Run Norwich is an annual road running event over 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) held in

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

, United Kingdom. Established in 2015 by

Norwich City Community Sports Foundation Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

, the race goes through Norwich's city centre, and passes landmarks such as

Carrow Road Carrow Road is a association football, football stadium in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is the home of EFL Championship club Norwich City F.C., Norwich City. The stadium is east of the city, near Norwich railway station and the River Wensum. ...

Norwich Cathedral Norwich Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Norwich and the mother church of the dioc ...

, and

Norwich Castle Norwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk. William the Conqueror (1066–1087) ordered its construction in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of England. The castle was used as a ...

. In 2019, over 6,200 participants started the race, with Logan Smith and Iona Lake of City of Norwich Athletics Club claiming victories in 31:41 and 36:23 respectively. Following a three-year hiatus due to the

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe The global COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Europe with its first confirmed case in Bordeaux, France, on 24 January 2020, and subsequently spread widely across the continent. By 17 March 2020, every country in Europe had confirmed a case, and al ...

, Run Norwich returned to the city on Sunday 23 October 2022, attracting over 6,200 participants. 2024's edition of the race, held on Sunday 8th September 2024, had 6,941 finishers, with two new race records set at the front by Jonathan Escalante-Phillips and Holly Archer, respectively.

Past winners

References

External links

Official website
{{10K road races Athletics competitions in England Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom 10K runs Road running in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 2015 2015 establishments in England