Finishing Line winners power through the tape at the end of the Great East Run 2019.
First over the line to complete the half marathon was Christopher Thompson from the Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. He ran an amazing time of 1:06:43 for the 13.1 mile course. Three minutes later local runner Andrew Rooke of Framingham Flyers crossed the… read more Finishing Line Winners!
Finishing Line winners power through the tape at the end of the Great East Run 2019.
First over the line to complete the half marathon was Christopher Thompson from the Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. He ran an amazing time of 1:06:43 for the 13.1 mile course. Three minutes later local runner Andrew Rooke of Framingham Flyers crossed the… read more 
With their explosive energy and bright orange vests, members of Ipswich Jaffa running club limber up in style ahead of the Great East Run.
Well…. talk about being spontaneous on a photo-shoot….Adrianna took everyone by surprise by launching into the air with this explosive jump just as the team from the Jaffa Club running were posing for their photos as… 
Ipswich Town Manager Paul Lambert and Jan Parry the Mayor of Ipswich were honoury starters as 5,000 runners start the Great East Run.
Thousands of spectators lined the streets to cheer on the runners many of whom were running for local charities and great causes or in the memory of loved ones.
This year’s run was the best… 
As part of the Great East Run pre-event promotions I was invited to photograph the children from Cliff Lane Primary school running their Daily Mile with Andy Vernon.
The Daily Mile is a national scheme aimed at getting young primary school children to take exercise outside in the fresh air on a daily basis. It’s a social activity where children… 
Team GB Olympian Andy Vernon launches the Great East Run 2019 with a pre event photo call at Endeavour House, Suffolk County Council’s HQ.
Andy was joined by runners and coaches from the Simply Health Outreach Programme on the steps of Endeavour House Ipswich for last minute PR shots to promote the Great East Run the day before the… 
Commonwealth Bronze medallist Jake Wightman joins runners from the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity on Ipswich Waterfront to launch the Simply Health Great East Run 2019.
Team GB’s Jake, who won Bronze in the 1500m European and Commonwealth championships last year met up with the charity runners to provide a training and motivational session to inspire and advise the… 
School children run the Daily Mile with Lily Partridge.
Long distance runner Lily Partridge joined hundreds of school children from across Suffolk in their Daily Mile activities.
Lilly, who was the fastest British female in the London Marathon this year with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 24 seconds visited Britannia primary School in Ipswich, Wells Hall primary… 
Charity runners gather on Ipswich Waterfront for the Great East Run 2018 Launch event.
A group of runners, councillors and charity fundraisers gathered at Ipswich Waterfront today to launch this year’s Simplyhealth Great East Run,a half marathon which will return to Ipswich on Sunday September 16th. The event will see 3,500 runners take on the 13.1 mile challenge.
2017 saw… 
The Great East Run 2017 saw thousands of runners compete in a new half marathon event in Ipswich.
3,000 runners from all round the country flocked to Ipswich for the inaugural Simply Health half marathon, which brought together partners from Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council and Ipswich Jaffa running club.
The Great East Run 2017 is part of… 
The Great East SwimRun brings a new challenge for runners, swimmers and triathletes to Alton Water.
I was asked to photograph the Great East SwimRun which was held at Alton Water for the first time in June this year. Over the last few years The Great East Swim has been a popular and successful event, but this year the Great…