Sir Bobby’s Football Run began as a charity fundraising activity during lockdown last year and has now become a way for football fans and North Easterners living across the world to show their support for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
The first Football Run saw runners all over the UK pulling on their favourite football shirts and running 10km, which is the same distance a top-flight footballer runs on average during a game. It raised thousands of pounds for the Foundation, which is part of Newcastle Hospitals Charity.
Next month, the second Football Run begins, with runners from as far afield as the USA and Australia, already signed up.
