We are delighted to launch, Centra’s Free Family Run days, across Northern Ireland and even more excited to take part. From a mummies point of view, it’s the perfect way to get up and do something fun with the added bonus of knowing your children might sleep the whole night through.

Lucy Evangelista with daughter, Leila, son Luke and husband, Matt McCullough pictured at the launch of Centra Run Together. Following the success of the inaugural Centra Run Together initiative in 2016 the series will now include SIX 5k events between April and October 2017 which participants are encouraged to run, walk or jog. Two events will take place in Belfast and further 5ks will be held in Derry/Londonderry, Antrim and new for 2017 – Fermanagh and Tyrone. Centra Run Together is a Live Well initiative, sponsored by Deep RiverRock and Müller and is designed to feed the recent upsurge in ‘social runners’ across Northern Ireland, encouraging communities across Northern Ireland to get up and active together. This year the event is completely free to enter but participants are encouraged to make a donation to Action Cancer in lieu of an entry fee. All participants will receive a Centra Run Together T-shirt and bespoke medal as well as giveaways at the events. For further information and details of how to register visit www.centra.co.uk/runtogether or the Centra Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CentraNI Picture by Darren Kidd, Press Eye.

March 2017 – Picture by Darren Kidd / Press Eye.

Northern Ireland’s leading convenience retailer Centra has launched its popular series of charity family fun runs for the second year, adding two brand new events to the line-up.

The Centra Run Together series is designed to feed the recent upsurge in ‘social runners’ across Northern Ireland, encouraging communities across Northern Ireland to get up and running together, whilst raising vital funds for Action Cancer.

Following the success of the inaugural Centra Run Together initiative in 2016 the series will now include six 5k runs between April and October. Two runs will take place in Belfast and further races will be held in Derry/Londonderry, Antrim and new for 2017 – Fermanagh and Tyrone.

This year the events are completely free to enter but participants are encouraged to make a donation to Action Cancer in lieu of an entry fee. They are designed for a variety of participants from walkers, first time runners to those using the 5k course as training for a marathon.

The first event will take place on Sunday 23rd April at Queen’s Dub playing fields in Belfast and is now open for registration.

Centra has signed up two time Olympian and Commonwealth Games medallist, Johnny Davis as an ambassador for Centra’s Live Well programme. Over the course of 2017, Johnny will provide hints and tips to aspiring runners, providing the motivation to get them on track before, during and after the Centra Run Together events.

Centra Run Together events will take place in six locations across Northern Ireland throughout 2017:

Queens Dub, Belfast – Sunday 23rd April, 10amQuayside, Derry – Wednesday 14th June, 7pm

Parkanaur Forest, Co. Tyrone Saturday 18th June, 10am

Lakeland Forum, Enniskillen Sunday 20th August, 10amAntrim Forum, Sunday 10^th September, 10am

Ormeau Park, Belfast – Sunday 22nd October, 10am

The Centra Run Together series, a Live Well initiative, is sponsored by Deep RiverRock and Müller.

All participants will receive a Centra Run Together T-shirt and bespoke medal as well as giveaways at the events. For further information and details of how to register visit www.centra.co.uk/runtogether or the Centra Facebook page, www.facebook.com/CentraNI

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