Over 10,500 Children Take to the Streets of Newcastle

The streets of Newcastle had been awash with joyful faces this morning because the AJ Bell Junior & Mini Nice North Run returned to the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside for the annual celebration of working.

A bunch of acquainted character joined our very personal Tyney to begin the younger runners on their method within the UKs greatest kids’s working occasion together with BBC’s Gladiators, Apollo and Sabre and working royalty Eilish McColgan.

Over 10,500 kids took half within the sold-out occasion, making the 2024 AJ Bell Junior & Mini Nice North Run 2024 the largest staging of the occasion but. Minis aged 3-8 ran a enjoyable and energetic 1.5km, while Juniors aged 9-16 accomplished a formidable 4K route earlier than receiving a really particular and well-earned medal for his or her efforts.

Organisers had been particularly delighted to welcome the return of the Mini 50. The 50m course for youngsters (3-16 yrs) with particular wants, is a flat course that begins 50 metres from the end line in the direction of the Millenium Bridge. Supported by their households and carers, the Mini 50 ensures that each teenager can benefit from the enjoyable of the Nice North Run and take dwelling a medal.

A brand new addition for 2024 was the Mascot Sprint, an excellent alternative for native charities and sports activities groups to get entangled within the aggressive spirit while including to the leisure on supply to runners and spectators on the quayside.

Paul Foster, Chief Government, The Nice Run Firm, mentioned; “The AJ Bell Junior & Mini Nice North Run proves that you’re by no means too younger to get into working. Being energetic from a younger age builds wholesome habits that final a lifetime. It’s all the time a pleasure to see so many households be a part of the enjoyable every year alongside the Quayside – this 12 months’s occasion was our greatest but. We look ahead to welcoming everybody again once more subsequent 12 months.”

The AJ Bell Junior & Mini Nice North Run will probably be again subsequent 12 months on Saturday 6 Sept 2025 and entries are actually open. However don’t delay – the ever fashionable Junior & Mini occasion sells out lengthy prematurely every year. Click on right here to enter.

Consideration will quickly flip to the primary occasion tomorrow, the forty third staging of the world’s greatest half marathon. The 2024 AJ Bell Nice North Run, will probably be broadcast dwell on BBC One from 10am to 2pm.

In response to large curiosity already for locations into the 2025 Nice North Run, to be held on Sunday 7 September 2025, a brand new September Poll opened this week. Click on right here to seek out out extra and enter.