Hospice launches new running event to support home service

Flutter International Hospice Half Marathon will take place in March

A new half-marathon will launch on the Island next month in aid of Hospice Isle of Man.

The Hospice Half, sponsored by Flutter International, will take place on 23 March in Ramsey and the north.

Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer will start proceedings at 9am on West Quay.

The brand new flat fast course will start in the main streets of the town before heading over the Swing Bridge and onto the wider course. 

Runners will then return to the town to finish up West Quay and into Market Place.

Electronic timing will be provided by Manx Timing Solutions. 

Entry to the half-marathon costs £45 with a £5 discount offered to members of Isle of Man and UK affiliated running or athletics clubs. 

All participants are eligible for a free t-shirt.

Hospice Isle of Man is also providing a training plan, created by the Isle of Man Athletics Development Officer and Commonwealth Games athlete Ollie Lockley, to help runners achieve their best time in the event.

All money raised from the half-marathon will go towards supporting the Hospice at Home service which enables people with life-limiting illnesses to receive expert nursing care and support in the comfort of their own home, in their final days.

You can enter HERE.