The race is on

By John Plummer, Third Sector, 21 May 2008

Running events are booming and, with three new large-scale events in London this year, small charities are getting the chance to compete for places. But how close are we to saturation point?

Britain's apparently insatiable appetite for running events is going to reach new levels this year. On Monday, 10,000 people will take part in the inaugural Bupa London 10,000, a 10k event. Later this year, two new half-marathons will take place in the capital within a month. All this comes on...

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