Bupa Great Birmingham Run

  • About

    Birmingham's Half Marathon was relaunched in 2011 as the Great Birmingham Run and is set to become bigger and better than ever this year. This event is popular with runners of all abilities and takes in some of the city's famous landmarks.

    Join Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research and help to beat blood cancers by running the streets of Britain's second largest city.

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    Event details

    Date: Sunday, 21 October 2012
    Time: Starts at 9:00 am
    Location: Birmingham
    Distance: Half Marathon

    Entry fees

    £32

  • Details

    We support all of our runners with a running t-shirt and a fundraising pack. Plus there’s always a friendly person on the end of the phone to offer advice and encouragement.

    We'd love to have you running in this great event for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research to help beat blood cancers.

    Event details

    Date: Sunday, 21 October 2012
    Time: Starts at 9:00 am
    Location: Birmingham
    Distance: Half Marathon
    Entry fees: £32

  • Entering the event

    You can enter directly online now - don't forget to choose to run for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research on the entry form. If you have already secured your place please let us know that you'd like to fundraise for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research using the 'Got a Place' button on this page and we will send you a fundraising pack and t-shirt.

  • Raise money

    A great way to boost your fundraising if you're doing a sponsored event is to raise money online.

    Setting up an online giving page with JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving is a great way to raise money, enabling people to sponsor you really easily. All you need to do is visit the site, select Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as your charity and then create your page. You can then personalise it with photos and messages and send the link to everyone you know.

    Use social networking websites

    A great way to increase awareness of your event is to add details to your social networking site; be it Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. It's even possible now to link these sites directly to your online giving page, making it even simpler for people to donate. Another way to inspire people, and raise awareness, is to blog about how your preparation is going. If people see the amount of time you're committing, and why you're doing your event, then they'll be more likely to dig deep!

    Email your family and friends

    Target your most generous supporters first. People tend to match the amounts already listed on the page.

    Be persistent

    Try re-sending the link to your page one week before the event to get some last minute sponsors. Then send it one more time once you've done the event - it's never too late!

    Raise money while you shop

    If you shop online, you can raise money for us simply by signing up with easyfundraising. Visit your favourite online retailers through this site and they will donate a percentage of your purchase to us at no extra cost to you!


    Sponsorship forms

    General sponsorship form.pdf

    Online fundraising


    Why not donate on JustGiving


    Virgin Money Giving