​When staff at The Bath Chronicle cheer on two colleagues this weekend, they’ll have to be very specific.

As they line the route of the city’s half marathon, just a Christian name won’t be enough – and neither will a surname.

For there will be two Paul Wiltshires from the paper running the 13.1-mile route on Sunday.

Deputy editor Paul has completed the race twice before and also ran the Chippenham Half last year.

For advertisement director Paul, though, it is his first long-distance event.

They will be among a contingent from the paper which also includes Bath News and Media managing director Sarah Irvine and Chronicle assistant editor Graham Holburn.

Deputy editor Paul is running for the Alzheimer’s Society charity and has been writing a blog on his preparations.

He said: “The ‘other’ Paul has been training hard in the gym but has hit a wall when out on the road, which he’s been very worried about.

“Like any good, supportive colleague would, I’ve therefore made it my business to wind him up as much as possible about how much training I’ve been doing and how much more he needs to do.

“So far, it seems to have worked well.”

Advertising director Paul says the reality of running the race has really kicked in over the past few weeks.

“There are times when 10 minutes on the treadmill feels like a marathon.

“The one thing I am not looking forward to is being overtaken by someone in fancy dress after a colleague told of the humiliation one year when he was passed by a carrot.”

Chronicle editor Sam Holliday said that having two Paul Wiltshires in the race does have its advantages.

“It is great for the rest of us in the office because we don’t have to choose which one of them we want to win  – we can all just say ‘I am backing Paul Wiltshire’ and then everyone is happy.”