r10k home 2020

The Rotherham 10k organising committee have been amazed by the response and success of the Virtual 10K!

The committee would like to express their thanks to everyone involved including runners, walkers, families and even a dog or two.

The event took place over 10 days, finishing on Sunday 17th May, and has so far raised £9,000 - with money still to come in. We would love to meet our target of £10,000!

Lesley Dabell, CEO at Age UK Rotherham said: "This has been a fantastic effort by everyone involved including the runners (or walkers or cyclists or toddlers or dogs) who have taken part, and the organisers of the Virtual Rotherham 10k, who were determined that this event would go ahead despite the Coronavirus restrictions.
The virtual 10k had around 250 participants who were walking and running, on one occasion or going out daily to total 10k. The picture on the right shows Lily our youngest participant, proudly displaying her medal. Participants came from far and wide including Rotherham, Sheffield, Hull, Scotland, Southampton, Clifton Park in Bury, and even one in Cleveland Ohio!

Following the success of the event we are looking at ways to help people stay active, so please keep your eye on the Facebook page for updates and more information. We look forward to welcoming you to the 10k in 2021!

Steve Gaines
Race Director

191 – tough course
220 – it was great, lovely venue, good course
251 – excellent race, like more communication before race – about where you register, bags stored ../.
526 – very well organised, one of the best runs so far this year – definitely race again
8 – better than last year (weather temperature) – volunteers great, venue good.
388 – good race, friendly people, – I’m a friend of Ray’s - put it on at Rother Valley (not hilly)
536 – really good
527 – good
206 – organised really well, good venue, friendly volunteers– water great around the course, challenging those hills are deceptive
498 – really good , generous water,
13 – fantastically well organised – friendly volunteers
10 – runner from Sheffield University – slow and long course, it would have been good to know where you could drop off your luggage beforehand
310 – not as tough as last year (scores out of five – five highest) gave it a FIVE – happy times.
21 – good race
Sheffield City Striders – definitely do it again (suggest avoid clash with Leeds half marathon)
New Forest – lovely people, lovely course – hills!
Stider runners – good water stops, well managed, hills a good challenge
Barnsley AC – good course, touch and challenging
200 – Hills tough as you climb / through the Town Centre
195 – Barnsley Harriers - good VFM, hills challenging – will come again
Fun Runner – I really enjoyed it, Did I win, I want to do it again!