UP TO 3,000 RUNNERS TO TAKE TO THE STREETS FOR PADDOCK WOOD HALF MARATHON WITH FREE RACE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ALL
The Lambert & Foster Paddock Wood Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday 9th March at 10am, will see a record number of entries with up to 3,000 runners take to the roads in and around Paddock Wood, winding through orchards and hop gardens of Kent. This year’s runners will be able to access free race photography for a second year, thanks to sponsorship from community leisure charity, Fusion Lifestyle.
Fusion, who manage Putlands Sports & Leisure Centre in Paddock Wood, will have a team at the start and finish line to support runners, offering free water bottles and a free Fusion swim or gym guest pass for all participants. The Putlands fitness team will be leading the warmup for runners, with several Fusion team members taking part in the race too.
In addition, a morning of activities will take place at Putlands, at the 1 mile point of the race, offering free soft play from 10am to midday and a café for friends and family of the runners while they wait for their loved ones to complete the course.
Anthony Cawley, Fusion’s CEO, commented: “Keeping active with inclusive and accessible sport and leisure that promotes good health, vitality and wellbeing is at the heart of what we do at Fusion so we love supporting events like this, in the heart of our community. We can’t wait to see our team, our members and hundreds of other runners take to the roads in Paddock Wood. We hope the race photography will help them look back proudly on their achievement after the race. I’d like to wish them all good luck – I will be there cheering them on too!”
Organisers of the Paddock Wood Half Marathon added: “If you’ve done enough training, it’s not too late to book your entry into the Paddock Wood Half Marathon, on March 9th. Spaces are limited though as there has been high demand, even though we have increased race capacity to 3,000 for the first time ever.
We are delighted Fusion is sponsoring the race photography again. This will mean runners can claim a free download of any photos of themselves, to keep and share with friends.”
Details of the race can be found at www.paddockwoodhalfmarathon.co.uk
For more information on how to get active at your local centre please visit www.fusion-lifestyle.com/our-locations/ and to try the centre for yourself register for a free pass at www.fusion-lifestyle.com/offers/free-pass/.
