The Running Awards 2016 : UPDATE

The Running Awards 2016 in association with JustGiving

Date: 22nd April 2016
Location: indigo at The O2, London

About The Running Awards:

The Running Awards was established in 2014 and is a journey and celebration of all things running, dubbed affectionately “the Oscars of the running world” by the industry and runners. The independent annual awards are going from strength to strength after moving to the iconic indigo at The O2 for the 2015 ceremony.

Who is attending – B2B and B2C audience:

April 2016 will see a continuation at indigo at The O2 where up to 450 A-list industry key figures as well as running enthusiasts from the running community plus key running press and fitness bloggers will witness the best in the industry, as independently voted for by runners, being awarded the sought-after Running Awards trophies.

Proud to be working closely with:

We are proud to be working closely with a number of Partners supporting The Running Awards 2016 including:

• JustGiving
• Intersport UK
• Strava
• England Athletics 
• EventBrite
• Pic2Go 
• Sports Insight

Key timings: 

Doors for balcony seat ticket holders open at 21:15, ahead of the start of The Running Awards at 22:00.
Balcony seat ticket holders will also have access to the after party on the main floor after the awards.

Nominations have been coming in quickly since the launch, with over 900 nominations and more than 6,000 votes within the first day and a half. Over 90,000 votes have been cast now by the voting public in categories that include Accessories, Clothing, Nutrition & Hydration, Publications, Events, Shoes, Sports Retailers, Wearable Technology and Favourite Charity.

Voting is free, quick and very simple, the only details required are a name and email address. Voting in all the categories is closed now apart from “Favourite Charity”.

Runners can vote for their Favourite Charity until 10pm on 22^nd April.

A ‘Vote for Us 2016’ file badge has also been released which can be downloaded from the website in order to actively encourage customers, supporters, fans and followers to vote.

Sponsorship:

Any businesses, companies or brands wishing to get involved with sponsorship of The Running Awards 2016 in association with JustGiving should get in touch with Rebecca Richardson at Breathe Unity by calling 0161 932 1409 or emailing Rebecca@breatheunity.com

Keep in touch:

Go to http://therunningawards.com to vote now for your Favourite Charity or to see the results of The 2015 Running Awards

Social Media: 

You can also like the Facebook page www.facebook.com/therunningawards and follow@RunningAward #TRA2016 on Twitter to keep up to date with all the latest news.

Note from The Running Awards and Breathe Unity:

Paul Corrick, co-founder of The Running Awards commented: “The Running Awards continues to grow, with the running industry and community very much behind the awards. Through extremely positive feedback we have announced today that we will continue at indigo at The O2 and have increased capacity to 550 VIP Dining, with food provided by Gaucho”.

“We have invested to improve the speed and ease of voting on the website with a simple, independent and quick system to assist with the increased volume and focus which the awards are receiving. There will be many more industry announcements over the coming months and we fully appreciate the industry and community support we receive, thank you to all”.

The organisers of The Running Awards in association with JustGiving have been working with Breathe Unity, a well-known PR company in the Sports Industry which specialises in Sports PR and Partnerships, since the 2015 awards.

Rebecca Richardson, MD of Breathe Unity PR commented: “We are delighted and proud to continue working with The Running Awards and we see 2016 as a bigger year than ever for both the industry and voters, with an overwhelming momentum to make sure the best in the industry is recognised. A lot of exciting partnerships will be announced over the coming months, showing the huge support and recognition of The Running Awards for 2016 and beyond”.

Shortlisted Top 12:

Voting has closed in most of the categories apart from Favourite Charity, which remains open until 10pm on the awards evening.

Here are all of the top 12 shortlisted in each category and you can view this on The Running Awards website The Running Awards Blog.

On the evening at The Running Awards the top 12 shortlistees in each category will be featured on the main screen; the top 3 will then be unveiled with 3rd and runner up invited to collect their trophies and to have their photo taken with the trophies.

The winner of each category will be called to the main stage by Mike Bushell to be presented with the winner’s trophy. All winners will be escorted to the photography centre to capture the moment.

Good luck everyone, see you on the 22nd April at indigo at The O2.