It's back! The Oliver Fisher 10k & 5k returns with a brilliant and brand new race offering on Sunday 29th June 2025 and you are cordially invited to register your interest for the next edition of this wonderful race!

This is a Partner Race
This means that we are working with a host Partner Organisation and providing timing and/or race management services for their event. 

Event Overview:
Returning to our racing calendars on Sunday 29th July 2025 the Oliver Fisher Special Baby Care Trust, invites you to register your interest for this very special race which was originally established to raise awareness and funds for the charity.

To keep things interesting, the team are working on crafting a new edition of this iconic race. We will still be providing a 10k and a 5k offering but, as yet, details of the course are yet to be revealed! What we can tell you is that the race will be suitable for runners of all abilities from experienced athletes to those new to running. We will also be hosting a family fun run for our aspiring young racers. As we continue to design a special and updated iteration of this race behind the scenes, we're simply asking you to register your interest at this stage; entries will not be available to purchase until full details have been released!

Course Details:
TBC! If you register your interest, we'll be able to contact you once the entries are ready for purchase with details of location and the course. 

About the Oliver Fisher Special Care Baby Trust:
This wonderful charity supports the Neonatal Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham. Whilst the unit receives its standard funding via the NHS,a s is  right and to be expected, we consider that the charity tops up these funds to push the care provision to a gold standard. A recent purchase included a cutting edge monitor that meant less invasive blood tests needed to be performed on our tiny patients. Over 1200 babies pass through the doors on the Unit in a single year and the charity raises funds not only in order to buy the highly specialised and sophisticated equipment for the care of premature and poorly babies but also their families. We provide resources to make time on the unit more comfortable and well-supported such as supplies for the family rooms and new chairs next to incubators.

The charity, first registered in 1985, got its name from Dr Oliver Fisher who was a pioneering consultant whose work led to the founding of The Special Care Baby Unit as it was at All Saints Hospital. With the hospital then being decommissioned in the 1990's, the Unit moved to its new home with a brand new name, The Oliver Fisher Neonatal Unit, in July 1999. The charity works within the unit and the community to raise funds to continue their work and relationship to this day, always with the aim to continually improve care of premature and poorly babies.

Find out more about this incredible charity at... https://www.facebook.com/TheOliverFisherSpecialBabyCareTrust/

Available Races/Distances:
10k / 5k / Family Fun Run

Prizes:
Bespoke medal for all finishers.
Trophies for 1st, 2nd & 3rd male & female winners (both distances)
Trophies for age category winners (10k only)

On-the-day Entry Fees (subject to availability only):
10K race: TBC
5K race: TBC
Family Fun Run: TBC

Event information will be sent to all registered entrants prior to race-day.

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