From September 28 to October 4 2020, the Birmingham Swifts will be hosting their first ever Virtual “Podcast” Fun Run. As part of this event, you can run anywhere in the world, listen to the Swift’s Brummie runners guide you around the sights of Birmingham and raise funds for Sport Allies at the same time!
All participants will receive an exclusive souvenir Medal and Snood/Facemask (unless you choose not to receive them and the money saved will be donated). Runners will also get access to the “Brummie running podcast”, AND a free digital download of the images from the 2020 Worldwide Roar (formerly Warwick Rowers) Calendar.
Entry to the event costs £12.50. You can also help more by purchasing the Birmingham Swift exclusive luxury organic cotton souvenir tee-shirt.
Swifts volunteering at Cannon Hill Parkrun
ABOUT THE BIRMINGHAM SWIFTS
The Birmingham Swifts are a free, LGBT+ running group open to everyone no matter what their ability, age, sexuality or gender. It’s our aim to help you achieve your running goals in a friendly and supportive environment, whether you want to run your first 5 kilometres or your first marathon. We only make money from receiving grants, selling some merchandise to our members or from those keen members who affiliate through us to England Athletics. So this fun run will help us to raise more funds to keep the club going, as well as give back to other charities we support….
For this, our first ever Virtual Podcast Run, we will split all profits between our own club and the charity Sport Allies. Sport Allies was formed in 2014, growing out of the success of Warwick Rowers, a calendar launched to raise funds for the rowing programme at the University of Warwick. Featuring predominantly heterosexual male athletes and produced by an LGBT+ photographer and film-maker, the calendar project has won an international following as an exemplary gay/straight alliance and as a “straight allies” project that champions greater LGBT+ inclusion in sport. Their Mission is to promote sport, and especially team sport, as an inclusive and supportive route to personal growth for everyone.
Worldwide Roar (formerly Warwick Rowers) Calendar 2020
You can walk or run ANY distance you want for our fun run, and still get your snood and medal! But we have created a fun podcast you can listen to as you run that is based on a 10km run around the sights of Birmingham UK. You’ll hear different members of Birmingham Swifts as we run past different landmarks telling you a bit about them. The podcast is based on a 50 minute time for running 10km but don’t worry if you are faster or slower! The podcast will be available to download from this page from September 28 so pop it in your diary to check back here at the start of our Fun Run week!
Read more about the Fun Run via the Birmingham Swift webpage here