Events of the North

Andrew Giles and Rico Grewal The 13 x 13 challenge is thirteen gruelling half-marathons ran on thirteen days consecutively. That’s over one hundred and seventy miles covered in under two weeks, all in the hope of raising funds and awareness...

Hi Everyone, So pleased to be Ambassador this year. My name is Tori, I’m 37 and I am Founder and Run Leader at Sunderland Warriors Running Club. I started running 4 and half years ago after having my 4th child...

392 buzzing runners started and finished the undulating 5k on the new Northern Spire Bridge on a warm but very windy June Saturday evening last year. I have many friends each that return every year to Sunderland City Runs. This...

Andrew Fletcher – 76 Half’s for 76 Years Running, for me, is a release. An occasion when I can tie my shoelaces, clear my mind and venture out into the open air and run. I’m a keen amateur runner, and...

Events of the North will return to the City of Sunderland on the 7th and 8th May 2022 to deliver four events in partnership with Sunderland City Council and Active Sunderland. The routes and distances are suitable for everyone from beginners to...

Thousands of people enjoyed a return to mass participation racing at the 2021 Sunderland City Runs this weekend. Organised through a partnership between Events of the North, Sunderland City Council and its Active Sunderland team, the Sunderland City 5K, 10K...

WHAT IS IT? With the Sunderland City Run falling on Fathers Day we want to give our runners the chance to celebrate their very own VIP DAD! To enter our special Father’s Day competition all you need to do is...

I’m delighted to have been chosen as Ambassador for the #sunderlandcityruns 10k this year.   For those who don’t already know my story, I have been living with cancer since 2019, and unfortunately it is incurable.  I started running last year...

Last year when I wrote about my blog about being a Sunderland 10k ambassador, I was using wheelchair racing as a stress relief and a mental outlet from working long hours in the NHS. During lockdown this has allowed me...

The death of my Dad in 2016 had a profound effect on me and was the catalyst for change. I had two young children at the time, and knew I needed to do something so we could all have a...