ALMOST 300 children from across the
region descended on New Brighton, on Sunday, 28 June 2015, to take part in a new fun run
series. The BTR Kids' Fun 1K 2K 3K event was staged on The Dips on Coastal
Drive at the seaside resort.
Hosted by established race organisers BTR, the event attracted youngsters of all
ages, from toddlers aged 1 up to the age of 14 year old, some of whom were
accompanied throughout the run by their parents.
Participants included youngsters in fancy
dress, a group from Lydiate Primary School, and a team of Mini Milers from
running club Kirkby Milers.
Entertainment was provided by Claire Simmo from Radio City and the Street Team,
who were joined by mascots Courage from Radio City charity Cash For Kids, and
Claire Bear from Claire House Children's Hospice.
BTR Race Director Alan Rothwell added:-
"We already stage 2 popular children's 1K fun runs as part of our Liverpool
Santa Dash and a race day at Port Sunlight, but this is the 1st event we have
organised just for youngsters. The Dips proved an ideal and safe environment to
stage the event. It was fantastic and encouraging to see the next generation of
runners thoroughly enjoy themselves, especially when they were presented with
their medals and T-shirts. We feel it's important to give young people their own
platform as an introduction to the sport, giving them their very own chance to
shine."
The youngsters taking part included a group
from Chernobyl, aged between 8 and 13 years old, who completed the 1K fun run.
The children are from Belarus, which received 70% of the radioactive fall-out
from the explosion in 1986. Their trip has been organised by the Wirral branch
of Chernobyl Children's Life Line, and they are staying with host families
across Wirral for a month's respite.
Bubbles World of Play at New Brighton's Marine Point kindly sponsored the
children from Chernobyl to take part in the 1K fun run, which was followed by
lunch and a play experience at the children's adventure centre.
BTR Liverpool is the leading independent
organisation for creating, managing and delivering headline race events in
Liverpool City Region. Its growing portfolio includes the Mersey Tunnel 10K,
Wirral Half Marathon/10K, Port Sunlight 10K/5K, Vitality Liverpool Half
Marathon, and Liverpool Santa Dash.
BTR recently won the title of Event Of The Year at the Wirral Tourism Awards
2015 for the Wirral Half Marathon/10K.
The next event in the BTR calendar is the
52-mile Tour Of Merseyside, over 5 July to 11 July 2015. The event is made of up 6 races across
seven days at locations including Southport, Thurstaston and Hale Village.
