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The PCR Sports Show - Friday 10th October 2025 - The AEPG Great Eastern Run Special with race director Aaron Murrell and runners Emily and Caroline.. · The PCR Sports Show

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Good evening. Welcome to the PCR Sports Show
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here on PCR FM. We're here every Friday, 6 till
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7, bringing you the latest sports headlines from our local
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sporting scene. And tonight is certainly no
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different. We're going to be talking all
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about the Great Eastern Run, which takes place in our city
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this Sunday. And we'll be chatting to Aaron
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Morrell, Race director. And we've got a couple of first
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timers as well, Emily Griggs, she's going to be taking on the
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half marathon and Caroline Brooks, who'll be taking on the
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and it's Hope 5K fun run for the very first time as well.
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But let's cover off your headlines first of all this
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evening with Dipam. Thank you, Nilesh.
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Good evening Peterborough and these are the sporting headlines
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on PCR Sports this evening starting with football.
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Peter United remain bottom of League One of the League One
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table after a narrow 21 defeat at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
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The Posh fell 2 nil behind inside 21 minutes before Peter
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Kyoso pulled one back just before half time.
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They have no fixture this weekend due to the international
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break and will resume their league campaign next Saturday
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with a trip to Burton Albion. Peter United Women stormed into
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the next round of the FA Cup with A51 win over Notts County
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at Pyms Park on Sunday and face Real Rail or Real Bedford in the
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next round. After falling behind in the
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first half, Posh levelled through Neve Reynolds before
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dominating the second-half with new signing Kia Rice scoring a
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stunning 5 minute hat trick on her home debut.
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Jess Russo's defective efforts sealed the victory.
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The result followed a difficult week for Rye who was subjected
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to online racial abuse which something the club has swiftly
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condemned. Pledging full support for their
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player. Their scheduled home game
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against Leeford Athletic has been postponed with their next
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fixture, the Neen Derby away to Northampton Town on October the
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30th. Peterborough Sports claimed A21
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home win over Phil over manager Phil Brown's former club
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Kidderminster Harriers last Saturday.
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The Turbines fell behind early but responded almost immediately
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with Marcel Oakley and sealed victory after the hour or with
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Max Boots at goal. It was a hard fought win that
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lifts Sports off the bottom of the table.
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Their trip to Darling Tomorrow tomorrow has been postponed due
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to the hosts FA Cup involvement with Sports Next in action at
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home to Alfredton next Saturday at Pyms Park.
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In ice hockey, Peter Phantoms had a mixed weekend, suffering
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AN-84 defeat at Milton Keynes Lightning on Saturday before
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bouncing back with a 21 home win over Swindon Wildcats at Planet
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Ice. The Phantoms host Whole Seahawks
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on Saturday and travel to Telford Tigers on Sunday for
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these this weekend's fixtures. In boxing, Wesley Smith of
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Peterborough Wolves Den Boxing Club has won the Eastern
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counties title at the England Boxing National Development
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Championships in Billericay. Smith took victory in the under
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71 kilogram class and now advances to the national
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quarterfinals on Sunday. In athletics, Peterborough
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athlete Lydia Church is celebrating a brilliant bronze
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medal in the shot put at the World Para Athletic
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Championships in New Delhi. Representing Peterborough and
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Neen Valley Athletic Club, Church produced a throw of 12
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meters and 612.6 meters to finish third in the F12 category
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for the visually impaired athletes. 3 Peterborough, Neen
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and Neen Valley Athletic athletes travelled to Turkey's
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Catch Car Mountains to compete in the inaugural Ultra Trail
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Catch Car, the latest addition to the Ultra Trail World Tour.
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Stuart Hawke tackled the gruelling 50 kilometers race,
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featuring nearly featuring nearly a 4000 meter of climb and
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finished a credible 13th. Kadja Peinda placed hundred and
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78th in the 20 kilometers race and included a 1500 meter
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ascent, while Fatima Peinda continued the impressive ultra
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trail exploits finishing 387th. Yaxley runners and Warrington
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joggers impressed. In the Frostbite League season
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opener it was Saint Nieres Yaxley finished fourth overall
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led by Danny Snipe in the 8th in 8th place with strong runs from
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James Bennett in 32nd place, Alex Devine in 33rd and George
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Dove in 35th. Ross Lautitz was Yaxley's
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leading lady in 14th, supported by Joe Zoe Rhone in 18th place
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and Claire Pearcey 23rd. Worthington Joggers placed well
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with James Burton 25th, Paul Halford 27th and Jonathan Parish
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in 29th, all in the top 30. Peter and Neen Valley Athletics
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club Steve Wilkinson finished ninth with John Pike in 21st in
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Poole. Local pool star Mark Gray
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continued his outstanding form by winning the IRPT Seniors Tour
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event for the Over 50s in Newcastle Under Lyme, making it
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five titles from his last six tournaments.
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It's the fourth event in the current series with Grey having
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now 1/3 and finished run up in the other one.
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And finally in golf, Minas Kazan won the Men's Homeward
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Plastering Trophy Division One at the Neen Park Golf Club with
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42 points ahead of Chris Hewitt on 38 and Mark Tyler on 37.
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In Division 2M, Brenchley claimed 38 points with Stephen
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Holland 36 and Sean Seymour 34 completing the podium.
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Anne Kerwin and Maggie Davey won the Ladies Day Daily Mail
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foursomes with a with 38 points. And those are your supporting
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headlines. Back to new.
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Cheers dipam, thank you very much.
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We're going to avoid football talk tonight.
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Aaron's decided that Aaron Morrell is race director of the
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Great Eastern Run and he's dictated that there'll be no
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football talk after Norwich City's Derby defeat last week
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and Posh not doing great themselves either.
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So let's crack on. Tonight you are listening to the
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PCR Sports Show and we're going to be talking all things Great
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Eastern Run this evening with the aforementioned Aaron
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Morrell, who's the race director.
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And then we've got Emily Griggs joining us from Warrington
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Joggers, who's running her first half marathon, and Caroline
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Brooks, who normally talks football, but tonight she'll be
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talking running, who's going to be running the Anna's Hope 5K
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Fun Run on Sunday. So before we go to a break in
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about 90 seconds, Aaron, give me one word as to how you're
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feeling ahead of Sunday so far. One or two words I.
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Think. Probably excited, Yeah, work for
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this goes in all year round. Obviously it's our fourth year
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now delivering the the APG great instant run, it's good running
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event. So yeah, excited to see it all
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come to fruition on Sunday morning.
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Yeah, Caroline, how you feeling? I'm.
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Actually excited. It's my first one.
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I've been doing it since May, so yeah, I'm really looking forward
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to it. It's strangely enough.
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Emily, come on in, how you feeling?
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I would say I'm nervous. I'm sure that's only fair.
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Yeah, I think obviously not knowing what to expect at the
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moment because obviously I've never entered a race.
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It's my first ever race. But also like the other two,
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very excited to do my first race and obviously to do it in the
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hometown of Peterborough is very exciting.
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Indeed, indeed. Right, we're gonna, we've got a
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few more seconds before we need to go to a break.
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But Aaron, the medal's just been released as well, hasn't it?
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Online. So tell people where they can
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see an advance preview of the medal.
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Yeah, sure. So head to the Great Eastern Run
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official socials and good running events.
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So at Great Eastern Run and at good running events we've done a
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medal reveal and this year's medal features the the iconic
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Lido building which obviously the course of course the race
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starts and finishes in front of. Brilliant stuff.
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And runners also have the option to you purchased T-shirts and
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hoodies this year as well. I think I noticed as well.
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Absolutely. So they've got the same design
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on those as well, very similar to the medal.
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So obviously to be able to have the the commemorative
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merchandise from this year's event as.
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Well, OK, hoodie's slightly different, isn't it?
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I don't think we don't know Hoodie before, have we?
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First time. The first time.
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So yes, it's been in high demand, but we introduced it for
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our other races and different, different colours and different
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designs. So yeah, we've been asked
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repeatedly for them. So we've listened to the
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feedback. Brilliant stuff, right?
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You're listening to PCR sports. Good evening.
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Welcome back to the PCR Sports Show here on PCRFM.
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Thank you for joining us this evening and we're talking all
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things Great Eastern Run this evening.
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The event is back this Sunday the 12th of October and we've
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got some really positive news about sign ups.
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Registrations numbers are looking really encouraging and
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we've got Aaron Morrell, race Director from the organisers
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Good Running Events with us this evening.
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Just to elaborate a little bit more on all those numbers.
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I mean, it's a huge increase what you've told me, but let the
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listeners know. Yeah.
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So we're we're looking at about 50% increase on this year's
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numbers. So obviously much, much larger
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event than than normal. We haven't had a year yet where
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numbers of regressed or stay stable.
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We've had an increase year on year from when we took over as
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good running. And that was in 2020. 2 So yeah,
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fourth year now really good, good increase and and yeah, 5700
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that we've got registered in the half marathon and almost 1000 in
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the 5K. So so yeah, really, really
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strong numbers. And yeah, obviously looking good
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for for obviously a really strong crowd that are going to
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be coming out on Sunday morning. That's phenomenal numbers, isn't
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it? A 50% increase.
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Exactly. It's the largest Great Eastern
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ever and obviously as long as it's taken place.
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So, yeah, obviously obviously a few good years now that
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obviously since the events return in 2022, as we said, you
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know, good events year on year and, and, and a really strong
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contingent travelling to Peterborough also to take part
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this year. So obviously a massive tick in
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the box in terms of boosting the local economy, tourism and and
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that whole piece. When you say travelling, yeah,
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are we talking people are coming from further afield this year
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then with that increase in numbers?
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Definitely a really strong interest as a whole in terms of
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mass events, particularly city centre events that's been seen
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across the industry. But in case a point would be 48%
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of this year's runners travelling from outside of a non
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PE post code. And obviously that for the the
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length and breadth that that covers as far far as it does,
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you're really strong number of runners that are travelling to
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Peterborough to take part this weekend.
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So they're coming from Lane potentially.
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Lincoln Ng Nottinghamshire Yeah, Bedfordshire, Luton post code
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for example, I think north. Scotland, Plymouth, some from
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abroad also that when you're looking through the data and
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seeing you know exactly how far the runners are travelling for
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this Sunday. And bearing in mind the PE post
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code stretches all the way from effectively Skegness all the way
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down to Huntingdon, out towards Wisbech and a little bit further
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West of Peterborough, 48% of runners are coming from outside
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of that catchment area to our city on Sunday.
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Exactly. It's really quite something
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really, really surprising when obviously we're drilling down
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into the data a few months ago and CSC and obviously the, you
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know, the, that how many runners are actually travelling from
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much further afield And obviously, you know, massive
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for, for Peterborough in the local area that, you know, a
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really strong contingent travelling in this weekend.
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Yeah, positive for hotels. Yeah, coffee shops, restaurants,
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the local economy, but they're not just coming on their own.
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Potentially they're bringing their family and friends with
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them as well. Yeah, we're expecting over over
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10,000 in the event village on on Sunday morning at its peak
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between the the 5K finishing and the half marathon starting.
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That's like the peak point in the event village for obviously
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when everybody's there, you know, seeing the family and
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friends finish the the 5K and obviously there to see off their
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their loved ones for the start of the half marathon.
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So yeah, all being well, Cathedral Square should be
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bustling on on Sunday after after the race, all being well.
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Yeah, Cathedral Square, Central Park, that sort of city centre
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area is really going to get a boost from this event on Sunday
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it. Really will do.
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And it's, it's, it's something that obviously we've been
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working a long time to be able to, to build the race, the race
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to this level. You know, from, from, from the
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days of speaking with, with the councillors at the time,
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Councillor Steve Allen and, and Councillor John Howard to, to
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bring back this race. And and obviously under good
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running and, and obviously the new organisers, you know,
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building to, to get the race eventually to this sort of size
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and and even bigger in the future.
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Yeah, Emily, Caroline, Caroline, you're going to be quite a part
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of something huge on Sunday. I didn't.
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Realise it was that big to. Be honest, has that made you a
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bit more nervous perhaps or just excited for it?
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For me, it's a it's a personal thing that I wanted to do this.
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So you're doing the 5K fun run. 5K So as you know, Neil, I
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started it in January and tried the Couch to 5K and didn't
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succeed. And then you mentioned that a
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local jogging group was obviously starting it again in
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May, so I went for it. And you've dragged me a few
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times round Fairy Meadows, but I'm now.
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Don't blame me. I'm now a nan, I've got a
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beautiful 10 week old granddaughter and obviously, you
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know, we all know what babies are like running around and I
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wanted to do something for myself and an incentive was my
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son. Aidan works for Youth Dreams
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Project, a local company in Peterborough that do PE in
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schools, out of school clubs. They've got an October half term
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camp coming up and obviously you know the equipment that they
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need for the coaches as well as obviously the the kids.
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It's a massive organization. They look after children as well
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that are less fortunate than than some people.
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So I thought why not go full hog and actually make myself do it.
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So for me, yeah, 5 Ki feel very bit silly with like Emily
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running the half marathon. But for me personally, my age,
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this is AI. Never ever thought that I'd be
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able to do this. I will say running is very
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individual, it's a personal thing, so please don't compare
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yourself to somebody doing a 10K half marathon or a marathon,
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whatever it may. Be I hadn't, you know, it was
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personal reasons really, and to to do something, you know, for
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for me and just to get myself out there.
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And I'm very pleased of the amount of money that I've raised
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for YDP. And you know, Luke is going to
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be putting it to good use. Perfect.
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So yeah, very happy with that. Brilliant.
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Emily, how are you? How are you feeling going to be
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part of a 5700 runners taking part in the half marathon for
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your first ever race? Yeah.
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No idea it was that big when you were talking about those numbers
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and the increase. It's amazing to see how many
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people are coming along and especially from outside of
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Peterborough. It's really, it's really nice to
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see how many people get together, like in running.
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I never knew how big and how many runners there are until I
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actually started to be honest and making all the friends.
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Obviously running for Warrington joggers has been really
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supportive of me and it's made me look at a community now where
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runners really are so friendly. So nice to be part of something
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so big and so friendly. It's been nice to make those
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connections, yeah. And just being part of being a
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runner and being part of that sort of runners community has
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been such fun. And how did that journey start
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for you then, to get to this point hours away from your first
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half marathon? I've always liked running but
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I've never taken it seriously. So whenever I felt like I could
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go for a run, I just went for a run and I just went for how ever
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long I could go for. And then I come home and then I
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started taking it seriously sort of beginning of this year,
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obviously supporting Endometriosis UK as my charity
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for the half marathon on Sunday and that charity is very close
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to me. I was actually diagnosed with
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endometriosis at the beginning of this year and going through
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that recovery, spreading that awareness, I then wanted to
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carry on that and resume my recovery and my support network.
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And that's where I thought running and being part of that
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big community, I could then really increase that awareness
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around endometriosis and start running for a charity.
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And obviously I really enjoy running, so it's nice to have
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that connection. Yeah, it's best of both worlds,
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isn't it? There, from that perspective,
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Aaron, we're talking about the large numbers there.
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But no, Caroline and Emily have both mentioned causes close to
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them that they're raising money from.
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And from a charity perspective, this event you've mentioned
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figures in previous years, but again, this is going to be
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bigger and better surely? It, it will be obviously for
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the, for the increase in, in numbers over the previous years,
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you're always looking at around the quarter of £1,000,000 worth
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of charity fundraising. Because obviously while we've
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got a portfolio of official charity partners, obviously the
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vast majority of them local, like Savannah's hopes to ride a
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little miracles. I, I could go on and on in terms
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of the names, but exactly as Emily says, it's, it's like
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endometriosis UK. There's so there's hundreds of
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charities that will be supported this weekend.
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That you won't necessarily know about.
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That obviously for you, you know that for the the causes that are
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close to to everybody's hearts that are taking part.
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Yeah, it makes it more than running then, doesn't it?
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It makes it a real community feel to that event as well.
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Yeah, sorry. I've just taken aback by the
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figures. First of all, the number of
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people that are coming from outside of the PE post code,
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which is only a boost for Peterborough as a city and
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putting it on it on the map in terms of running destination
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come October. It, it really hasn't every, you
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know, every year, obviously coming in and previewing the
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race and actually, you know, it's like obviously the story
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that I've always mentioned previously, you know, growing it
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and, and obviously bringing as many people into Peterborough is
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now, you know, really exciting to see that come to fruition,
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obviously this weekend and, and you, you know, showcasing the
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fabulous city that this is. Yeah, Emily, you've got family
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friends joining you on Sunday. Oh gosh yeah, my mum is my
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biggest support and I think she's dragged along the whole
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family to come and watch. Has she got a placard or
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anything? We'd go Emily on it.
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Probably. So yes, I've got my mum, my dad,
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I've got two brothers, two sisters, I think some nieces and
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nephews are coming. My boyfriends come in to
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support. So yes, that's going to be a big
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crowd of them, so hopefully I can spot them somewhere.
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Big entourage following. Yeah, yeah.
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And Aaron just coming back in there in terms of spotting
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family recommendations on where people could potentially stand
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and, you know, watch their loved ones take on these races.
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Yeah, sure. So Bishops Rd. is is the main
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start finish. It's like the main event hub.
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So the event village is on embankment and obviously the
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start finish in front of the Lido on Bishops Rd.
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A lot of people do head to Cathedral Square.
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So obviously when you've got the, the left turn for both the
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5K and the half marathon outside of Starbucks is early in both,
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both of those distances and late in both those distances as well.
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So 4 1/2 K and 12 1/2 miles for the half marathon for for both
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of those points. So it's it's a good early and
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late spot where people have only got to move a few metres but
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they'll get an opportunity to see their their loved ones
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twice. Brilliant.
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Caroline, You're just talking about your granddaughter there.
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Yeah. She'll be out there supporting
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you on Sunday morning only. 10 weeks old depends on sleep
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patterns yeah hubby and my son and his girlfriend and my
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daughter and maybe her husband obviously baby depending.
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So yeah it'll be I'm really looking forward to it and yes
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I've got had tremendous support actually like friends, family,
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they've all donated. I never actually expected to
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raise what I did and. What are you up to at the
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moment? I'm up to 440 lbs and I, you
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know, I never, I, I set first of all 100 and then I got quite a
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big donation. And so then I moved it to 200
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and I thought, wow, even if I get £200, but to actually, to be
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able to think that, you know, people have taken their time and
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actually spent money on this is, is just amazing.
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I never thought that I'd get £400.
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You'll, you'll, you'll smash it even more once you've got that
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medal in your hands, you'll find.
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Yeah, I'm really enjoying it. And, you know, I've met, like
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Emily said, you know, a few people that they really do
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support. And every time we go down Fairy
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Meadows, like the support that you get down there and just
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finishing, you know, I've gone from running it.
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Well, actually walking it obviously, as you know, Nilash
21:13
probably what, two or three years ago and I was doing it in
21:17
an hour and then I started running it with yourself and a
21:20
couple of others and got to 43 minutes.
21:21
And the other week I did do just under 35 minutes.
21:26
So I, you know, I have, hopefully I've got it in me for,
21:30
for Sunday, but we'll see. But yeah, I'm, I've, I can't
21:34
believe I've sort of even entered into.
21:35
It to be honest. Emily, you're feeling similar
21:38
there that you've got to this point and.
21:41
Yeah, I think the training's been tough.
21:43
Yeah, I think as a beginner and a new runner and then taking on
21:47
1/2 marathon as my first ever race too, it's quite a lot.
21:51
But I, I feel ready. I feel like the support network
21:55
and being part of Wellington joggers like you guys going to
21:59
Fairy Meadows doing the park runs has been really fun.
22:02
And everyone's always said about the support that you have around
22:07
the run on the on the half marathon and taking part and
22:10
everyone sort of cheering everyone on.
22:12
So I feel like that's gonna keep me going.
22:13
Brilliant. You've got your number there in
22:14
front. If you haven't you What number
22:15
are you gonna be on Sunday? I AM 4470.
22:18
OK, so if you see 4470, that is Emily Griggs and give her a
22:23
large cheer. Caroline, what's your fun run
22:25
number? 7611.
22:27
Brilliant. OK, so if you see Caroline, she
22:29
is 7611 and she's taking part in the Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run, and
22:34
Emily is 4470 in the Great Eastern Run half Marathon
22:39
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You're listening to PCR sports. Good evening, welcome back.
25:10
You are listening to the PCR Sports Show, and tonight we're
25:13
all about the Great Eastern Run, which is taking place in our
25:16
city of Peterborough this Sunday morning.
25:20
We've got over 5700 runners taking part in the half marathon
25:25
and we've got around 1000 mark in the Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run.
25:29
And we've got Emily, who's running her first ever half
25:33
marathon in the studio with us, and Caroline Brooks, who's
25:36
taking on the Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run, and also Aaron Morrell.
25:40
We're pleased he's been able to get himself away from the Race
25:44
Village this evening and spend just an hour with us from good
25:50
running events. Race Director, Is this a bit of
25:53
a break for you? A.
25:54
Little bit yeah, it's an hour away for for the Madness, but
25:57
we'll we'll be all good on. That chance to have a chance to
26:00
have a bite to eat and a drink hopefully as well.
26:02
Exactly, and obviously it's always good to have a little bit
26:04
of, of chill time as well and amongst all of the, the madness
26:06
of getting everything in together, but it's, it's all
26:08
worth it when everybody has a, a, a good morning and afternoon
26:11
on Sunday. Yeah, how you feeling, how are,
26:13
how is prep on the last couple of days?
26:15
Yeah, it's, it's, it's been good.
26:16
We're we're in a good place event village build started on
26:20
Wednesday because obviously that's obviously the largest
26:23
area, which is like the event hub, if you like on embankment.
26:26
And then we'll start a lot more of the on route stuff across
26:28
tomorrow and over Saturday night overnight.
26:30
So everything is ready for when closures are live and we start
26:33
the race on Sunday morning. How much sleep have you had?
26:36
I think last night, I think it was just over 2 hours.
26:39
It's, it's, yeah, it's, it's a long week.
26:41
But as you say that the prep goes into this all year round.
26:44
But it's a huge undertaking for, for obviously so many areas to,
26:48
to obviously, you know, pull an event this scale together.
26:51
It's a huge amount of work. And volunteers play a huge part
26:55
in that. Yeah, really do.
26:57
Over 600 volunteers across volunteering on the race route,
27:00
obviously for the the charity stands and the cheer points at
27:03
the embankment, taking the, you know, the bags, baggage drop,
27:06
registration merchandise, T-shirts at the charity stands
27:10
as well. So yeah, it isn't just the on,
27:12
you know, the traffic management teams and the stewarding, it's
27:14
the volunteers cheering everybody along and and
27:16
supporting every step of of the runners journeys on Sunday
27:19
morning. And this journey would have
27:20
started months ago, perhaps even the day after last year's event.
27:23
Yeah, for everybody, for us as organisers, in terms of the
27:25
planning, obviously look at looking at everything last year
27:27
which got the positive feedback and areas which we might want to
27:30
obviously have a little bit of a tweak on in terms of race route.
27:32
So for example, this year's half marathon has had a a couple of
27:35
tweaks. We're going through Central Park
27:37
in the opposite direction this year.
27:39
So it removes A crossover so that without getting into too
27:42
many logistics, it's where the the lead runner and the tail
27:44
runner actually meet. So we've we've tweaked that as
27:47
well as only using one of the roads in Doggthorpe in a
27:49
northbound directions. We're going to be passing in
27:51
front of Doggthorpe Fire Station this year as well, just to be
27:54
able to separate for the larger amount of.
27:56
Runners that we're expecting, right Yeah, because normally we
27:59
do out and back along dogs Fire station, yeah you'd be going
28:02
into. Lawn Ave. northbound only and
28:04
then Dogfoot Fire Station on the southbound.
28:05
OK. A few little tweaks like that,
28:08
which are quite subtle, but it's still to be able to get the
28:10
necessary permissions because obviously, like the fire, fire
28:12
service and cool blue light access across anywhere across
28:15
the race route is obviously something we always permit.
28:18
So even though the roads are closed legally, obviously we
28:20
still have blue light access. But things like that you don't
28:22
necessarily think of when putting together an event like
28:25
this is, yeah, huge undertaking. And the jewel in the crowd crown
28:29
must be running through the cathedral grounds.
28:32
Yeah. Absolutely, Really, really
28:34
pleased to obviously get get that added into the sort of race
28:36
for the first time ever in 2023. And Paul and all of the team at
28:40
Peterborough Cathedral all the way through there, various
28:42
departments are incredibly supportive of, of of this event.
28:45
And yeah, we're grateful to to them as well as local
28:48
authorities, the council, sponsors and partners, everybody
28:51
involved in in supporting this race.
28:53
Paul's on stage, isn't he? I hear.
28:55
Paul is absolutely. So this is Paul Stainton.
28:57
He's on the Paul Stainton will be on the event stage and we've
29:00
got Mark who's our start finish line commentator calling out all
29:05
of the the runners names as they as they start and finish the
29:07
race. So yeah, Paul will be up there
29:09
with the mic on on Sunday morning.
29:12
With the race route, Aaron, obviously you you make tweaks
29:15
every year for the right reasons obviously.
29:17
Is that something you kind of take feedback from the runners
29:20
or how does that come about? Because ultimately you're going
29:22
to get to a, to a, to a route that's going to be perfect,
29:24
isn't it? Aren't you?
29:25
Really, I'd hope that this year would be the year because even
29:28
just a little bit of a change. Then Tony King, who's always
29:31
measures all of our, our race routes.
29:33
He always has to go out on his bicycle, make sure we get to
29:35
the, the correct numbers, obviously for the for the
29:37
correct distances. But hopefully this will be be
29:39
the the last weeks. But it's, it's everything all
29:40
involved. Obviously what we like and, and
29:43
maybe need to tweak as organisers based on the feedback
29:45
from the runners, the volunteers, the local authority,
29:47
obviously the highways teams, national highways, blue light
29:51
partners, police, fire, ambulance.
29:53
Obviously there's, there's a huge amount of obviously
29:55
debriefing that we do straight after as soon as we get to
29:58
Monday morning. So yeah, we, we take into
30:00
account all of that as well as resident feedback as well.
30:03
Obviously, you know, you've got kind of like the footprint in
30:05
terms of the areas that it uses past and dogs for Warrington,
30:09
very, very popular, obviously with runners because it's very,
30:12
very flat. So while obviously it's great
30:14
for the runners and for for popular for them, but obviously
30:16
we're incredibly thankful to the residents as well that have a
30:19
few hours on Sunday morning when they need to adapt their plans
30:21
if they need to leave for lunch with family at midday and it's
30:24
banks slap in the middle of the the road closures.
30:26
So yeah, everything in terms of runners, feedback, residents,
30:30
cancel, the list goes. On, I guess sort of terrain
30:32
surface as well, doesn't it? You make sure roads are safe in
30:35
terms of the condition of them, making sure the runners are on
30:38
on as most comfortable terrain as possible while they're doing
30:41
the race as well. Definitely, obviously you know,
30:43
it's really flat and it's all Rd. based 100% obviously for our
30:47
for our England athletics permits.
30:48
Then obviously that's something that we have to abide by anyway.
30:51
But but yeah, obviously boy, we'll get feedback and say, oh,
30:53
what Town Bridge and go down to Fairy Meadows and change it each
30:57
year then. Yeah, that's an incredible
30:59
amount of work just to be able to say, how can you not go that
31:00
way instead? So yeah, obviously there's, you
31:03
know, there's, there's good reasons as to why obviously we
31:05
use the areas that we do, you know, for, in terms of logistics
31:08
and obviously mainly for for runner experience on Sunday.
31:11
To put on an event like this, we've talked about volunteers
31:14
there but talked about the running clubs in this city.
31:17
You said it was quite unique in terms of the way the running
31:19
clubs come together through the Greater Peterborough Athletics
31:22
Network. Their support must be invaluable
31:25
to you. It really is through through the
31:27
year obviously in terms terms of obviously wherever race plans
31:29
are obviously keeping abreast of of changes each year that
31:32
obviously we say about and what what you know the year's plans
31:35
are looking like. We have regular meetings and,
31:37
and, and you know, G Pan have been ever since day one meeting
31:40
all of the all of the guys when we took the race over that have
31:42
been incredibly supportive. So, so a massive shout out to to
31:46
obviously everyone involved there to, to support the race in
31:49
in as much as obviously through the year as well as on race day
31:52
with the the large amount of volunteers that obviously they
31:54
they help support with. In as well as the training
31:57
sessions as well from a runners perspective.
31:59
Exactly. So Tim, Tim does an incredible
32:01
amount of work with the the Pacers to be able to get us a
32:04
team of 24 paces on Sunday morning to get everybody through
32:07
to their their desired times and making sure that obviously they
32:10
come into their sub 145 or the sub two hours.
32:13
That obviously the time that they're going for one hour 30
32:17
through to two hours 45. I think off the top of my head,
32:20
as well as leading the training sessions, which obviously the
32:23
experience of here. So yeah, obviously the seven get
32:26
fit for the greatest in training sessions that we have starting
32:29
in the middle of July, and the last one took place for this
32:32
year's half marathon, the Wednesday just gone.
32:34
Yeah, Emily, you've taken part in some of those as well,
32:36
haven't you? Yes, The last few I've done a
32:39
few of the the get fits and to be fair, they're probably one of
32:42
the best things that I've done leading up to the half marathon
32:46
preparation wise and getting ready and meeting people.
32:50
Meeting the Pacers were really beneficial for me, just to see
32:53
them, see who I'm looking for on the race, because obviously it's
32:56
going to be very busy. So yeah, just to meet people,
32:59
see who's doing it, make friends with people who are doing the
33:02
same pace as you, meet your paces and get together for a
33:05
nice run. Every other Wednesday night was
33:08
been, yeah, really good fun and very beneficial for me as a
33:11
beginner. Brilliant stuff.
33:12
You mentioned the paces there. Yes.
33:17
Divulge what sort of time you'd like to run or at this stage
33:20
you'd keeping it under wraps. Nobody's listening, don't worry.
33:24
So I've been pacing for the two hours.
33:27
That's my goal. Whether I get it or not, I don't
33:29
know. But I feel everyone's always
33:32
said the crowd really does get behind you and keeps you going.
33:36
So hopefully that will get me the two hours.
33:38
But also I think just finishing for me is going to be a massive
33:43
achievement. Obviously my first ever half
33:45
marathon, so I think getting that medal is going to be the
33:48
best thing for me and what I'm going for.
33:50
Brilliant stuff, Caroline. That crowd support on Sunday can
33:54
carry you around as well, yeah. Definitely.
33:56
I think that some of that's how I've got quick around Fairy
33:58
Meadows to be honest, because everybody is so supportive.
34:01
Like you've always got the ones that do it in 15 or 20 minutes.
34:04
But I'm now sort of going past people, which I never thought
34:09
was possible, you know, but to see them sort of like at the end
34:13
as as well, like the people that actually finish the race before
34:16
you, they often stop and they cheer you on.
34:18
And, and I actually think that for me has been absolutely
34:22
fantastic. And and yeah, like Emily said,
34:24
it's it's a different environment for me.
34:26
I never thought I'd be able to do this sort of thing or even
34:29
take part in something like this.
34:31
So, but what Fairy Meadows has given me, I've made different,
34:36
you know, friends, acquaintances and, and things like that, but
34:39
it is just everybody cheering you on.
34:41
And like I said, my family and, and friends have been so
34:43
supportive and, you know, and, and donated money that I never
34:47
thought that I'd see those donations.
34:48
So the whole running network, I think is just fantastic.
34:52
And I've met people, I've been, I've joined a couple of groups.
34:55
I went out on Tuesday night and but everybody is just, you'll do
34:59
it, you'll get there and doesn't matter.
35:00
Like you said, if you're running a mile or 10 miles, whatever
35:03
you're doing. I think it's just fantastic that
35:05
people can actually come together and enjoy something
35:08
like this. Yeah, Aaron, I mean, hearing
35:11
Emily and Caroline, there must be a fillip for you in terms of
35:15
that. You know, that's the catalyst,
35:17
isn't it? They've signed up for these
35:18
events and they've spent their time, effort, money to take part
35:25
in this event and they're really looking forward to it.
35:27
Yeah, absolutely. It's it's obviously pride to be
35:29
able to provide that catalyst obviously in terms of of Sunday
35:32
and and obviously having that that grounding glory.
35:34
But it is exactly that. It's just just the the obviously
35:37
the the end and obviously the the goal that have been builded
35:39
towards obviously all of the you know, the hard miles and all of
35:41
the efforts obviously got gone in for the weeks and months that
35:44
everybody's been training. So it's, you know, it's, it's
35:46
just the, the glory Mars on Sunday morning.
35:48
It certainly is certainly is. Aaron, just staying with you for
35:52
a moment. In terms of the, you talked
35:54
about the logistical side of this that needs to be put
35:57
together, but you've got a lot of support from the charity
36:01
partners and the corporate partners within the city as
36:03
well. Yeah, definitely.
36:04
It's obviously across the the charity partners, as say over
36:07
over 30 different charity partners that we've got
36:10
obviously Sue Ryder thought Paul Hospice and Anna's Hope little
36:13
Miracles. They've been with us since the
36:15
very beginning and we've got a lot of local charities that that
36:19
to obviously benefit from the obviously the fundraising that
36:22
obviously is facilitated through the race.
36:24
Obviously the corporate support as well.
36:25
We're incredibly grateful to AEPG for for continuing their
36:28
title sponsorship. They've supported US ever since
36:30
we we took over the race. Savils have have sponsored the
36:34
team of Pacers and the water station again, since the very,
36:36
very beginning of our Great Eastern journey.
36:38
They've been incredibly supportive.
36:41
But again, also back to G Pan, I mean, obviously I mentioned Tim
36:44
from Werrington, obviously on the the training sessions and
36:47
the Pacers side, but also with with, with Dave Richmond and
36:50
Gary Thurgood in terms of the start and the finish volunteers,
36:53
everybody that's volunteering on the embankment in those areas on
36:56
on Sunday morning, they've done an incredible amount of work and
36:59
everybody within those, those running advisory meetings that
37:02
we have through the year. So yeah, massive thank you to
37:04
everybody involved. Yep, bit of detail for probably
37:07
more Emily in terms of the half marathon side I think, but more
37:09
stations out on the route as well and they're volunteer
37:11
manned. Yeah, absolutely.
37:13
All volunteers. So Savils, Thorny Running Club
37:16
and now Salt Tree Running Club used to be Salt Tree Walk to
37:19
Run. They are three teams if you
37:21
like, volunteers that are manning the water stations on
37:24
the half marathon route. So we have 5 water stops in
37:27
total and two of them are double stoppers.
37:29
So one in the Central Park area, that's one and five.
37:31
We have two and four with Thorny, which is at the end of
37:34
Pastan Ridings, and then we also have the sort of guys that are
37:37
at the start of Davis Lane in Warrington at the Crab and
37:40
Winkle. Wow, we haven't got to Sunday
37:48
yet. And it's your energy is.
37:50
Yeah, you're gonna have to keep that energy up, aren't you?
37:53
I'll probably. Have the crush on Monday.
37:57
Morning. Brilliant step, right?
37:58
Which just take a another short break, get some messages and
38:00
we're back with Aaron, Emily and Caroline after those.
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We're here every Friday between 6:00 and 7:00 bringing you the
40:03
latest news, Sporting News from our city of Peterborough.
40:08
Tonight's no different. We're very much focused on the
40:11
Great Eastern Rum, which takes place in our city on Sunday
40:15
morning. That's a half marathon where
40:18
you've got 5700. 700 runners signed up.
40:22
So I put my teeth in there. Aaron, I'm still surprised with
40:24
that number that you've mentioned to us.
40:26
And then around 1000, taking part in the 5K Fun Run itself as
40:31
well. And it's no mean feat putting on
40:34
this event through the support of volunteers, charity partners,
40:38
corporate partners and good running events who actually
40:42
facilitate this event and it's their 4th Great Eastern Run.
40:46
But we really need to mention Eric Winstone as well, Aaron, in
40:50
terms of the milestone he's reaching and he's going to
40:54
hopefully take another one off on Sunday.
40:56
He will be and keep an eye out for him.
40:57
He's in bib #33, so his 33rd Great Eastern run, so one of the
41:01
ever presents. So yeah, we're looking forward
41:03
to seeing it. Eric back at the start line and
41:05
I think I need to catch up with him over the weekend.
41:07
But I think he's he'll probably stay easy looking forward to it
41:09
and in better shape this year because I think he'll know.
41:11
He was a nurse in an injury last year, wasn't he?
41:13
But he he managed to get it done, got it in the books and
41:15
and keeping that record going. So yeah, well, good.
41:17
Good on it. I mean, 33?
41:19
What? Oh, no.
41:20
Come Sunday afternoon, to have completed every half marathon
41:23
that's taken place in this city, that's some going.
41:25
Yeah, although I've certainly got a few.
41:27
A few more grey hairs for four. Great years so.
41:30
The planning size, yeah, 33 is incredible going and yeah, good,
41:33
good on Eric and and obviously keeping that that run going.
41:36
So yeah, from the the start podium that I'll be with the air
41:38
horn on Sunday, I'll be be keeping an eye out for Eric as
41:40
he's starting the race and finishing.
41:42
Emily, Eric's obviously doing his 33rd.
41:45
Yes, you're doing your first. Yeah, big difference.
41:51
That's a long time of running and preparation and training.
41:55
I mean I've struggled with 10 weeks leading up to this.
41:58
Half an hour and not a long. Was it 33?
42:01
Yeah, it'll be 33 on Sunday. 33 years. 33rd half marathon on
42:06
Sunday. Yeah, that's a long time.
42:08
I don't know if that will ever be me.
42:12
Brilliant stuff. But Aaron, again, it shows, you
42:15
know, whether it's your first one like Emily's or Eric to the
42:18
other extent of the scale, he's going to be doing his 33rd.
42:21
I mean, it's an event for all, isn't it?
42:23
And we've talked about Caroline doing her first 5K.
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It really is and and obviously Eric and and many others as
42:29
well, obviously coming back to to do the great Eastern, you
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know, year in, year out that you know, this is just such a buzz
42:34
that you guys will get on on Sunday morning where you know
42:37
this, this race really is unique.
42:38
You know, you get get other 10 KS and a half marathons that you
42:41
go, you know, go out into the countryside and you don't, you
42:44
don't see anybody for a good couple of miles.
42:45
But with it, you know, being so unique that it does take in such
42:48
a wide area of, of, of the city and the city centre that, you
42:51
know, it really is unique in terms of, of that, that you
42:54
know, that support and that really will get you to the
42:56
finish and why people, you know, come back time and time again.
42:59
Yeah, Deepam. I mean, joking aside, Emily,
43:01
obviously, as as Neil mentioned with the 33rd marathon for for
43:06
the I forgot his name, Eric, Eric, sorry, currently call him
43:11
Ray because of the actor Eric, he's running the state third.
43:15
But joke aside, you know, both for both you, Caroline and
43:18
Emily, is this the kind of start of you kind of running journey
43:21
to to whatever degree And then do you see you see you're
43:24
running continuing beyond this this one event.
43:27
Yeah, I'd like to hope so. I mean, I don't plan on not
43:30
running now. I feel like I've gone so sort of
43:32
deep into my running career, let's say.
43:36
It'd be a shame to stop that. And I think it's quite a big
43:41
achievement for me. Obviously, being diagnosed with
43:43
endometriosis at the beginning of this year, I never even
43:46
thought I'd be able to get out of bed again.
43:47
I mean, I was stuck. The recovery was so tough, so to
43:51
even be here now speaking about my first ever half marathon is
43:54
absolutely crazy. And I think I'm just going to
43:57
carry on as much as I can and enjoy it as much as I can.
44:00
Yeah, Yeah. Good.
44:03
Caroline. I've absolutely loved it.
44:05
I mean, I can't 'cause I don't quite believe that I'm doing it.
44:09
But yeah, I agree with Emily. I want to continue running it.
44:13
I'll be at Fairy Meadows, The Saturdays where I'm not watching
44:15
Posh and yeah and. What's harder?
44:19
Watching posture? Running 5K at the moment.
44:21
Watching posture. Especially after last weekend.
44:25
Pain lasts longer. Yeah, you know, yeah.
44:29
So for me, I will definitely be at Fair Meadows on a on a
44:32
Saturday morning. And I've really enjoyed the
44:35
groups that I've joined on a Tuesday and Thursday.
44:37
So especially, you know, I'll be running not.
44:42
You're not running on your own, are you?
44:43
But it's difficult to get people to come out with you running
44:46
because we've all got busy lives.
44:48
We all work and joining these groups.
44:50
You know that every week there's going to be people there at
44:52
6:00. And I think that's what's kept
44:55
me going. You know, I've been running with
44:57
a couple of friends and it's been amazing.
44:59
And they've, they've got me through some difficult times and
45:02
got me faster. But for me personally, I will
45:05
definitely continue because I think at the age I am now, I
45:09
want to continue. I want to get fitter.
45:11
And I'm very aware that, you know, getting older, like I
45:16
said, I have got a granddaughter that I want to run round after.
45:19
And it just makes me so proud that, you know, that running is
45:22
something that I've actually started to enjoy.
45:24
And I never ever thought that I would say that.
45:27
Sometimes it's hard on the old knee.
45:29
But yeah, generally I, I will definitely be continuing and
45:32
I've, I've, I've got my session booked in for next Tuesday night
45:35
already so. Aaron, that must be quite
45:38
inspiring for you from from an organization perspective.
45:40
They've got 2 ladies here entering for the first time and
45:43
you've potentially started a legacy for them to continue in
45:46
the sport. Yeah, something I'm personally
45:48
really, really proud of. Obviously, you know, there's a a
45:50
team of us that obviously put on the these events obviously not
45:53
just for the Great Eastern, but, but all all over East Anglia and
45:56
Berkshire as well. So, yeah, obviously for the
45:58
amount of, of, of people that obviously, you know, have got
46:01
involved in the events along the way and have got that much
46:03
longer story in terms of the charity fundraising.
46:05
Never run for the first time taking on the 1st 5K10K half
46:09
marathon or ultra marathon that you know, that there's so many
46:12
stories and journeys that are born from.
46:14
This isn't just rocking up and running a 5K or a half marathon
46:17
on a win on Sunday morning. It's, you know, there really is
46:20
a story and a journey that everybody's going through to get
46:23
the. Brilliant stuff, right?
46:25
We've got a few minutes left of the show and we could talk for a
46:28
few more hours about the Great Eastern Run because, you know,
46:30
we're all so passionate about it and it's such a huge part of
46:34
Peterborough itself and bringing people into the city, a huge
46:39
number for the very first time this weekend.
46:42
But what do the next sort of 36 hours look like for you?
46:45
48 hours look like for you Aaron.
46:48
Lot of work not. Too much sleep.
46:51
But at the end of the day, as as I said earlier, the work goes
46:54
into it all year round and it's all worth it when everybody has
46:57
a a crack in time with us on on Sunday morning and enjoy the
47:00
race. You know, love that medal and
47:02
and have a fantastic story to tell through all of the training
47:05
and and the highs and probably maybe for some, maybe with the
47:08
lows that they'll have during the race on Sunday due to
47:11
obviously to then come back up to that incredible high when
47:13
they get to the finish line again.
47:14
Yeah. Caroline, how you feeling?
47:16
Summarise how you feeling and what what are you gonna be doing
47:18
for the next step? There's no Peterborough United
47:20
match tomorrow. That's.
47:22
Probably a good thing I did tick off 2 grounds last week though,
47:25
so me and my son went to Blackburn as well at 12:30 as
47:28
well as then going to Bolton. So I think probably I'll need a
47:31
weekend off of football. Yeah.
47:33
So yeah, just looking forward to it and I'm very proud that I've
47:38
been maybe to raise money for for Youth Dreams project.
47:41
They are fantastic organization in Peterborough and the two
47:44
Luke's have have built it up very, very well.
47:46
And obviously it's my son's employers and I just think they
47:50
do a great, it's, it's just very good what they do for young kids
47:57
in Peterborough. Yeah, we've had Luke Killer on
47:59
the show before. And I, I do feel that the, the
48:03
clubs that they put on, they've got an October half term coming
48:05
up camp, they do Christmas and they give obviously also the
48:09
employees an opportunity as well.
48:11
And, and I just think the what they achieve by going into the
48:16
schools and doing PE is absolutely fantastic.
48:18
So for me personally, like I said, my granddaughter and to,
48:23
to do something and raise money actually that I know will be
48:27
beneficial to a company. And I know YDP are a big
48:30
organization, but they're only a big organization in Peterborough
48:34
and they need all the support that they can sort of like get
48:37
and get kids to the kids clubs because they do an amazing job
48:40
with these kids and some kids go down a path and that they.
48:44
Underprivileged. Yeah, underprivileged and you
48:45
know, and coaches like my my son and the coaches that they've got
48:50
help them through that. Yeah.
48:51
So for me that's that's one of the main reasons why I'm looking
48:55
forward to it. And Emily, how you feeling then?
48:57
A few hours away now ticking by. What's your prep looking like
49:01
tomorrow? Feet up.
49:02
Yeah, I think probably the easiest prep I've ever done.
49:07
I usually compete horses, so it's been a bit weird, like
49:10
coming up to a competition, I'm usually like out making sure the
49:13
lorries ready, obviously bathing horses, platting horses and like
49:17
I'm running around everywhere. So now I've got a race coming up
49:21
and it feels weird. I just have to eat past the
49:24
drink water and sit down. That's really fun.
49:27
I really enjoy it, but I'd do it again.
49:29
Brilliant stuff, Aaron. Emily Caroline, thank you for
49:34
your time this evening. Aaron, we obviously hope
49:37
everything going off well on Saturday.
49:40
Huge increase in numbers which is brilliant to to see and it is
49:43
only, you know, beneficial for Peterborough as a whole as the
49:46
city. Caroline, good luck.
49:49
And to you? Well, we'll see you on Sunday
49:51
morning with that medal in hand and Emily, last word with you.
49:56
Any last minute bits of advice for first timers like you out
50:00
there? I would say just keep going.
50:02
I know it's tough and it gets tough, but to join Warrington
50:07
Joggers has been probably the biggest highlight for me in my
50:10
running career of like getting into a community and joining
50:14
enthusiastic runners because that's what's kept me going.
50:17
So if you're a beginner, get yourself into a club, you know,
50:20
make friends with new runners because everyone's so lovely and
50:23
park runs are really fun and keep going because it's tough,
50:27
but it's worth it that after that after feeling of a run is
50:31
what makes me get keep going. And that medal in your hand on.
50:34
Oh yeah, the medal. Yeah, my first ever running
50:36
medal. That will be pride of place.
50:39
Yes, yeah, that's gonna be hung up in my room.
50:40
I'm gonna frame it. Does that beat the rosettes from
50:44
the venting? The rosettes.
50:47
Brilliant stuff, right? Aaron, Emily, Caroline, thank
50:50
you for joining us. Dipam, thank you very much for
50:52
the headlines this evening. So if you are taking part in the
50:54
Great Eastern Run, whether it be the half marathon or the Anna's
50:57
Hope 5K Fun Run this weekend, we just want to wish you all the
51:00
best. If you're fundraising, well done
51:02
to get to this point and really just enjoy that victory lap on
51:06
Sunday and we look forward to hearing all about it in the
51:09
coming days and weeks. And yeah, just have a great
51:13
weekend. And if you're out on the route,
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please do get out there and support all those runners that
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will be pounding our streets of Peterborough.