Great Manchester Run

Course & Elevation

The AJ Bell Great Manchester Run is a city-centre road race in Manchester, held on a Sunday in late May, with a 10K and a half marathon. It is part of the Great Run series, from the organisers of the Great North Run. Both distances start on Portland Street, near the junction with Oxford Street, and finish on Deansgate. The 10K heads southwest down Chester Road past Old Trafford, loops round Trafford Park, passes the Coronation Street set and the Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays, and returns to Deansgate. The half marathon follows the same route but adds a detour of about seven miles: it turns onto the Mancunian Way, continues along Old Ashton Road and loops past the Etihad Stadium before rejoining the 10K route. The organiser says the half marathon starts with a slight incline and finishes on some downward running. The run began in 2003 as a 10K, a legacy of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and a half marathon was added in 2017. Runners must be 17 or older for the half marathon and 15 or older for the 10K. Entries for the half marathon cost between £54 and £59 for 2027.