Children 'GO Run for Fun' with Olympian

Sat, 12 Jul 2014

Helen Clitheroe and some of those who took part

Over 1,000 children yesterday took part in the GO Run for Fun event at the NSC in Douglas.

Organised by the company behind the Great North Run, the event saw pupils aged from seven to 11 running and walking two kilometres.

It was attended by Olympic and Commonwealth Games athlete Helen Clitheroe who told us why it's so important children hit the running track: