unners have put their best foot forward for a pilot event on the road to a safe return of mass participation sport amid a “brilliant atmosphere”.
Runners and spectators taking part in the Reunion 5K will help to provide scientific data on Covid-19 transmission levels, with both socially-distanced and non-socially-distanced runs being trialled.
In a video on Twitter, he said: “It was a brilliant atmosphere, everybody really enjoying themselves.”
He added: “It’s just a taster really of what normality might look like again, just amazing.
“So well done to Surrey for hosting it and well done to all the runners for participating.”
All those in attendance had to provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 lateral flow test and were asked to take a PCR test both on Saturday and five days later.
Approximately 1,000 socially-distanced runners were to set off at regular intervals in the first group of races, watched by a socially-distanced crowd of spectators.
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