Runners are being urged to up their pace and take part in the Dudley Kingswinford Running Club’s 10k road race after leading commercial property firm London & Cambridge Properties (LCP) signed up as main sponsors of the event. It is the second consecutive year that LCP has supported the LCP DK10K race, which takes place on the evening of Wednesday, May 4. Hundreds of athletes are expected to sign up for the annual spectacular, which has a 1,100 runner limit.

The race, which was launched 29 years ago by Dick Blackburn, former chairman and founder of the running club, will also raise much-needed funds for Action Heart, a charity that provides rehabilitation for heart surgery patients and individuals who have suffered a heart attack.

Andrew Preston, industrial portfolio manager at LCP, said it was keen to support the event again this year, which starts at Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Club, Swindon Road, Wall Heath, at 7.15pm. “It’s such a popular event locally and is very close to our head office, so we were only too pleased to sponsor it again,” he said.

Gary Bonner, race organiser, thanked LCP for its support, adding: “We’re  really pleased that LCP has decided to support the race again. It takes a lot of time to to organise a race of this size, so corporate sponsorship is vital. “Anyone wishing to take part should sign up for the event now. It is always a great race and we are looking forward to staging it again this year.”