Stars of “BBC Gladiators” Set to join AJ Bell junior and mini great Bristol run 10th may 2025
Stars of the UK hit show Gladiators will be the official starters for this year’s AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great Bristol Run, taking place at College Green on Saturday 10th May 2025.
With less than three months to go until this festival of fun running, the stars of the TV show Gladiators are sure to ramp up the excitement on race day as they ring the bell to set runners on their way around the Mini and Junior courses, before meeting young runners at the finish line for high fives and photos.
This year marks the first ever AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great Bristol Run, giving more opportunities for kids to take part in their own running challenge. Billed as ‘Super Saturday’, Minis (3-8 year-olds) will enjoy a 1.5km dash and Juniors (aged 8-15) will take on their own 2.5k challenge. Both start and finish at College Green, with a fun city centre route including on-course music and entertainment.
The Great Bristol Run will be partnering Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the dedicated charity for Bristol Children’s Hospital, to host the new Junior & Mini event.
Alex Gray (Apollo), who featured at last year’s Great Run Series events said;
“The Gladiators team are delighted to be involved in the AJ Bell Junior and Mini Great Bristol Run. Encouraging movement and staying active is something we deeply care about so we can’t wait to see all the young runners taking on the challenge. We’ll be on hand to high-five the runners and cheer them across the finish line – If you haven’t signed up already, what are you waiting for!”
CAPTION – Alex Gray and Sheli McCoy (Sabre) at the 2024 AJ Bell Junior & Mini Great North Run
Stay tuned to find out which two Gladiators will be joining us at College Green, with an announcement to follow in the weeks leading up to the event!
The Junior & Mini runs will take place as a standalone Saturday event before the Great Bristol Run 10k & Half Marathon events follow on Sunday 11th May. There’s still time to enter the 2025 fun at greatrun.org/events/junior-mini-great-bristol-run
Known for fun fancy dress, inclusivity and a great local atmosphere, this year’s Great Bristol Run weekend promises to be the biggest ever! With distances to suit all abilities and ages, it will be a thrilling weekend of running action and celebrations the whole family can get involved in.
Find out more and enter at greatrun.org/events/great-bristol-run
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