Winners set to scoop up a yr’s provide of ice cream and chocolate
THE nation’s favorite ice cream model has introduced it should accomplice with considered one of Aberdeenshire’s hottest operating festivals.
Having been a patron of the occasion for years, Mackie’s of Scotland will now grow to be the official sponsor of Run Garioch’s five-kilometre street race happening on Sunday, 12 Might 2024 – only some miles away from the Mackie’s household farm, the place all Mackie’s ice cream and chocolate is made.
The Run Garioch Mackie’s 5K will begin on the Garioch Sports activities Centre in Inverurie and take an prolonged loop across the city.
To encourage much more runners to participate, the race will now be open to everybody 12 years of age and older – down from 13 in earlier years.
A part of Mackie’s sponsorship dedication will see the model reward a yr’s provide of ice cream and chocolate to the quickest boy and lady between the ages of 12 and 17. All runners may even obtain a Mackie’s water bottle for participating.
Launched in 2011, the household oriented nature of the 5K run made it a becoming partnership for family-run enterprise Mackie’s.
Managing Director of Mackie’s of Scotland, Stuart Frequent, mentioned: “Our ice cream is loved by households throughout the nation, and as a household owned firm we perceive the significance of bringing households collectively and giving again to the local people the place all of us stay and work.
“We’re at all times looking out for tactics to assist the realm and are delighted to be sponsoring the Mackie’s 5K at Run Garioch, which is able to deliver mother and father, kids, and family members collectively for a day of health and fundraising – simply down the street from us.
Subsequent yr’s race additionally goals to proceed Run Garioch’s optimistic impression locally by partnering with a document six charity organisations: AberNecessities, CHAS (Kids’s Hospices Throughout Scotland), Clan Most cancers Assist, Mates of the Neuro Ward, Mates of ANCHOR and Encourage/Group Built-in Care.
Run Garioch’s Race Director, Graham Morrison, mentioned: “Everybody at Run Garioch and the Garioch Sports activities Belief are so excited to be working with Mackie’s, and serving to them to provide again to our group.
“Working with a enterprise with the attain and enthusiasm of Mackie’s may even enable us to develop the 5K, Run Garioch and what the Garioch Sports activities Belief can provide everybody. We stay up for constructing our partnership within the years to come back.”
Morrison added: “We’re additionally happy to announce that the Inverurie Youth Sports activities Basis (IYSF) is within the place to cowl the price of Mackie’s 5K entries and t-shirts for any kids who may in any other case be unable to benefit from the occasion. If you happen to’d wish to entry considered one of these locations, please communicate to your college or native Energetic Faculties co-ordinator for extra data.
“We’re additionally happy to be bringing again the “Quickest Secondary College” prize, encouraging some pleasant native competitors! The runners from the quickest college, decided by averaging the occasions of every college’s quickest three runners, will all obtain 10 bars of Mackie’s chocolate.”
Race day subsequent Might will observe a good schedule, with call-ups beginning at 09:05, the race commencing at 09:15 and the prize-giving at 09:45 within the Occasion Village. The 5K will then be adopted by half marathon and 10K distance races, and conclude with the Junior Run.
Entries to all occasions have to be made prematurely on https://www.rungarioch.co.uk. Entries shut on Sunday, 28 April 2024, or when all locations are offered.
Entry to the Mackie’s 5K prices simply £15 (plus reserving price). Runners can add an environmentally pleasant t-shirt, created from recycled plastic bottles, to their entries for simply £12.50 extra and all finishers will obtain a Mackie’s water bottle upon crossing the end line.
Extra details about Mackie’s of Scotland might be discovered at: http://www.mackies.co.uk/
