Marathon raises £5 million for charity in 10 years as live music announced

Theorganisersofacitymarathonhavereflectedonraising£5millionformorethan100charities,aslivemusicwasalsoannouncedfortheevent’s10thanniversary. Overthepastdecade,theABPSouthamptonMarathonhasseen75,000participantsrunonemillionmiles. Theracehasalsoprovideda£15millionboosttothelocaleconomy. ChrisRees,theracedirectoratmarathonorganisersReesLeisuresaidthatthisyear’s10thanniversaryoftheeventis“anexcitingmilestoneinthecity’scalendar”. READMORE: DozensofroadstoclosethisweekendforSouthamptonMarathon:Fulllist ADVERTISEMENTChriscontinued:“IthinkthefiguresandstatisticsaregreatfunbutalsoshowtheimpacttheABPraceshavehadonthecityinsomanyways,notleastthemoneyraisedforcharity.” ABPSouthampton,theeventsponsor,hasdonated£90,000tomilemakers,witheachreceiving£250fortheircommunities. Theaverageageofthemarathonrunnersis45,andChrissenthisregardstothosecompetingthisyearbywishingthemall“goodluck