A SERIES of charity runs which attracts tens of thousands of runners has received a major boost.

Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, which stages the York 10k, has announced that the Asda Foundation is to continue sponsoring its popular 10k runs for a further three years.

Past support from the foundation has enabled the series to expand significantly in recent years, with 10k runs last year held in York, Leeds, Hull, Lincoln, Burnley, Bury, Nottingham and Sheffield.

This year Leicester and The Gear 10k in King’s Lynn join the list.

Julie Ward, Asda Foundation senior manager, said: “Having supported the series since 2012, we are delighted to be able to extend our involvement for a further three years.

“The events always generate a fantastic atmosphere and each year thousands of runners – including hundreds of Asda colleagues – turn out to raise money for some fantastic causes.”

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Siobhan Curtis, Run For All’s Corporate and Sponsor Manager, said: “We are enormously grateful to the Asda Foundation for their ongoing support, which has been vital in helping us to develop the series into a major success.

“We will now continue to work with the Asda Foundation to build on that success for the future – staging high quality events that encourage health and fitness and benefit charities across the country.”