Runners from across York and North Yorkshire laced up their trainers to do their bit for the big BBC Sport Relief push.

More than £31 million has been raised for good causes across the world by the mammoth charity effort, with events in our region contributing towards the final total.

Sport Relief 2010
  • Two Canon Lee School pupils cheer at a Sport Relief Tug Of War between pupils and teachers.
  • Canon Lee School pupils take pictures of a Sport Relief Tug Of War between pupils and teachers
  • Year 4 and 5 girls at Lakeside Primary School, Clifton Moor, who danced to raise money for Sport Relief.
  • Staff from The Retreat in fancy dress for a Sport Relief sponsored walk (from left) Joyce Latimer, Joan Garrett, Les Popely and Mary Atkinson
  • Some of the pupils from Tregelles School during their Sport Relief run
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief at Applefield School
  • Sport Relief Mile - Year 8 and 9 students from Tadcaster Grammar School got into the Sport Relief spirit. Photo: Wendy Binns
  • York College on Sport Relief day. Jill Sissons and Gareth Murphy of the Marketing department.
  • York College on Sport Relief day. Dr Alison Birkinshaw, Principal of York College starts off the 1 mile run
  • Sport Relief day at York College
  • Sport Relief day at York College
  • Sport Relief day at York College
  • Sport Relief day at York College
  • Sport Relief day at York College. James Wright, 18, musical theatre student, rowing challenge
  • Sport Relief events at Sainsbury's store at Monks Cross
  • Sport Relief events at Sainsbury's store at Monks Cross. Children taking part in a fashion show
  • Children aged between six and ten years old from the village of Leavening proudly show off their Sport Relief Mile medals after they all ran three miles at Rawcliffe Bar Country Park.
  • Four year old Ciara Metcalfe of York dressed as a tiger to support her sisters who were running in the Sport Relief Mile.
  • Nine year olds Lucy Hadaway, right, and Evie Metcalfe, left, with Lucy's little sister Alice, aged five, before they succesfully completed the Sport Relief Mile
  • Runners set off on the Sport Relief Mile at Rawcliffe Bar Country Park
  • Katy Wood, 14, of Osbaldwick who has just been selected to run for England, quickly hands over the starter horn as she sets off to join others running the six mile event at Rawcliffe Bar Country Park
  • A runner in fancy dress at the Rawcliffe Bar Country Park Sport Relief Mile
  • Laura Eden, aged 15, the winner of the three mile race at Sport Relief at Rawcliffe Bar gets a welcoming in hug from her proud Mum, Di.
  • Six-year-old twins Joshua, left, and Jacob finish their Sport Relief mile at Rawcliffe Bar Country Park with dad Tim Bates
  • Members of the Advance netball team who all work at Adva, Optical Networking in York get in the spirit of things
  • Michaela Miller and son Rhys, four show off their medals after completing the Selby Sport Relief mile
  • Hull City footballer Tom Cairney starts the one mile run at the Sport Relief event in Selby. Eric Foster

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