Rob Burrow and his family will take part in in this year’s Leeds Arena Group Mini and Junior run.
Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All event will take place on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18 - the same day as Leeds 10K - and will see Rob Burrow joined by his wife Lindsey and children Macy, Maya and Jackson take part.
Rob is set to take part in the event as part of his deserved lap of honour following the success of the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon. The marathon has now exceeded a £4million in charitable donations for a number of truly great causes, including the event’s main partner charities Motor Neurone Disease Association and the Leeds Hospitals Charity MND Centre Appeal.
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On announcing his involvement in next month’s Leeds Mini and Junior events, Rob said: “I’m really looking forward to my kids pushing me round the Fun Run. I think it might be a bumpy ride!”
Macy Burrow added: “We are really excited to be taking part in the Fun Run with our Dad.”
The Arena Group Leeds Mini and Junior runs are open to anyone aged three years plus, offering a perfect opportunity for families and friends to stay active and healthy together.
The Mini 1.5Km course is open to children aged between 3 – 8 and the Junior 2.35Km course caters for children aged between 9 – 15, both welcoming all abilities to wheel, walk, jog and run; organisers will work to make the event accessible to all abilities.
It will start and finish at the Parkinson Steps of the University of Leeds. The Junior event kicking off at 9.45am and the Mini at 9.55am. Children are encouraged to fundraise for the event’s main partner charity, Martin House.
Martin House is a charity that provides hospice care for children and young people across West, North and East Yorkshire. The hospice provides family-led care to children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses, either at the hospice or in families own homes.
Started by Jane Tomlinson in 2007, the Leeds 10K was her lasting legacy event. Having raised £1.8 million for charity while she was battling terminal cancer, in 2006 Jane knew her time left to fundraise was limited. As a result, Jane decided to set up the Leeds 10K to continue the fundraising vehicle for charities that she had started.
Participants have been encouraged to fundraise for their own charity of choice or one of the event’s partner charities; The Jane Tomlinson Appeal, Leeds Hospitals Charity, Leeds Mind, Macmillan Cancer Support, St George’s Crypt and Candlelighters.
Those taking part will be able enjoy the sights of the city as they make their way around the 10K route. Kicking off at 9am outside the Parkinson Steps at the University of Leeds, the route goes through Headingley and then into Meanwood before winding back past the First Direct Arena and finishing outside Leeds Art Gallery on The Headrow.
The Clarion Leeds 10K Team Challenge will sit alongside the 10K and see teams of colleagues or friends battle it out to be crowned Team Challenge Champions. As part of the challenge, runners can choose to fundraise for a charity of choice, or use the event as a chance to bring their team together in a shared challenge.
Entries are still open for both the Arena Group Leeds Mini and Junior runs and the Leeds 10K, click here to enter.
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