On Saturday 20 September Tower Hamlets will be hosting the London Peace Run in the borough's Victoria Park. This is one of the highlights of the London Week of Peace - an annual week of high profile events and initiatives aiming to promote community cohesion, safety and peace across the capital.
With more than 200 entrants expected, participation rather than competition is the order of the day at this popular event, which this year also forms part of the Tower Hamlets programme to celebrate the handover of the Olympic and Paralympic Games from Beijing to London.
Leader of Tower Hamlets Council, Cllr Lutfur Rahman said: “As a Host Borough it is especially apt that we should mark London Week of Peace in Tower Hamlets with an event such as this. It is an excellent example of how people can be brought together through cultural and sports activities to celebrate diversity and promote justice, equality and respect. I believe that Tower Hamlets is the ideal setting for this event, particularly as we are preparing to invite visitors of many different cultures from all over the world to come together in the planet’s greatest sporting event."
The event starts around 11am with the adults' five kilometre run beginning at 11.30am followed by the three kilometre junior run, open to people aged 7 -15, taking place at 12.30pm. Both runs take participants on a circuit of Tower Hamlets’ picturesque Victoria Park - recently voted number one in Time Out magazine’s table of London’s best parks.
During the event, water will be provided to those taking part along with light refreshments such as energy bars and shakes to aid recovery.
The cost of entry is £10 for the adult event and £3.00 for the junior event, although entry is free for under 15s living in Tower Hamlets. To register please call 01252 373797 or register online via the Runners World Website.
Reproduced from Tower Hamlets News pages
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