Our CEO Jane Emmerson was on BBC on the morning ahead of the Great North Run talking about what your fundraising means to our young athletes. There was also a fabulous photograph of our CEO Jane with our President David Weir who came 2nd in men’s wheelchair race at Great North Run & Hannah Cockroft OBE taking part in her first Great…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! thanks all who ran the Great North Run 2023 for us
It’s Medal Monday & we wanted to give a HUGE thanks to everyone who ran Great North Run last Sunday & came to our finishers tent for a photo. Simply too many of you to individually name but if you can spot yourself or your friend please say hello! You are all absolute super-stars and…[Read More]
Get Kids Going!’s President David Weir wins his 8th Great North Run and Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins her first
After both winning the Big Half races in London, we were delighted that Get Kids Going! president David Weir and supported athlete Eden Rainbow-Cooper won The Great North Run. Earlier in the week it looked as if the event may not take place due to the sad passing of HM The Queen. However, the traditional…[Read More]
Congratulations to wheelchair racer Shelly Woods for completing three marathons in three weeks
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Shelly Woods fulfilled her amazing challenge of completing three marathons in three weeks. She came 5th in her third marathon – the Boston Marathon with a time of 1hour, 54mins, 33secs Her time of 1 hour 42 mins 36 sec in Berlin was her fastest marathon time in 10 years. In…[Read More]
Paralympian & Get Kids Going Ambassador Millie Knight ahead of the Winter Paralympics
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Millie Knight is really looking ahead for the winter season of skiing. The visually impaired Paralympic skier, who we have supported for the past 8 years, shared her training diary with us. “After a total of 7 weeks in Saas Fee, I am finally home for a bit of a breather…[Read More]
Congratulations to wheelchair racer Shelly Woods for completing three marathons in three weeks
Get Kids Going! Ambassador Shelly Woods fulfilled her amazing challenge of completing three marathons in three weeks. She came 5th in her third marathon – the Boston Marathon with a time of 1hour, 54mins, 33secs Her time of 1 hour 42 mins 36 sec in Berlin was her fastest marathon time in 10 years. In…[Read More]
Shelly Woods wins Great North Run for the 8th time
Former Get Kids Going! supported athlete and Get Kids Going ambassador Shelly Woods has won the Great North Run for the eighth time. It’s her first victory in the race since 2014 and she last competed in 2019. The Great North Run celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, so it was a very special race…[Read More]
Good luck to all taking part in 40th Great North Run
We will be in Newcastle this weekend cheering on all of our runners for the Great North Run. The race has special significance this year, after the anniversary celebrations were cancelled due to the pandemic last year. This year’s redesigned course starts and finishes in the centre of Newcastle (not finishing in South Shields as…[Read More]