St Albans Sport Relief Mile

Sport Relief Fireman

SPORTS RELIEF MILE

SPORTS RELIEF MILE - 16 March 2008

Despite the poor weather last Sunday 843 runners, including 8 firemen in full breathing apparatus, completed the St Albans Sport Relief Mile.

The event take place every 2 years and is hosted by St Albans City Youth FC. In 2006 runners had to complete a 1 mile course but on this occasion participants could opt for a 1 mile, 3 mile or 6 mile run through the trees of Highfield Park, the home of St Albans City Youth. All runners managed to complete their challenge despite a very muddy finish.

David Wray a trustee for St Albans City Youth said "It was a great community event. It was only with help from The YMCA, Highfield Park Trust, Leisure Connections, The Local Fire Services and Motivate that we could put on an event of this scale".

Each runner now has to work hard to collect as much sponsorship money as possible to try to exceed the £20,000 St Albans raised by the event in 2006.

Sport Relief helps to fund many of the Comic Relief projects which has transformed lives here in the UK and across the worlds poorest countries. 

For more details on the 2008 St Albans mile visit the St Albans City Youth website below:

http://www.cityyouthfc.com/

or go direct to book your place at the Sport Relief Website:

http://www.sportrelief.com/

If you have any questions please contact the sport development team on 01727 827667.

To see pictures from the 2006 event visit the following website:

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