number of local and national charities. Run For All’s events programme features a number of 10Ks – Leeds, York, Burnley, Nottingham, Middlesbrough, Bury and Sheffield – and the Marathon Series, which includes the Leeds Half Marathon, Sheffield Half Marathon, Derby Half Marathon, Yorkshire Marathon and Yorkshire 10 Mile. Many of our events include team and corporate challenges - if you are a company, group of colleagues or friends looking for a new challenge, we have the event for you. Every year tens of thousands of people take part in our popular events – running for charity, for a personal challenge or just for fun. While we’ve changed since that first Leeds 10K – not least by growing significantly, Run For All’s philosophy remains exactly the same; high-quality, great fun events for absolutely all abilities. Inspired? Then come and join us.

Belfast City Marathon is honoured to offer major sporting events to the athletics calendar annually in Northern Ireland including; the Phoenix Energy Belfast City Marathon, Team Relay, Women's 10k, Half Marathon & 5k Fun Run. As an organisation we are proud of all our participants as they take on their personal challenge whether it is the 26.2-mile run, half marathon, 10k, 5k or a leg of the relay team. We are grateful for the support of the community who act as volunteers over Race Weekend as well as supporting the athletes as they run, walk, or jog past their front doors.