1 April 2012

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KEEN runners need to act fast to secure their entries in the Three Towns Marathon scheduled for the May Bank holiday weekend.

There are only 500 places available for each leg of the Marathon which will be run in three stages.

Day 1 will see the runners tackle a ten-mile course at East Grinstead on 5 May. The second leg on 6 May will be another ten miles around Haywards Heath, and there will be a final ten kilometre run over a course at the Bedelands Nature Reserve at Burgess Hill on 7 May to bring the total to 26.2 miles, the classic Marathon challenge.

Runners of all abilities are being encouraged to take part in any or all of the three stages, and there are options for team relays for anyone who feels they can’t complete a ten mile run on their own.

Council Leader Norman Webster said: “We are very pleased to welcome the Marathon to East Grinstead. It will attract a great many people to the town for an event which everyone can enjoy, and I hope as many people as possible will take up the challenge.”

To find out more about the Marathon, which is being sponsored by Sussex Living, see: www.nice-work.org.uk