Great South Run: Fareham GP completes 10-mile race and hopes to see increased representation

By Sophie Lewis
Published 16th Oct 2022, 16:07 BST
Updated 17th Oct 2022, 16:18 BST
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A GP has called for more ethnic minorities to take the plunge with long distance running.

Aigbs Ohiwerei, 42, is a Fareham general practitioner that has taken part in the run to increase the representation of runners that are taking part in events such as these.

He said: ‘I want more representation. There are not a lot of black runners and the more they see, the more they want to get involved.

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‘It was amazing, it is my tenth one and I got a personal best today, I got one hour and 16 minutes and last year I did one hour and 20 minutes, so I took four minutes off.’

Aigbs Ohiwerei completed the Great South Run 2022Aigbs Ohiwerei completed the Great South Run 2022
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Aigbs is a runner by heart and he said that he enjoys the mental and physical benefits that come with it.

He is also training for the New York marathon which is taking place next month.

He said: ‘I am getting ready for it. This run makes me feel a bit more comfortable with it.’

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