Crowds flocked to the city centre for the first ever UK premier of the Run 5.30 event from Italy which starts in the early hours of the morning.
Run 5.30 first began in Italy which now attracts over 40,000 participants throughout the Italian cities.
Nottingham was picked as the first international destination for the 5.30 tour, which was organised by Perfect Motion.
The event was hailed a success as hundreds of people arrived in pink to take part in the 5k run/ walk which began at 5:30 in the morning from Old Market Square.
Perfect Motion saw 550 people sign up prior to the event, with more people turning up on the day to join in. The Event Director for Perfect Motion, Nik Emmonds, knew that people would be keen to get involved.
Video: Event Director for Perfect Motion, Nik Emmonds.
Tram Driver, Alun Gadd was amongst the runners taking part. He set his alarm for 3am to prepare for the event, he said: I’ve got to go to work after this so I must be mad.”
Greg Towers from Nottingham arrived before 5am for the event, he said: “It’s something different, I saw it advertised and it’s the first one in the UK so I thought why not?”
Sabrina Severe from Run 5.30, created the idea and was in Nottingham to set up for the event. She said: “Our message is stay active everyday. Get up early in the morning, it’s important to do that.
I expect to see a beautiful group of people and to enjoy the city of Nottingham.
Sabrina Severe from Run 5.30.
The point behind 5.30 is to encourage positive emotions and to improve the quality of life for its participants, giving people an earlier start to the day to exercise without impacting on their working day.
It’s also a chance for the runners to experience the city in a brand new light to create new perspectives.
