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JOLLYES, the Pet People, was delighted to support this year's Southport Mad Dog 10k run which saw hundreds of runners race around the picturesque seaside Town on:- Sunday, 4 February 2024. 

Jollyes provided headline sponsorship in a welcome boost for the 13th annual Mad Dog 10k, which has consistently been named in:- 'The UK's Best 10ks' by various running organisations including the National Running Awards. 

The firm provided:- 'Doggy Bags' for runners, while Jollyes CEO Joe Wykes presented medals to the winners and runners up. 

Joe was also among a sizable team of Jollyes colleagues who enjoyed taking part in the race. 

Mascot Jollyes Joe was present to meet families. 

Everyone is welcome at the Southport Mad Dog 10k as the race caters for runners of all types, regardless of experience. 

Children ran in the Pups Race, at:- 10am, before the adults set off in the main race at:- 10.40am. 

They started at Stanley High School, running up Fleetwood Road, and then along the coastal road past Southport Beach and Southport Pier, past Marine Lake and then back to the finish line near the School. 

The event has a different dog theme every year, with this 1 revealed as:- "Barkbie," last year's theme was:- 'Maverlick,' while previous years have seen:- 'Raiders of the Lost Bark,' 'Star Paws' amongst others. 

There were lots of people running in Barbie themed fancy dress, while supporters of the Southport Saviours charity competed as a full wedding party including bride, groom, vicar, best man and bridesmaids.

The 2024 Southport Mad Dog winners and runners up were:-

• Women's = 1st: Nicola Jackson (36:26); 2nd: Caroline Brock (39.29); 3rd: Dominique Searle (40:28).
  

• Men's = 1st: Luke Minns (34:08); 2nd Francois Rafferty (35:20); 3rd Simon Croft (35:23).
  

• The best fancy dress competition was won by Charlie Westbrook Platts.

Jollyes CEO Joe Wykes said:- "We really enjoyed supporting and running in the Southport Mad Dog 10k for the 1st time. It's a fantastic community event, which sees lots of money raised for local charities by the runners. There was a brilliant atmosphere as we ran around the course, made better by the sheer enthusiasm of the runners and the encouragement from people cheering and the bands dotted around making it very lively. We've enjoyed huge support from customers since we opened our new Jollyes store in Southport in 2022 and are proud to be part of the community supporting events in the Town and local pet parents. We'd like to thank the organisers of the event, everyone who supported it and all who took part." 

Southport Mad Dog 10k was founded by Southport Hesketh Round Table. which continues to support it. 

Peter Brooks from the Mad Dog team said:- "This year's Southport Mad Dog 10k was a tremendous success. We enjoyed great weather; great sportsmanship; a great atmosphere in the sports hall and on the course; and a great turnout. We saw even more people sign up this year than last year, it was a superb spectacle. The event all went together really well. Congratulations to all our winners, including Luke Minns, who won the men's race for the 3rd year in succession. It was fabulous to see so many colourful and imaginative fancy dress costumes. We are looking to confirm the date for next year's Southport Mad Dog 10k very soon and will be releasing those details in due course. As organisers, we would like to thank everyone concerned for being part of such a successful event. We would particularly like to thank Jollyes, our headline sponsors. It really helped having bands and musicians entertaining runners throughout the course. We are also grateful to The Waterfront Hotel in Southport for providing bottles of water at all the water Stations."

For more details visit:- MadDog10k.Co.UK.