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Entries for our Annual Jingle Bell Jog are now OPEN! On Sunday morning December 2 nd we will be returning to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays for our annual festive fun run, the ‘Jingle Bell Jog’. This is always a great event to finish off the year, with fun for the whole family around a non-timed, flat 4km route. We are delighted to open up this event to participants who wish to run, jog, walk and even those wanting to complete the route with a buggy or a even dog on a lead! The only rule is….you must dress up in a festive outfit! On the day there will be music and entertainment including two real life Reindeers, so come along before the 10.30am start to meet Santa’s helpers and drop off your Christmas Wish List with his Elves! Adult Entry: £16 including Santa Suit, or £11 and you provide your own festive outfit Child Entry: £11 including a Santa Suit, or £6 and you provide your own festive outfit Family/Group Entry (Two Adults & Two Children): £45 including Santa Suits for al

The second edition of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity 10k & Family Fun Run  saw over 1000 runners and spectators congregate at one of the regions most spectacular sites, Croxteth Hall & Country Park. Starting and finishing besides the historic Croxteth Hall, the participants in both the 10k and Family Fun Run were all smiles as they pushed themselves through the event raising money for one of the UK’s most important children’s charities, Alder Hey. This year’s race had a very special guest starter, 5 year old Alder Hey patient Poppy-Mae. Poppy-Mae is a fundraiser for the charity herself as well as one of the faces of the #BeASuperStar2018. The youngster and her family wished the runner’s good luck as the 10k starter horn sounded and was also on hand with the finish tape for the first male and female runners. Kevin Harmer, UK Events & Sponsorship Manager of Sports Tours International said “Once again the runners in the North West have done themselves proud – coming out

Sports Tours International has signed contracts with the 3 leading cycling events in the world; the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. We are one of only 2 cycling tour operators worldwide who are official travel partners for all 3 events. The full 2019 UCI WorldTour calendar was revealed in Innsbruck at the 2018 road cycling world championships with the actual full routes of the 3 Grand Tours to be revealed later on this year. The Tour de France Didier Durin from Amaury Sports Organisation says; we are delighted to have signed a new partnership agreement for 2 years (2018-2019). This renewal will strengthen the long-standing partnership between Amaury Sports Organisation and Sports Tours International. Our partnership means that Sports Tours International have access to a full programme of VIP access for its customers on ‘La Grande Boucle’ so they can witness the battle for yellow from a privileged vantage point. We are particularly pleased with the efforts

Here at Sports Tours International we love running and how it can provide physical and mental benefits to so many lives. Health and Wellbeing is at the forefront of what we do. In this blog we caught up with our Mental Health Champion, Cameron, to discuss his Cardiff Half Marathon experience and the importance of talking about mental health. So over to Cameron… Last weekend (07 th October 2018) was the 15 th annual Cardiff Half Marathon, welcoming runners from all over the commonwealth and the globe to the beautiful Welsh capital. I ran it in support of ‘Mind’ the mental health charity. When I first started at Sports Tours, I didn’t know what to expect. I had swum competitively before, but never ran or cycled (Mainly because my anxiety was so bad I couldn’t run without the fear of being laughed at). So when everyone welcomed me with open arms I felt like I finally belonged somewhere. I was in therapy for my anxiety and depression when I first started here, and one of the many go

The inaugural JD Gyms City of Preston 10k descended upon the city centre streets of Preston on Sunday September 30th with over 2,000 entrants seen across the 10k race and Family Fun Run. After rumours of the race ceasing after the 2017 edition, Sports Tours International decided to bring it back for 2018 with a bang on Sunday September 30th with record numbers in the 10k. The race started and finished on Market Street with a route that took runners into the beautiful Avenham Park to take in the countryside scenery around the River Ribble, before coming back through the park and back onto Market Street to finish in front of the many spectators. Kevin Harmer, UK Events & Sponsorship Manager of Sports Tours International said: “We are delighted with how the event went, we’ve had nothing but positive comments from runners and spectators alike. We have spent nearly one full year preparing for this one day, but the help of Preston City Council and a number of other key partners and sp