Still time to enter the 2008 LifeStyle Porthkerry Plod

Local and visiting runners will be under starter’s orders on Sunday, 27 April, for the annual Porthkerry Plod.

Set in the stunning setting of Porthkerry Country Park in Barry, the five-mile multi-terrain event covers a course incorporating fields, roads, woodland and coastal paths.

Now in its third year, the event is sponsored by LifeStyle Health and Fitness, which is based at the Vale of Glamorgan Council leisure centres at Barry, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major and Penarth, and organised in association with Penarth and Dinas Runners.

Potential entrants are urged to sign up as soon as possible, with a closing date of 25 April. Entry is just £6 for LifeStyle and affiliated members or £7 for unaffiliated members. Proceeds from the Plod will be given to a chosen charity at a later date.

LifeStyle operations manager Jon Rogers said: “The team is happy to assist anyone, whatever their training goals. We urge customers to have a go and challenge themselves by entering the 2008 LifeStyle Portkerry Plod.”

Seona Currie, from Penarth and Dinas Runners, said: “Previous Porthkerry Plods have earned excellent reviews and entries are already looking healthy for this year. I’m delighted that some of the running clubs are really taking an interest, and a couple have the Plod on their club championship lists, which is an excellent accolade.”

To enter the 2008 LifeStyle Porthkerry Plod, please telephone Andrew, from Penarth and Dinas Runners, on 07879 060 270 or email porthkerryplod@hotmail.co.uk. Alternatively, you can enter via http://www.runnersworld.com/ or download an entry form at www.penarthanddinasrunners.org.uk. Entry forms can also be collected from LifeStyle reception desks.

Find out more on LifeStyle Health and Fitness on 01446 732457 or log on to www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/lifestyle.

11/04/2008