| 23.10.2011 |
Sunday 23 October 2011
Birmingham’s half marathon has been relaunched for 2011 as part of Great Run, the world’s biggest mass participation running programme.
Formerly the Birmingham Half Marathon, the event will have a new name, the Bupa Great Birmingham Run and will sit alongside some of the UK’s most iconic running events owned 
and organised by event management and sports marketing specialists Nova International. These include the world’s leading half marathon the Bupa Great North Run and the nation’s most popular 10k the Bupa Great Manchester Run :-
- For runners of all abilities
- Featuring world class international athletes
- Entry limit 15,000
- Start time: 10:00
- Distance : 13.1 Miles
- Entry price £30
The Birmingham Half Marathon was first staged in 2008, and in 
2009 also incorporated the World Half Marathon Championships. The new look event will take place in Birmingham City Centre on Sunday 23 October 2011.
click here to found out about entering
Now whilst we may not be promising to actually run the entire course we can promise one thing. We promise to delivery the 
best sleeping experience in the city, and after that run you’re going to need it . So why go on that short run and then spend the night at Hatters Hostel Birmingham.
