Great Manchester Run 2024: Famous faces and inspiration individuals running in the race

Here are some of the famous faces and inspirational people running in the Great Manchester Run 2024.

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00:00 [Footsteps]

00:05 Hi guys, I'm Joss from the Traytors and this year I am running the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k.

00:11 Why am I running it? I don't really know. I've just lost the plot haven't I?

00:15 But hopefully I'm going to be able to complete it.

00:18 I think I have run a marathon in the past, back in 2021, so I'm hoping I've got a 10k left in the tank.

00:24 So my name is Amelia Thompson, I'll be running the Manchester Half Marathon in memory of Olivia Campbell Harding

00:30 who tragically lost her life in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack where I myself was present.

00:35 The charity that I'm running for is Liv's Trust, which is in her name, and it supports young children around Manchester

00:40 and it's in Olivia's legacy.

00:43 Hi I'm Helen Riva, I'm 43 years old and I'm from Wrexham in North Wales.

00:48 Today I ran my 724th consecutive half marathon of a thousand consecutive half marathons

00:54 all to raise money for various charities along the way, including Mind and Cancer Research UK.

01:00 I'm on a half marathon run streak for personal reasons due to bereavement of my ex-husband and my dad during this streak

01:08 so I'm running for them. I'm also running for people that can't maybe do it, people that want to start trying to run.

01:14 I'm here to try and encourage them to join in with me and by streaking with me.

01:18 Hi my name's Daniel Gillings, I'm an actor. I'll be running the AJ Bell Manchester 10k this year for Once Upon a Smile

01:25 which is a children's bereavement charity that provides bereavement support for children to understand and express

01:31 in a fun and safe environment and I'm one of the co-founders of that charity.

01:35 Hi there my name's Peter Ash, I'm an actor currently on Corrie and I'm running the AJ Bell 10k this year

01:42 for the MND Association. The character I currently play has MND in Corrie

01:48 so I thought it would be a great opportunity to raise some money and raise some awareness.