Manchester City fan Nick Cavanagh will be running the City of Manchester 10k, sponsored by Sports Tours International, on Sunday 5th July in a MANCHESTER UNITED shirt.
 
No Nick hasn’t deserted his beloved Manchester City, he’ll be running the race in a Manchester United shirt and changing half way round into his Manchester City shirt. He hopes more runners will join him in showing a real togetherness as he strides out to raise funds for SOS Children’s Villages.
 
SOS Children’s Villages is the world’s largest orphan and abandoned children’s charity. Child sponsors and donors worldwide provide a new family and home for more than 70,000 children in 475 unique villages in 123 countries.
 
Nick is also planning a unique fundraising initiative that will start on Monday 26th May .  He will be starting a 12 month running challenge to match the distance of the  Manchester City team bus as it travels to  other  Premiership clubs the length and breadth of the country . The total distance covered by the bus during the season is 1981 miles!
 
City fan Nick says:
 
“For the record I will be doing this in daily runs wearing the replica shirt of each premiership team, even the one from our arch rivals, but it is for charity so sometimes you have to bite the bullet.  I was hoping Portsmouth would be relegated, but I guess not going to Newcastle is a bonus, however I will pop in to the toon on my way to Sunderland!!  ”
 
For each mile  Nick  runs he will be wearing the opposition  team  shirt, for example it’s 4.6 miles to Old Trafford from Eastlands so that will be over in one outing. At the other end of the spectrum he will be running in a Portsmouth shirt for approx 6 weeks in order to cover the 244 mile distance.
 
Nick does need help from sports companies, fans or even Premiership clubs to supply him with the replica shirt.
 
Nick adds:
 
 “I want all the money I raise to go the this very important charity, therefore if fans, sports company’s etc. can donate shirts I would be extremely grateful.”
 
Nick is using the City of Manchester 10k to help raise the profile of his chosen charity. Other runners taking part will help to raise funds for the four nominated charities – Francis House, Christies, Cystic Fibrosis and Cauldwell Children.