In conjunction with Cancer Research UK, we have recently taken the decision to extend the UK leg of Run the World to include runs in the 45 most populated areas in the UK.

This will take the global total of Run the World 10 kms to 250 – which is equivalent to running 2 500 000 meters. That’s one metre for every cancer sufferer in the UK.

By running around the UK, as well the world, we’re hoping to raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research and to spread the word about the many benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle.

We’d love to hear from you if you might be interested in taking part, helping organise or simply supporting any of the runs. We’d also love to hear from you if you might be interested in a Run the World talk. (The talks combine simple, memorable healthy living advice with tales of the surprising number of things that can go wrong when you’re trying to run in every country in the world..)

So, please – whether you’re an individual, a running club, a school, the media, an employer, or a sporting or community organisation – email us at info@run-the-world.org. We can do some good together in the fight against cancer and in encouraging people to live healthy. active lives. And, if past runs and talks are anything to go by, we’ll have some fun at the same time!

Notes on the Runs & Talks

  1. The UK runs are scheduled to start in the North-East  – Newcastle, Sunderland & Middlesbrough – in the w/c May 22nd 2018 and the final run will take place in London on July 4th 2020.
  2. The other runs will take place during the summer months and will likely be in geographic ‘clusters’. (Dates tbc.)
  3. The plan is for each run to include 10km, 5km and walking options in order to maximise participation.
  4. We will be looking to organise the runs and talks in conjunction with local running groups, schools, employers, community & sporting organisations.
  5. Run the World and Cancer Research UK merchandise will be available for sale (100% of proceeds to Cancer Research) and as incentives & rewards.
  6. A press release and communications materials will be available in respect of each run (or geographic cluster of runs.)
  7. We will be looking to work with local media in respect of each ‘cluster’ of runs.
  8. If desired, partners will receive credits / thanks on Run the World media (include website, social media, blogs.)
  9. Full list of run locations below.
1 Greater London Built-up Area 9,787,426 1,737.9 5,630 London Boroughs, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Woking, Harlow, St Albans, Bracknell
2 Greater Manchester Built-up Area 2,553,379 630.3 4,051 Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Trafford, Tameside
3 West Midlands Built-up Area 2,440,986 598.9 4,076 Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull
4 West Yorkshire Built-up Area 1,777,934 487.8 3,645 Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Keighley, Halifax
5 Greater Glasgow Built-up Area 1,209,143 368.5 3,390 Glasgow, Paisley, Clydebank
6 Liverpool Built-up Area 864,122 199.6 4,329 Liverpool, Bootle, Litherland, Crosby, Prescot, St. Helens, Ashton-in-Makerfield
7 South Hampshire Built-up Area 855,569 192.0 4,455 Southampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Horndean
8 Tyneside Built-up Area 774,891 180.5 4,292 Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Whitley Bay, Jarrow
9 Nottingham Built-up Area 729,977 176.4 4,139 Nottingham, Beeston, Carlton, West Bridgford, Ilkeston, Hucknall
10 Sheffield Built-up Area 685,368 167.5 4,092 Sheffield, Rotherham, Rawmarsh
11 Bristol Built-up Area 617,280 144.4 4,274 Bristol, Filton, Pill, Frampton Cotterell, Kingswood, Warmley, Mangotsfield, Winterbourne
12 Belfast Urban Area 595,879 Belfast, Castlereagh, Greenisland, Holywood, Lisburn, Newtownabbey, Milltown
13 Leicester Built-up area 508,916 109.4 4,653 Leicester, Wigston, Oadby, Syston, Blaby, Birstall, Narborough, Enderby
14 Edinburgh 482,005
15 Brighton and Hove Built-up area 474,485 89.4 5,304 Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea
16 Bournemouth/Poole Built-up area 466,266 131.0 3,559 Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, Ferndown, New Milton, Wimborne Minster
17 Cardiff Built-up area 447,287 102.3 4,370 Cardiff, Caerphilly, Penarth, Pontypridd
18 Teesside Built-up area 376,633 108.2 3,482 Middlesbrough, Stockton-On-Tees, Billingham, Redcar
19 Stoke-on-Trent Built-up area 372,775 103.9 3,588 Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove
20 Coventry Built-up area 359,262 81.3 4,420 Coventry, Bedworth
21 Sunderland Built-up area 335,415 83.5 4,018 Sunderland, Washington, Chester-Le-Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring
22 Birkenhead Built-up area 325,264 88.2 3,687 Birkenhead, Wallasey, Ellesmere Port, Bebington
23 Reading Built-up area 318,014 83.7 3,800 Reading, Wokingham, Woodley, Crowthorne
24 Kingston upon Hull Built-up area 314,018 82.6 3,802 Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, Hessle
25 Preston Built-up area 313,322 82.4 3,802 Preston, Bamber Bridge, Chorley, Fulwood, Leyland
26 Newport Built-up area 306,844 84.2 3,643 Newport, Pontypool, Cwmbran, Blackwood, Risca, Ystrad Mynach
27 Swansea Built-up area 300,352 87.6 3,431 Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Ystradgynlais, Pontardawe
28 Southend-on-Sea Built-up area 295,310 71.8 4,111 Southend-on-Sea, Hullbridge, Rayleigh, Rochford
29 Derby Built-up area 270,468 64.1 4,219 Derby, Borrowash, Duffield
30 Plymouth Built-up area 260,203 59.7 4,356 Plymouth, Plymstock, Plympton
31 Luton Built-up area 258,018 50.7 5,088 Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis
32 Farnborough/Aldershot Built-up area 252,397 78.5 3,217 Farnborough, Aldershot, Camberley, Farnham, Frimley, Sandhurst, Yateley
33 Medway Towns Built-up area 243,931 52.2 4,677 Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester
34 Blackpool Built-up area 239,409 61.3 3,908 Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, Cleveleys
35 Milton Keynes Built-up area 229,941 62.5 3,678 ‘Milton Keynes’,[b] Bletchley, Newport Pagnell, Woburn Sands
36 Barnsley/Dearne Valley Built-up area 223,281 59.7 3,739 Barnsley, Wath upon Dearne, Wombwell, Hoyland
37 Northampton Built-up area 215,963 57.9 3,731 Northampton, Collingtree
38 Norwich Built-up area 213,166 61.9 3,444 Norwich, Taverham, Costessey, Cringleford, Colney, Horsham St Faith, Queens Hills, Thorpe End, Trowse with Newton
39 Aberdeen 207,932
40 Swindon Built-up area 185,609 47.1 3,945 Swindon, Haydon Wick, Stratton St. Margaret, Broad Blunsdon, Blunsdon St Andrew, Wroughton
41 Crawley Built-up area 180,508 58.1 3,107 Crawley, Horley, East Grinstead, Copthorne, Crawley Down
42 Ipswich Built-up area 178,835 49.1 3,639 Ipswich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge
43 Wigan Built-up area 175,405 43.8 4,009 Wigan, Skelmersdale, Standish, Ince-in-Makerfield
44 Mansfield Built-up area 171,958 48.4 3,556 Mansfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse
45 Oxford Built-up area 171,380 37.4 4,585 Oxford, Kennington, Wheatley