By Benny Coxhill, race director
As reported last month, the real Fun Run on St Lawrence Fair Day – 2nd July – will start from the front of the procession. However, the virtual Fun Run will still be available for anyone who cannot, or does not want to, run on the day.
This can be run any time in July and has the same long and short course options as the real run although there will be no route markers, water stations or marshals, and there is no insurance, so you take part at your own risk.
The route will be slightly different to the real run and if you would like to take part send an email to stlawrencefair.funrun@gmail.com and we will reply with links to the route map and directions. There will be a medal for everyone who completes the course and sends us evidence. That could be a photo of your stop watch, a screenshot from your smartphone or a link to a fitness app activity, such as Strava. Please let us know which course you have completed and your time (the elapsed time rather than the moving time for those on Strava).
Medals will be available for collection at Pierpoint Pet Supplies in the High Street until early August. We will compile a list of results, send it to you and publish it on social media, although you can let us know if you would rather not have people know your time. To qualify for the winners’ prizes, you will need to provide evidence from your running app, rather than just a stopwatch photo. St Lawrence Fair activities begin on Friday 1st July with picnic, kid’s disco and the famous band night in the evening. Fair Day is open from midday on Saturday 2nd July, with the procession leaves Marchants Road at 1pm.
For last month’s information and the Fair’s timetable please click here.
