Mars Chocolate UK supports Windsor Running Festival

Organisers of the Windsor Running Festival have confirmed that they have secured the support from Mars Chocolate UK’s ‘Mars in the Community’ programme which has been supporting the Windsor Half Marathon for over 20 years, highlighting its long term commitment to the event.

The Windsor Running Festival incorporates the Running4Women Windsor 10K on 26^th September and the Windsor Half Marathon on 27^th September, both held in Windsor Great Park. Other happenings on the Sunday include the Sprite Sprint run where five to nine year-olds run 40m, and the 2.5 mile Glynn Shefford Memorial Run which is aimed at runners aged ten and above.

Investing in the local communities has been a key part of Mars’s long heritage in Slough and commitment to putting its Principles into action. The Windsor Running Festival is a perfect example of encouraging and nurturing active, healthy lifestyles and promoting physical activity whilst delivering a positive and lasting benefit to the community.

Race Director Peter Hier commented: “We are proud to announce that Mars Chocolate UK has confirmed its support for the Windsor Running Festival 2015. We have long-standing relationship with Mars and share many core values, including the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity for people of all ages. The Windsor Running Festival is an all-inclusive weekend offering events from 40m for young people through to the half marathon distance, giving everyone the opportunity to be active. We also have a range of volunteering opportunities for anyone wanting to get involved without running.”

Claire Giacobbe, Community Relations at Mars Chocolate UK, said: “We are proud to continue our support of the Windsor Running Festival. It’s a really inclusive event that brings the local community together and it’s great to see so many people out there getting active and having fun all for the benefit of some very worthy causes. Best of luck to all the runners this year!”

The Windsor Half Marathon is one of the most iconic and longest established races in the UK, boasting one of the most picturesque courses in the world with the 13.1 miles run on traffic free roads around Windsor Great Park. The Running4Women Windsor 10K is aimed at women of all levels, ages and backgrounds including novices, charity runners and club runners. Both events start and finish on The Long Walk and offer fantastic views of Windsor Castle.

The Windsor Running Festival is organised by Running4Women, the UK’s No.1 website community for women who enjoy running and leading an active healthy lifestyle. Runners of all levels can find a lot of useful information on the site including training and nutrition tips.

Registration is open, please go to www.runwindsor.com to sign up for the Windsor Half Marathon and the Glynn Shefford Memorial Run, and to www.running4women.com to enter the Running4Women Windsor 10K.

CLIC Sargent is the Platinum Charity Weekend Partner, with Cancer Research UK the Gold Charity Weekend Partner and Help for Heroes the Silver Charity Weekend Partner. Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research has been announced one of the two Bronze Charity Weekend Partners, and Alzheimer’s Society, Childlife, CRY, Daisy’s Dream and Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation are on board as Copper Charity Weekend Partners. Crash is the Construction Industry and Founding Charity Partner for the Windsor Half Marathon.

Sponsors announced so far include Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, everydayhero, Macdonald Windsor Hotel and Mars Chocolate UK.

Go to www.runwindsor.com for further details about the Windsor Half Marathon and to www.running4women.com to sign up to the Running4Women Windsor 10K. You can also like the Facebook page www.facebook.com/running4women and follow @windsorhm and @Running4women on Twitter to keep up-to-date with all the latest news.

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