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