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Successful first The Daily Mile – GO Run For Fun in Spain

600 children from 7 local schools took part in the first event held in Martorell, Spain in what will be reminded as the original event for the development of the programme in a new country for the TDM team. The…

29 Sep 23

The Daily Mile – GO Run For Fun in Rosignano, Italy

The TDM – GRFF team meets up once again with the Ineos team based in Rosignano after a cancelled event in June due to bad weather conditions. Today everything went according to the plan and over 700 children from local…

22 Sep 23

The Daily Mile GO Run For Fun reaches Norway

The second event in our Scandinavian series took place in Bamble thanks to the unconditional support of the dynamic Ineos team in Refnes. The Mayor of Bamble joined the fun to give the start to another cheerful The Daily Mile…

19 Sep 23

The Daily Mile – GO Run For Fun is back in Stenungsund, Sweden

The Daily Mile – GO Run For Fun is back in Scandinavia for another event at the Sports Arena in Stenungsund, Sweden and 49 Ineos volunteers made sure all 1,142 children from 9 different schools could have an unforgettable day…

8 Sep 23

NOH celebrates The Daily Mile

Final stage of our Belgian tour this year, the Ineos team in NOH did it once again! 1,700 children coming from 7 schools took part in the celebration of The Daily Mile organised by 35 volunteers from the nearby Ineos…

29 Jun 23

Antwerp runs The Daily Mile

Third event in Belgium in 2023, 900 children from 7 schools gathered for a whole day of active fun at the Zwijndrecht stadium. 30 volunteers from the Ineos Oxyde local site alongside members of the athletics club Zwat delivered a…

27 Jun 23

Sports day in Hengelo

The Daily Mile, Fanny Blankers-Koen and Hengelo Sports joined forces to deliver an exciting day of sports at the local stadium. 500 children were taking part in various athletics activities and The Daily Mile was the final stage of the…

15 Jun 23

A sunny day in Tavaux

1300 children joined the third edition of ‘The Daily Mile Go Run For Fun’ in Tavaux. On Friday 2nd June the third edition of the event “The Daily Mile Go Run For Fun” took place in Tavaux. The event this…

2 Jun 23

Great success for the first ever The Daily Mile Go Run For Fun in Jemeppe, Belgium

On Friday 26th May 1,250 children from the towns of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre and Sambreville participated in this sporting event in joy and good spirit. The 1st edition of The Daily Mile GO Run For Fun event in Jemeppe-sur-Sambre brought together 1,250…

26 May 23

World Daily Mile Day in Dundee

Over 1,000 children participated in The Daily Mile on 27th April in the grounds of a transformed Baxter Park in Dundee that included a stage, music, and guest speakers. Children came from local primary and SEN schools and enjoyed their…

27 Apr 23

A lovely day in Lavera

The final installment in The Daily Mile GO Run For Fun 2023 Autumn Series took place on Thursday 20th October in France. Lavera, Marseille played host to not only 2500 children from 18 schools, but some unusually mild weather, with…

24 Oct 22

Belgium is back on the same day as Singapore!

Friday 7th October was a brilliant day for The Daily Mile GO Run For Fun with two events happening on the same day, 6565 miles apart. In Europe, Belgium saw the return of the well established The Daily Mile GO…

11 Oct 22

Success in Sweden!

On Friday 9th September 2022, Sweden kicked off The Daily Mile GO Run For Fun 2022 Autumn series. The event was held in Stenungsund and was the first ever event held by the initiative in Sweden with 700 children from…

12 Sep 22

#GORUNFORFUN DAY!

On Wednesday 6th May 2020, we held our first celebration of #GORunForFun day! We asked you all to run or get active in PINK together to celebrate old times and feel connected whilst apart. We were delighted to receive over…

13 May 20

DRAW YOUR OWN T-SHIRT COMPETITION

WE ARE SO HAPPY to announce the winner of our GO Run For Fun T-Shirt drawing competition, Jaxon, aged 3! We asked you to send us your best designs for your very own #GORunForFun T-Shirt in order to WIN it…

28 Apr 20

SPRING 2020 BUDDYING!

In light of recent travel restrictions and closures, it’s important to remember the ways in which we can CONNECT! Now more than ever, we don’t want our schools to feel isolated within our global community or reluctant to get up…

12 Mar 20

FEBRUARY 2020 GO GAZETTE

WE PRESENT YOU our third post of GO Gazette, the February edition. Featuring Dart and friends, GO Gazette promotes our free educational resources and events, gives regular updates in the world of well-being, as well as tips on how you…

28 Feb 20

GETTING ACTIVE ACROSS THE INEOS FAMILY

WE LOVE TO SEE stories such as this, learning that one of our GO Run For Fun participants from previous years (race number #69) has recently went on to complete an internship with INEOS Cologne Communications department!  Their two week…

13 Feb 20

JANUARY 2020 GO GAZETTE

HERE IS OUR second post of GO Gazette, the January edition. Featuring Dart and friends, GO Gazette promotes our free educational resources and events, gives regular updates in the world of well-being, as well as tips on how you &…

31 Jan 20

COMPETITION WINNER ALERT!

WE ARE SO HAPPY to announce the winners of our debut GO Run For Fun ‘Healthy Dart’ drawing competition, Will aged 8, and Penny aged 5! We asked you to send us photos of your best drawings of Dart and…

27 Jan 20

GO GAZETTE: OUR DEBUT MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

WE ARE THRILLED to release our debut monthly newsletter, GO Gazette. Featuring Dart and his friends, GO Gazette promotes our free educational resources and events, gives regular updates in the world of well-being, as well as tips on how you…

18 Dec 19

OLYMPIC MEDALLIST DUO SUPPORT 1000 PRIMARY PUPILS IN NORTHWICH RUN

NORTHWICH primary schools came together for a mass fun run on Wednesday 18 September 2019 with Olympic gymnasts Beth Tweddle and Amy Tinkler attending the event as special guests. Over 1000 pupils aged between 5 and eleven arrived at Moss…

18 Sep 19

SCOTLAND’S EILIDH DOYLE SUPPORTS FALKIRK FUN RUN

OLYMPIC medallist Eilidh Doyle supported 237 primary school children in a mass fun run at The Helix on Monday 16 September 2019. Seven local primary schools took part in the event which was organised by GO Run For Fun and…

16 Sep 19

ZOEY CLARK INSPIRES 600 YOUNGSTERS IN ABERDEEN FUN RUN

ABERDEEN born Zoey Clark supported 680 primary school children across 10 local schools in a mass fun run on 3 September 2019 organised by GO Run For Fun, in partnership with Active Schools. Sheddocksley Sports Centre played host to the…

3 Sep 19

OVER 2,000 LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ENJOY STOCKTON FUN RUN

STOCKTON played host to 2,200 primary pupils at Preston Park on Tuesday 16 July 2019 for a mass fun run organised by GO Run For Fun. 24 primary schools around Stockton-on-Tees took part in the event, with pupils aged between…

17 Jul 19

SPRINTING WORLD CHAMPION RICHARD KILTY SUPPORTS 500 CHILDREN IN NEWTON AYCLIFFE MASS FUN RUN

500 PRIMARY school children ran 2km in a mass fun run on Friday 12 July 2019 at the Oakleaf Sports Complex in Newton Aycliffe, supported by gold medallist sprinter Richard Kilty. The children’s mass running event was organised by GO…

12 Jul 19

RUNCORN AND WIDNES TURN PINK WITH FUN RUN FOR 1200 CHILDREN

OVER 1,200 pupils from 10 local primary schools participated in two mass running events organised by the running initiative GO Run For Fun on Monday 1 July and Tuesday 2 July 2019 in Runcorn and Widnes. The events, comprising of…

2 Jul 19

GO RUN FOR FUN AND THE DAILY MILE HOLD FLAGSHIP FUN-RUN EVENT FOR 2,400 UK SCHOOLCHILDREN

GO Run For Fun is the world’s largest children’s running initiative, with over 300,000 children having taken part since its establishment in 2013. Today, GO Run For Fun, a pupil-led initiative that inspires children to get active through running events,…

20 Jun 19

GO RUN FOR FUN INSPIRES 9 YEAR OLD WITH DIABETES

9 year old Josh from Wold Newton School in Driffield has developed a love for running after attending the Humber GO Run For Fun in 2018. Josh has had Type 1 Diabetes for the past 2 ½ years, yet he…

3 May 19

TWO THOUSAND PRIMARY PUPILS TAKE ON HULL FUN RUN

Hull Ionians Rugby Club played host to two children’s mass running events on 24 and 25 April 2019, with 2450 primary school pupils taking part. Children aged between five and 11 from 31 local schools across the Humber took part…

27 Apr 19

1,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE PART IN 2KM FUN RUN

More than 1,000 primary school children from across the Island came together on Thursday 25th October at Nobles Park to take part in a 2km fun run. The event was organised and delivered by the initiative GO Run For Fun.…

30 Oct 18

1,300 CHILDREN JOIN GB SPRINTING STAR IN NORTHWICH FUN RUN

1,300 CHILDREN JOIN GB SPRINTING STAR IN NORTHWICH FUN RUN CHILDREN from 17 schools around Northwich took part in a two kilometre run organised by running initiative GO Run For Fun on Tuesday 23 October at Moss Farm Leisure Complex…

24 Oct 18

500 PORTSMOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RUN 2KM

RUNNING initiative GO Run For Fun welcomed local children from Portsmouth Cockleshells Gardens on Thursday 18 October to take part in a 2 kilometre fun run. Working in partnership with Portsmouth Schools Sports Partnership, over 500 primary school children aged…

19 Oct 18

450 CORNISH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RUN 2KM

RUNNING initiative GO Run For Fun welcomed local children from Cornwall to Par Athletics Track on Tuesday 16 October to take part in a 2 kilometre fun run. Working in partnership with Cornwall Council, 450 primary school children aged between…

18 Oct 18

SUNDERLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS LACE UP FOR 2KM FUN RUN EVENT

22 SCHOOLS across Sunderland joined forces at Silksworth Sports Complex on Thursday 11 October all in the name of fun, thanks to the running initiative GO Run For Fun. Over 1,400 children between the ages of 5 and 11 years…

16 Oct 18

4000 CHILDREN ACROSS WALES COME TOGETHER FOR MASS RUNNING EVENTS

THOUSANDS of primary school children across Wales took part in a series of 2km fun runs last week thanks to the running initiative GO Run For Fun. The first of four events took place on Tuesday 02 October at the…

10 Oct 18

REDCAR SEES 900 CHILDREN GATHER FOR 2KM FUN RUN

900 PRIMARY school children came together at Redcar Rugby Club to take part in a popular mass running event, organised by the running initiative GO Run For Fun. On Thursday 20 September 2018, the event saw its 265,000th runner, with…

21 Sep 18

700 CHILDREN RUN 2KM IN NEWTON AYCLIFFE MASS RUNNING EVENT

700 PRIMARY school children gathered at Oakleaf Sports Complex in Newton Aycliffe on Friday 13 July 2018 for a running event arranged by GO Run For Fun. Durham-born Athlete Cameron Boyek, who set the runners off at the start line…

20 Jul 18

STOCKTON WELCOMES 1,000 PUPILS FOR FUN RUN WITH WORLD CHAMPION ATHLETE

PRESTON Park saw over 1,000 primary school children come together to participate in an event organised by the running initiative GO Run For Fun on Thursday 12 July 2018. Teesside born Richard Kilty, a British sprinter who is world champion…

17 Jul 18

3,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN JOIN FORCES FOR LONDON RUNNING EVENT

45 SCHOOLS from Newham and surrounding London Boroughs took part in a one mile run organised by GO Run For Fun at the Lee Valley VeloPark, with Olympic Bronze medallist Amy Tinkler and music sensations Max & Harvey making special…

6 Jul 18

CHILDREN’S RUNNING INITIATIVE CELEBRATES 250,000TH RUNNER AT LEEDS EVENT

PRIMARY school children in Leeds participated in a milestone event organised by the running initiative GO Run For Fun on Thursday 28 June 2018, which saw its 250,000th runner since launching in 2013. The event, which works in partnership with…

29 Jun 18

1,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RUN 2KM IN HALTON EVENT

RUNNING initiative GO Run For Fun welcomed local children from Halton to Victoria Park on Thursday 7 June to take part in a 2 kilometre run and learn about living a healthy and active lifestyle. Working in partnership with Active…

8 Jun 18

GB ATHLETIC TWIN CHAMPIONS SUPPORT 1400 CHILDREN IN RUNNING EVENT

GREAT British athletes, Laviai and Lina Nielsen, backed over 1,400 primary school children who took part in free running events across Suffolk, organised by running initiative GO Run For Fun. The 400-metre sprinter and 400-metre hurdler attended one event each…

24 May 18

THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN GET RUNNING AT UK’S BIGGEST RUN FOR FUN

More than 2,200 school children were out in the sunshine at Eaton Park to take part in INEOS Norwich: Go Run For Fun. The youngsters got to take part in a 2km run around the park as teachers and parents…

22 May 18

SCOTLAND’S ROBBIE SIMPSON SUPPORTS OVER 1000 STUDENTS IN 2KM RUN

PRIMARY school children in Aberdeenshire and Glasgow came together to take part in free running events on May 10 and 11. Organised by GO Run For Fun, the events saw 1180 children participate in total, aged between five and 10.…

11 May 18

OVER 1000 HUMBER STUDENTS KICK OFF GO RUN FOR FUN’S FIRST 2018 EVENT

RUNNING initiative GO Run For Fun held its first free UK event of the year in Hull on 24 April in partnership with Active Humber, inviting 1100 local primary school children to take part in a run and learn more…

24 Apr 18

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