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Running will change your life for the better, if you let it. Apart from making your healthier, happier and more ambitious, you will also function better and you’ll even find yourself eating better in order to fuel those miles. We love hearing from runners about what motivates them to run and the benefit it brings them. In this new featured blog series ‘Megan’s Miles’, Megan, a recent convert, will take us on her first marathon journey. So welcome to the first blog of the series, over to you Megan… Megan (Right) with Sports Tours International Community Ambassador Rhianna Parkinson (Left) The facts of the legend may vary, but it is generally accepted that the name of the marathon originates from the story of Philippides. He was an ancient Greek herald, of whom it is said, ran from Marathon to Sparta (around 150 miles), to request military aid, when the Persians landed, and then ran back to the battlefield (another 150 miles). Then after the battle, in which he had been a combatant, r...

As the UK’s leading multi-sport and active leisure tour operator Sports Tours International has followed its recent acquisition of Dublin based Sports Travel International with another strategic addition to the company’s customer service and operational offer. Race Force was established in 2012 by founder Kate Linsley and has grown to support hundreds of British athletes every season at triathlons all over Europe. Their services range from bike transport to complete race tours, including transfers, accommodation and coached reccies of each race course in the days leading up to the event. Race Force owner Kate has decided it is now the right time for some new energy to continue the work they have started and to take Race Force to the next level to deliver more events and more services as part of the Sports Tours International family. Sports Tours International already has a huge presence in triathlon with the incredible training facility at Club La Santa in Lanzarote. As the leading ...

On Tuesday 4 th December, we launched something very special… We were thrilled to host the official launch event of The Running Bee Foundation – a new charitable initiative to promote active and healthy lifestyles and help the ongoing fight against childhood obesity. After a witty introduction from Granada broadcaster Rob Mcloughlin, Chris Bird, CEO of Sports Tours International, kicked things off in style hammering home the importance of initiatives like The Running Bee Foundation to not just those seeking to improve their lifestyle, but also to local communities: “What we want to do is get more people active … We host activities all over the world, so our reach is very large. But we still wanted to look at our roots and what we’re about in our communities. All shapes and sizes, young and old, everybody gets involved in our events. We believe through what we’ve been doing that there’s still a lot more we can do. That’s why we’re introducing The Running Bee Foundation.” Chr...

  We are prod to launch  The Running Bee Foundation , Manchester’s newest charitable foundation that will work with local communities to fund healthy and active lifestyle initiatives and to help fight childhood obesity. The Running Bee Foundation has been set up in memory of a true Salfordian, Mo Done who supported many Manchester charities and played an integral part in the development of tour operator Sports Tours International, the founder and supporter of the foundation. For over 10 years, Sports Tours International has delivered running events in communities across the North West and more than 12,000 people have taken part every year across nine different events, including the UKFast We Love MCR 10K , the iconic Tour of Tameside and the MediaCityUK  Jingle Bell Jog. The Running Bee Foundation will provide grants from the profits raised from these events to community initiatives across Manchester and the North West to promote health and wellbeing and the fight t...

At Sports Tours International we are about quality and value for money and we are known for the best selection of event access and the quality of overseas customer service. This is emphasised by our customer feedback scores which are consistently over 90% and we have a very high customer return rate. We find that once someone has been on one of our tours, they will book again and again. A big part of our success is that we keep a very close eye on everything that is going on in our market so we keep on offering what our customers want. Responding to the current trend in cycling where amateur cyclists want to live, train and ride like a pro, find below our overview of what Pro Cycling Experiences we offer in 2019. Live and train like a pro The current trend in cycling is that more and more amateurs are living, training and racing like the professional. These days anybody can access the bikes, the technology and the training methods of pro cyclists or runners. Keen amateur cyclists ca...

We caught up with our Community Ambassador and professional boxer, Stacey Copeland to find out about her road to recovery after her recent injury. Stacey is a very inspirational athlete who has worked extremely hard to encourage people to become more active and she is a fantastic role model for women in sport and for future generations. Since I’ve recently had surgery on my hand, I decided to write this blog about the things I’ve found useful when dealing with the misery of injuries! Injuries are talked about a great deal, and whether it’s as serious as a broken bone which needs surgery or if it’s a nuisance niggle, injuries concern everybody from elite athletes to people who do little exercise. In addition, there are plenty of ways to get help with an injury, many shops sell products to alleviate pain or assist with recovery, and then there are specialists such as physios, chiropractors, sports therapists ….the list goes on! There are even a gazillion videos on youtube with demonst...

We caught up with our Community Ambassador, Rhianna Parkinson to find out about what the races she is planning to target for 2019. Rhianna is a very inspirational athlete who has gone from sitting on the couch, doing little exercise to competing at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in less than three years.   “Wow I can’t believe it’s been 3 months since I completed the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in South Africa!” So what have I been up to… I absolutely love competing and training for races so I just couldn’t wait to start planning my 2019 season as soon as possible. South Africa really did inspire me to travel more with races and it was actually a lot easier and stress-free than I thought it would be. I thought about my goal for next year which is to qualify and compete in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships 2019 in Nice, France and realised I wanted to qualify early to give me lots of time to prepare. I wanted a course that suited my strengths and I also wanted...