On your marks …it’s time to sign up for the 2008 Medway Mile.

Medway will continue its countdown to 2012 Olympics with a fantastic free day of sporting fun climaxing with the mass one-mile fun run.

The Medway Mile: Medway Gets Active event takes place at the Black Lion Leisure Centre in Gillingham on Sunday, July 27 - four years to the day until the start of the Games in London.

Hundreds of people of every size, shape, age and ability completed the inaugural event last year. Families with pushchairs and runners in fancy dress ran alongside Olympic and Paralympic legends Steve Backley and Danny Crates..

It is open to runners and walkers of any age and ability.

The Medway Mile is organised by Medway Council and part-funded by the Medway Primary Care Trust.

For full details on how to enter, see Friday's print edition of the Medway Messenger