SUNDAY saw the English Half Marathon take place in Warrington.
It was the 10th anniversary event and saw 7,000 runners from seven countries.
Here are all the other numbers that matter.
10 - this was the 10th English Half Marathon
4 - and the fourth time finish through the iconic Golden Gates
1 - this was the first year of GS (Golden Square) Active Lifestyle Expo
7 - there were 7,000 entries from seven countries - USA, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Ireland. Kenya and the UK
150 - More than 150 Rivs Runners took part raising funds for the River Reeves Foundation. Other charities included – St. Rocco’s, Foundation For Peace, Home-Start, Warrington Wolves Foundation, Warrington Community Living
300 - More than 300 volunteers helped out
200 - the number of runners taking part in the Knight Corporate Finance Challenge. Teams entered from companies such as NatWest, Warrington Worldwide, John Moores University, Mosaic Digital, Warrington Housing Association
20,000 - bottles of water handed out
5,000 - number of bottles of Lucozade, bags of crisp, snack bars and bananas handed out
If you were there on Sunday, don't miss Thursday's paper. We've got eight pages of coverage and lots more pictures inside our special edition of the Warrington Guardian.
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