Runner’s Stories

19-year-old Worcester local Jenny Nesbitt won the inaugural Worcester City 10k in 2014, beating former world champion Paula Radcliffe over the finish line. Since this victory, she has gone on to represent her country several times, including in the Commonwealth...
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  • 18th April 2024
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A group of runners supporting Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity are once again gearing up to raise funds for their local NHS in Worcestershire as part of Team Worcestershire Acute by signing up to Worcester City Runs on the 15th September. ...
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  • 18th March 2024
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The children of St Barnabas CE Primary School, Worcester are still on a high from their epic running at the Worcester City Run in September and are already in training for next year’s event.  Sixty children from the school took...
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  • 9th January 2024
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Steve Ennis is the Managing Director at Business Doctors. For the past 16 years, Steve has worked with a wide range of business owners across the UK but, based in Worcester, has always passionate about his local community. Steve took...
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  • 22nd November 2023
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Chris Garratt made history on Sunday at the Worcester City Run Half Marathon when he raced through the finish line and broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest half marathon dressed as a lumberjack. The Deputy Chief Information Officer...
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  • 22nd September 2023
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Les Bailey, an 86-year-old from Worcestershire is one of our oldest runners in this year’s Worcester 10k. As a seasoned athlete, he has competed in numerous triathlons, Iron Man races, and over 40 marathons around the world, including in Florida,...
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  • 13th September 2023
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I am a hearing-impaired professional violinist with a profound loss on my left side. Havingbeen diagnosed with this deafness as a child, I grew up in an environment where there werenot only huge stigmas around hearing loss, but also a...
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  • 21st April 2022
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Chris had a brilliant time at the Worcester City Run where he was one of our 10K ambassadors. Read his final blog here, all about why he loved this year so much! “For me, without a doubt, this has been...
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  • 19th September 2018
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