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Unilever Enter Team In Port Sunlight Race Day

Unilever fielded a running team of 50 staff in yesterday’s BTR Port Sunlight 10K and 5K races (Sunday, 1 March).

At the fourth annual event of its kind, 1,800 runners of all ages and abilities descended upon Port Sunlight to run through its picturesque boulevards in two races – 5K and 10K – followed by a 1K Kids’ Fun Run.

The event was organised by BTR, in conjunction with Port Sunlight Village Trust.

Unilever supported the event for the second consecutive year through Project Sunlight – its movement for people everywhere who want to make the world a better place for their children and future generations.

Unilever has enjoyed a strong connection to Port Sunlight since 1888 and continues to have major manufacturing, R&D and IT facilities in the village. Unilever had 50 runners taking part across the 5K and 10K races.

Unilever Port Sunlight Works Director, Andy Hinch, added:

“Our history is rooted in Port Sunlight – and with it being the historic home of Unilever we were naturally delighted to sponsor the BTR Port Sunlight 10K and 5K races. It was fantastic to help the village welcome 1,800 runners, their families and spectators.”

The Port Sunlight races officially kick-started BTR’s growing portfolio of 10 events for 2015.

BTR Liverpool is the leading independent organisation for creating, managing and delivering headline race events in Liverpool City Region. Its portfolio of nine other race events includes the Liverpool Santa Dash, Liverpool and Wirral Half Marathons, and Mersey Tunnel 10K.

The next race for BTR is the Vitality Liverpool Half Marathon on 29 March.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Erica Dillon .