KP Events ambassador Meghan Beesley has sustained an injury that means she’ll miss out on the medal hopes at the 400m hurdles in Rio in August. After surgery she’ll recuperate through the summer, visit us at Tamworth 10k on Sunday October 9th and then plan for a strong track season in 2017 where the World Championship will be held at the Olympic Stadium next summer. Good luck to Meghan from all her friends at KP Events.
Write up – 2nd May 2016 The World’s Shortest Fun Run World Record Attempt
WORLD’S SHORTEST FUN RUN FUN FEAST!!
They came from far and wide, from Kansas USA and Cornwall and from Lichfield, Birmingham and Tamworth but mainly Burntwood in Staffordshire. Why?
The 2nd WORLD’S SHORTEST FUN RUN and it attracted hundreds to the UK’s smallest park, Prince’s Park in Burntwood today to help raise money for the local WeLoveLichfield charity fund.
RESULTS – The Lichfield Half-Marathon – 1st May 2016
HAWKES SWOOPS TO SNATCH HALF MARATHON TITLE
Tipton Harriers’ Stewart Hawkes romped home in the cold dry and windy conditions at the 6th Lichfield Half Marathon today in a time of 1:12:35. He was nearly 5 minutes quicker than his club mate and KP Events ambassador Phil Clamp running his first ever half marathon in his long and successful running career in a creditable 1:17:10, and he was clear of third placed Gavin Kennedy in 1:18:01.
First female home was Preston Harrier Nichola Jackson in 1:26:45 with Melissa Venable second in 1:30:24 and Emma Langdell third in 1:32:14.
Over eleven hundred runners entered to run the race, with a remarkable turn out of supporters around the 13 mile course and hundreds at the Stowe Field finish ensured that the event was a memorable occasion for all involved.
You can see the full Results of the Lichfield Half-Marathon HERE.
THE KP KLUB – Coming soon
Set for an official launch on or around the THE LICHFIELD HALF MARATHON on Sunday May 1st the KP Klub is an original membership offer to everybody who either takes part in one of our events and/or is a KP Events enewsletter subscriber.
From the 1st May 2016, you can join the KP Klub and benefit from a range of special offers and discounts from a number of KP Events official partners offering special deals and prices on products and services from providers of beauty products, hairstyling, specialist running shoes and equipment, coffee and bistro, car care and sports massage. A wide spread of offers from initially Midlands businesses and organisations but, as the number of partners grows we hope to cast our net over a wider area into the North and South to try to offer a truly national range of KP Klub partners.
KP Klub members will also get discounted rates for KP Events races!
Past Event – 2nd May 2016 – The World’s Shortest Fun Run World Record Attempt – in Burntwood
The Virgin Active “World’s Shortest Fun Run” World Record Attempt in aid of the Local Charity “We Love Lichfield Fund”, around Princes Park, Burntwood
Past Event – The Lichfield Half-Marathon – 1st May 2016
New KP Events Ambassador – Meghan Beesley
GB international 400m hurdler Meghan Beesley will become a KP Events Ambassador in Olympic Year 2016.
Megan is a GB number 2 to Perri Shakes-Drayton and ran in World Championships in Beijing this year.
We’re very pleased to have Meghan Beesley as an Ambassador and she’ll make personal appearances at 3 of our events in 2016 starting off with the Tamworth 10k in October 2015 where she presented prizes.