300 people are set to run the Sport Relief Mile at Nene Park and Stanwick Lakes on Sunday 16^th March 2008. 160 are signed up to run the one-mile course, 107 people will run 3-miles and 33 will run the 6 mile course.

The run takes place on Sunday 16^th March 2008, with registration from 1.30pm, and races starting from 2:00pm. The course starts at Nene Park's Airwair Stand and finishes at Stanwick Lakes, taking in the scenery of Rushden & Diamonds FC, the river Nene and Stanwick Lakes on the way.

As well as the mile, the Sports Centre are hosting a 'come and try it session', where the public can join in with some of the activities the Sports Centre has to offer including: Trampolining, Football, Basketball, and Many More.

Admission is only £1 with all proceeds going to Sport Relief. It's a great chance for kids to try different activities whilst also helping raise money for Sport Relief.

The Diamond Minors will also be in attendance, doing face painting for those who want to show their club colours whilst running. Also Radio Diamonds will be there interviewing runners for their next programmes on 1503am.

If you would like to help, but are too late to sign up to run, we would greatly appreciate any volunteers who can help with stewarding the event and directing runners around the course. Anyone interested in stewarding should phone Helen Thompson on 01933 652000 for details.

TheSainsbury's Sport Relief Mile sits at the heart of the Sport Relief Weekend and is the ultimate way to get involved. As well as at Nene Park and Stanwick Lakes, mile events will take place in over 200 other locations across the UK, so you shouldn't have to travel far to take part. If you want to run in one of the other miles you will have to hurry, as applications close on Thursday 13^th March, www.sportrelief.com/themile has all the latest details.

Sport Relief harnesses the power and passion of sport to change lives for the better. By doing sport, having fun and raising money, everyone can do good and feel good. Comic Relief spends the money raised to help vulnerable people living incredibly tough lives both at home in the UK and in the world's poorest countries.