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28 Feb 2018

University athletes launch this year’s Purple Wave

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The University has launched this year’s Purple Wave with a bid to register as many runners as possible for the Simply Health Great Manchester Run on 20 May.

Members of the University of Manchester Student Union’s Running Wild society recently gathered together in the University’s Samuel Alexander building to celebrate the official launch of the registration process.

They were joined by University of Manchester student and triple jumper Naomi Ogbeta and Media Officer, Mike Addelman. Naomi is a politics and quantitative methods student who beat off the best in the UK at the Spar British Athletics Indoor Championships this month. Mike a media officer is running with a mechanical heart valve has had three bouts of surgery in the past 14 months.

The internationally renowned 10k run will be staged for the 16th time, with the day also including a half marathon in the heart of the city. The University will have its own start time, with a Purple Wave of runners wearing the purple technical running t-shirts they receive on registration. Last year nearly 2500 University staff, students and alumni took part, forming their own purple wave.

Runners who agree to fundraise for The University’s acclaimed Undergraduate Access Scholarship will be able to run for free. The scheme support’s bright young people who come the poorest parts of the country.

University staff and alumni can also register for free when they commit to raising £100 for the scheme.

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