Fourteen hundred runners are gearing up for the annual Beverley 10k run which is being held on Sunday May 12.
The event, organised by Beverley Athletics Club, is in its 20th year and is attracting runners from far and wide.
Among the field is a 13 strong team from the event’s sponsors, Hull based Hall Construction Group, lead by Chairman Martin Hall - an accomplished extreme distance runner.
Martin, who has completed 250km events across the Atacama Desert in Chile and the Gobi Desert in China, has been taking part in the Beverley 10k for 14 years. He is already looking forward to his next Ultra Race in Iceland later in the year and will use the Beverley 10k as part of his build up.
“This is a brilliant community event and we are pleased to have been able to help it develop into the wonderful spectacle that it is today,” said Martin.
“We first started sponsoring the event in 2009 and the money has been well spent in inspiring local people to take up running and also in helping to raise the profile of this historic and beautiful part of East Yorkshire.”
KC are also sponsoring the fastest male and female runners with each receiving a £200 prize.
The route starts at 11.15am from Beverley Minster, passing through North Bar and across Beverley Westwood, through Walkington before finishing in Beverley’s Market Place.
Rob Reid, Chairman of Beverley Athletic Club, said:” We are once again delighted to have Hall Construction as our main sponsor.”