greatrun.org > cjunior and mini events 6 September 2008
 
 
 
JUNIOR AND MINI EVENTS

OUR 2008 EVENTS PROGRAMME

Junior and Mini Yorkshire Run
All entries are now closed.

Junior and Mini North Run
Entries are now open. The Junior and Mini Great North Run will take place on Saturday 4th October on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside and will be part of a great day of athletics. To enter the junior (9-11yrs) event please click here, for the junior (12-16yrs) click here and to enter the mini event please click here.

Junior South Run
After another successful event in 2007 the Junior Great South Run will return in 2008 and will take place on Saturday 25th October at Southsea in Portsmouth.

The event is open to youngsters of all abilities aged between 9 and 15 years old who would like to catch the running bug and get involved. The course is approximately 2.5km and runners will be chip timed.

All finishers will receive a goody bag, medal, certificate and Aqua Pura drink.... and you'll get a t-shirt with your race number a couple of weeks before the big day.

To enter the Junior South Run, please click here.

To enter the Mini South Run, please click here.

Junior Winter Run
The Junior Winter Run returns to Holyrood Park, Edinburgh on Saturday 11th January 2009 and is available for youngsters of all abilities aged 7-13 years of age.

To register your interest for the event please click here.

Junior Great Ireland Run
The event is for children aged between 8 and 15 years old can take part in the 3.2km run which winds its way through the beautiful surroundings of Phoenix Park on the outskirts of Dublin. All entrants get a free t-shirt, medal and goody bag!

To register your interest for the event, please click here.

Junior and Mini Edinburgh Run
After another successful event which included the mascots dash (won by Hibernian FC), this event will return in 2009 and will take place on Saturday 2nd May and is available to children of all abilities aged 3-14 years of age. It takes place in The Meadows in Edinburgh and will be split into a mini and junior run.

To enter the Mini Edinburgh Run (children aged 3-8 years old on the day of the event) please click here.

To enter the Junior Edinburgh Run (children aged 9-14 years old on the day of the event) please click here.

Junior and Mini Great Manchester Run
The North West's biggest and best junior running event returns to Sportcity in 2009 on the eve of the Bupa Great Manchester Run.

This event returns on Saturday 16th May 2009. The mini run is open to children of all abilities aged 3-8 years old while the junior run is open to children of all abilities aged 9-14 years of age.

Junior Capital Run
After a successful debut in 2008 the Junior Capital Run will return to Hyde Park London in 2009. Over 350 youngsters aged 7-14 years of age took part in 2008 and were joined by mascots from Fit for Sport and started off by Lady Victoria Hervey. Entries for the 2009 event will open shortly.

Junior Wales Run
The Junior Wales Run 2008 took place on a very sunny day in Wales and over 350 youngsters aged 7-14 years took part. The event will return in 2009 so watch this space for more details!