The BUPA

Bupa

Bupa is a large British healthcare organisation, with bases on three continents and more than ten million customers in over 200 countries. It is a private healthcare company, in direct contrast to the UK's National Health Services, which are tax-funded healthcare systems and do not require private...

 Great Capital Run is a 10 kilometres (6 mi) run through the paths of Hyde Park

Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...

, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 which was established in 2007. It is one races of the Great Run

Great Run

The Great Run is a series of road running events around the United Kingdom, which includes the Great North Run. The Great Run is a part of the NOVA international sporting group, which was launched by retired athlete Brendan Foster...

 series.

Junior Great Capital Run

The brand new event for 2008 for 8-to-14-year-olds is a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) run. The fun run allows children to run fancy dressed, encourages children to enjoy exercise and run with mates.

Female

• 2007 Hayley Yelling
  Hayley Yelling
  Hayley Higham is a British runner. She is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Liz Yelling. She married Jamie Higham in 2009....
  
     33:23
• 2008 Michelle Ross Cope   33:28

Male

• 2007 Ismael Kirui
  Ismael Kirui
  Ismael Kirui is a former Kenyan long distance runner who won gold medals over 5000 metres at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships in Athletics....
  
     29:22
• 2008 Mike Kigen
  Mike Kigen
  Mike Kipruto Kigen is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He won silver medals in both events at the African Championships in Athletics in 2006.-Career:...
  
     28:42

Sponsors and Partners

• Help A London Child
• Capital 95.8
• Lucozade Sport
  Lucozade
  Lucozade is an umbrella name for a 6 series of energy and sports drinks, produced by GlaxoSmithKline in Gloucestershire. The former company became part of Beecham and, after the mergers of SmithKline and Beecham in 2000, GlaxoSmithKline....
  
  
• Aqua-Pura

External links

• Official Site
• Great Run