Runners of all ages brave the rain to take part in 2008's Sports Relief Mile - looking back in pictures

The biennial event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, was established in 2002.

Two years later the first Sports Relief Mile was held, with 80,000 people taking part. Some high profile milers included Prince William and then Prime Minister Tony Blair.

With Comic Relief now switching to an annual event, Sports Relief has evolved into a year-round brand.

Recently it partnered with the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to inspire the nation to be more active and raise money to change lives for the better.

When the Sports Relief Mile was held every two years, Horsham residents put on their running shoes and showed up in droves, as they did in 2008.

Our photographer was on hand to capture these pictures of participants and spectators at Horsham Park on a rather damp March day.