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Run to the Beat

When
25 September 2011

9.45am

Where
O2, The

Nearest Tube
North Greenwich

Cost
Registration now closed

Age Restrictions
18+

Run to the Beat is the London half marathon that has its fourth outing in September 2011. With thousands of runners in the city eager to take part in this special event, you can be sure that Run to the Beat is fast becoming another of London's most prestigious sporting events.

Get motivated
With a course designed to help keep runners motivated and focused completely on the run, the course has been set with various stations at which live music will be played. Music is well known to be a great motivational tool at the gym or when doing any kind of repetitive sport, and so inspirational tunes and beats will play a key part in a London half marathon.

Run around Greenwich
The course starts and finishes at The O2 Arena and takes the runners all the way around Greenwich. Lasting 13 miles and taking in 16 different musical stations along the way, Run to the Beat is sure to be a great event for both runners and music lovers. Even if you don't fancy pulling on your trainers, you can always head to one of the live music points and enjoy the beats as you watch the runners pound the pavement.

Improve your time
Research by the School of Sport at the Brunel University has shown that running or exercising to music can improve individual performance by up to 20 percent. By using music in the Run to the Beat half marathon, the tempo and rhythm could keep the athletes going and even perk them up when they are flagging.

Scientific research
The music for Run to the Beat has been chosen by Dr Karageorghis from the School of Sport and is specially catered for the course itself. The half marathon music is contoured to the physiological demands of the ground being covered, thereby helping keep motivation up for the runners when and where they need it most.

Run for charity
Last year, Leukaemia Research was the event's official charity and so runners had the chance not just to run on their own but as part of a community of runners who are helping to raise funds for the fight against blood cancers in the UK. The 2011 official charity has yet to be announced, although among the charities hoping to raise funds at the event include the NSPCC, Help the Aged, The Anthony Nolan Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support.

And if you want to catch all the action from the ringside, then the race route for Run to the Beat looks like this:

Start and finish: O2 Arena
Mile 1: Bugsby's Way
Mile 2: Woolwich Road
Mile 3: Woolwich Church Street
Mile 4: Cadogan Road
Mile 5: Royal Artilery Barracks
Mile 6: Ha-Ha Road
Mile 7: Hillreach
Mile 8: Charlton Road
Mile 9: Charlton Way
Mile 10: Greenwich Park
Mile 11: National Maritime Museum
Mile 12: Wollwich Road
Mile 13: The O2

The Run to the Beat half marathon takes place from 9.45am, Sunday 25th September 2011. If you would like to take part, click on the link below for more information.

Run to the Beat Registration

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