Stubbington 10k — “A great way to kick off the year”
The organiser of the Stubbington 10k said it has fast become one of the most in demand races in Hampshire with all spaces being snapped up for this weekend’s event.
This Saturday is the 34th annual race around Stubbington. There will be nearly 2,000 competitors taking part in the 6.4 mile long course, with prizes being handed out to the first three male and female finishers.
Chairman of the Stubbington Green Runners group, Kevin Ashman, says the race is a ‘great way to kick off the the year’ and that the friendliness of the event makes it ‘exceptionally popular’.
The run begins in the heart of Stubbington village, taking you through a loop of country lanes, wide open fields and scenic coastal roads.
Not only is the race a great way to keep healthy in the new year, it is also a great way to raise money for charities.
The race costs £16 to participate and spaces were quick to clear with the event selling out by October last year.
It is also part of the Hampshire Road Race League which increases the demand for a place.
Mr Ashman said: ‘It means a lot of Hampshire clubs want to get good representation in the race so that they can do well in the league.’
Last year the event raised £8,000 for Charlies Beach Huts and Portsmouth’s Downs Syndrome Association.
This year the event has partnered with another two charities named Abbie’s Heroes and Solent Diabetes.
Abbie’s Heroes is a small charity supporting children and their families under the care of the Piam Brown and T.Y.A wards at Southampton General Hospital.
Solent Diabetes is a charity focussing on all aspects of diabetes for people in the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire area.
