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2000 runners race through City of London for Crisis

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Howard Lake | 8 June 2007 | News

Runners for Crisis run up onto the Millennium Bridge across the Thames in London
Runners for Crisis run up onto the Millennium Bridge across the Thames in London

Crisis Square Mile Run

Over 2000 runners took to the streets of London last night to participate in the 15th Square Mile Run in the heart of the City to raise funds for national homelessness charity Crisis. The three and a half mile event is expected to raise at least £150,000. The event has now raised over £2 million since it was first staged.

The biggest teams on the night were Hillsong Church who entered an 243 runners and Threadneedle Investments (the event’s official Sponsor) who entered a team of 70.

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