Events of the North

A North East heart health charity is celebrating after runners raised thousands of pounds to support its work during the recent Sunderland City Runs event. Red Sky Foundation fielded 150 participants in three races and together they raised over £9,500. ...

Thousands of people descended on Sunderland to take part in or watch its annual running festival. Over 2,700 participants tackled events at the Sunderland City Runs on Sunday 7 May. In great running conditions, leading club athletes, fun runners and...

Terry Deary, a Sunderland born author of popular children’s books, “Horrible Histories” is teaming up with Grace House for Sunderland City Runs 2023. 2023 is a special year for both involved as Grace House is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary and...

Rich Houghton 5K Entry was quick and easy. Like the idea of a Saturday night race and lots of options to park which on a Saturday night made this easier. Much better and faster course than previous and as you...

We absolutely loved being involved with Sunderland City Runs, both in a running and broadcast capacity. Here’s what our members of ‘Team Spark’ made of the experience: Lottie Steele (10k) I have just about recovered from the run on Sunday,...

Around 3,000 participants enjoyed sunny weather on Wearside during the 2022 Sunderland City Runs. Organised through a partnership between Events of the North, Sunderland City Council and its Active Sunderland team, the Northern Spire 5K, Sunderland City 10K and Half...

Mason, Brendan and Ethan are taking part in the Sunderland City Run and they are hoping to Raise Funds or get sponsorships for the Boldon colliery heritage group. Our aim is to build a memorial that properly represents our proud...

Three grass roots runners who will be encouraging the public to get involved in a major event in Sunderland met up with a North East charity fundraising legend today. Ambassadors for the 2022 Sunderland City Runs caught up with Colin...

We’re delighted to be entering a ‘Team Spark’ to Sunderland City Runs this year and we’re really looking forward to taking part (even if we’re slightly nervous about the training!). As you’ll see below, we’ve got a range of different...

Organisers have announced that heart health charity Red Sky Foundation is the new charity partner for the Sunderland City Runs. The charity, which campaigns and raises money to install community defibrillators around the North East, will field scores of runners...