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On the 28th April, The Health and Leisure Department within Stranmillis organised and ran another successful Fun Run.
Race Organiser Ian McGowan writes:
This year’s event saw numbers tripling those of previous years with over 60 people taking part on the day, from elite club runners to casual walkers. Next year the hope is that even more will take up the challenge and raise some money for charity. The winner, Richard Johnson, won in an impressive 15 minutes 21 seconds.
The charity being supported this year was the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, and a total of £624 was raised through postal entries, the new online entry system (brought in this year) and through individual sponsorship. The event was a great success and the Department of Health and Physical Education would like to thank everyone who took part, helped organise, donated and assisted on the day. A special thanks must go to the race sponsors, Ardmore Pure Irish Spring Water, David Gotto Sports and Athletics Northern Ireland. I look forward to seeing you next year for what is sure to be an even bigger and better race.
A cheque for the amount raised was presented by Dr Anne Heaslett, College Principal, Ian McGowan, and Frank Kelly, Head of the Health and Leisure Studies Department to Michelle Stevenson from the NI Children’s Hospice.