Spooky and sporty fun-runners have raised a brilliant £42,000 for a local children’s hospice charity.
Over 1,600 entrants enjoyed the sold-out evening 5k events hosted by Hope House Tŷ Gobaith at Penrhyn Castle, Conwy RSPB, Chirk Castle, and Telford Town Park.
The Bangor event on Saturday 19th October raised £8,800 in only its second year and sold out in record time.
The family-friendly evenings feature a fancy-dress walk, run, or dance along established Park Run routes as darkness descends and entrants light up the night with glow sticks, disco lights, and pumping music.
With a loose Halloween and neon theme, all the events inspired some creative costumes including pumpkins, zombies, superheroes and witches galore.
Speaking on behalf of all the events, hospice fundraising team leader, Andy Everley said: “Wow, what a sensational year for our Dark Run events.
“We are blown away with the level of support we enjoyed from our runners, sponsors, volunteers and kind businesses who help make them happen.
“The atmosphere at all the evenings was electric and everybody got into the spirit of things.
“We’d like to thank the families who attended to start each event for their bravery in sharing a few words as to how our hospices touch their lives and remind our fundraising runners why we are here – to help life threatened children and their families live their best lives.”
At each event competitors enjoyed a group warm-up session hosted by a local fitness professional ahead of the countdown to the start.
There was commentary at the start and finish line and each runner enjoyed a bespoke medal and goody bag of treats at the finish line.
Keep your eyes peeled for details of next year’s events and be sure to book early when tickets are released.
