The race went extremely well, with the weather holding out for us! We had a turnout of 140 runners this year which included runners from professional clubs such as Bournville Harriers and the Vegan Runners club, and also many first time runners, so congratulations on running a fantastic race!

The Race began at 10.00 am at Cannon Hill House, started by Midlands Today presenter Bob Huckenhull who has also ran the race for the second year running. At about 10.33am the first person ran through the finish line, closely followed by the second runner at 10.35. The runners seemed to come through the finish line in groups of two or three, with the last entrant finishing at around 11.23 am. The event was then followed by a prize presentation back at the National Institute of Conductive Education here at Cannon Hill House.

The race was once again a tremendous success, helping us raise over £1,000 on entry fees alone, with more money to be raised from sponsorship, so please send those in to win the chance to watch Villa in the Nike Box! We have heard a great deal of positive feedback from the day, particularly regarding the support and friendliness of the Marshalls, so once again I must say a huge thank you to all those who helped out on the day, in particular Martin Foster, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Thank you once again for a great day and helping to make a difference to the lives of children and adults affected by physical disabilities, I hope to see you all in 2008 for the next 10k race!

1 Daniel Beier (32.44)

2 Dave Mansbridge (34.43)

3 Jamie Johnston ( 35.19)

For the full race results, click here

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Aston Villa Prize for most Sponsorship

Congratulations to Richard Holgate who raised a remarkable £93 in sponsorship money! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Race and helped to raise a total of £437, this will help us to continue our work in transforming the live of those affected by physical disabilities!
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Martin Foster

Hiddendiving

Bob Huckenhall