Junior Greater Manchester Run

On Saturday, 17th May, I took part in the Junior Greater Manchester Run held at the Manchester City Stadium.

When I arrived I walked around the stadium to get my bearings. I needed to find the start line, finish line and the meeting place for families.

Ten minutes before the race I joined 699 other boys in the pre-race warm up. Somehow I managed to find my friend amongst all those people.

At 12.00 precisely, the start gun sounded and we were off. It was a struggle to get into a rhythm at the beginning because we were all together in a pack.

We jogged along Joe Mercer Way towards the B of the Bang, then picked up speed round the athletics track, headed back towards the Manchester City superstore, then sprinted to the finish line, a total of 2.4 kilometres. Here everyone was given a “goody bag” which included a medal.

I was sponsored by family and friends, raising £42 for my chosen charity the “British Heart Foundation”. This charity helped my grandma a lot after she had a heart attack at the beginning of this year.

By A Year 5 pupil