Bourn to Run

For the last years, a dedicated group led by parents at Bourn Primary, has organised the very successful Bourn to Run fundraising event in September. This comprises two fun runs – 10km and 3km, raising funds for both Bourn Primary and Bourn Sports Club. These fun runs are open to everyone and are a great social event also, with a bar-be-que and party feel at the race end. More information about these runs can be found at the dedicated Bourn to Run website and a short video of the 2010 run gives a good flavour of how much fun it is.

Run for Fun

Run for Fun was born from Bourn to Run and sees a group of enthusiastic parents meet every Wednesday morning for a running session. All are welcome, whether experienced runners or complete beginners. Each participant donates £2 for each session, with the donations going to the BSA. Why not come along and give it a go?

Here is what Mark Rowbotham has to say about his experience of Run for Fun:

‘Run for Fun’ did sound like a contradiction to me when it started last June, but I have to admit that I really enjoy the weekly outings from the school gates, and I have even missed them over the Christmas holiday.
I was apprehensive as I hadn’t done much proper exercise for the last 10 years… but luckily there were several of us ‘non-runners’ and we started off very gently – a 10 minute walk, followed by four lots of 30 seconds jogging and 2 minutes walking, then a walk back. Our ‘homework’ was to go out twice on our own during the week, and each week the running was gradually increased… After 7 sessions, we were up to four lots of ‘jogging for 5 minutes, walking for 2 minutes’.
At the end of August I ambitiously signed up for the Bourn to Run 10k, and on the day I achieved a very pleasing 52.5 minutes.