52 incredible photos from Great Birmingham Run's Super Saturday - plus full list of Junior finish times

Today marked the start of the Midlands’ most popular running event with 16,000 people of all ages signing up to take to the streets of the city and – new for 2025 – the world-famous Alexander Stadium.

The Great Birmingham Run festival of running started today on Saturday, May 3, with the Junior and Mini Great Birmingham Runs at the iconic Alexander Stadium.

“Super Saturday” offered young runners the chance to race on the same track that hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Minis (aged 3-8) tackled a 1.5km course, while Juniors (9-15) faced a 2.5km challenge.

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This initiative aims to inspire the next generation of runners by providing them with a world-class experience.

They also got to meet Livi Sheldon and Karenjeet Kaur Bains, better known as the incredible Diamond and Athena from TV’s Gladiators, official starters for the Mini and Junior runs.

Times below… red 12-15 age, blue 9-11

> 45 - Josh Taylor (Birmingham Running Athletic and Triathlon club) 00:08:11

> 46 - Seb Horton (Birmingham Running Athletic and Triathlon club) 00:08:30

> 16 - Mehtab Singh (Birchfield Harriers) 00:09:08

> 48 - Charlotte Ascough (Bromsgrove & Redditch AC) 00:09:23

> 28 - Orla Woodman (Birmingham Running Athletic and Triathlon club) 00:09:59

> 50 - Erin Huxtable 00:10:39

> 131 - Anaadh Singh (Birmingham Running Athletic and Triathlon club) 00:09:03

> 142 - Charlie Keenan (Birmingham Running Athletic and Triathlon club) 00:09:29

> 102 - Jeevan Singh (Birmingham Running Athletic and Triathlon club) 00:09:40

> 148 - Lena Holmes (Rugby & Northampton Athletic Club) 00:09:55

> 120 - Annabelle Reid 00:10:06

> 152 - Isobel Rakowski-Goreta (Birchfield Harriers) 00:10:17