Event Guide Sunday 19 May 2019
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EVENT GUIDE SUNDAY 19 MAY 2019 It’s finally here, event day has arrived and we want to help you with any on the day questions so you can focus on enjoying your run and soaking up the atmosphere. Any info you might need before the big day including travel advice, accommodation recommendations or location information can be found at greatrun.org/great-manchester-run Transport for Greater Manchester is also providing a bespoke travel information page in support of the event, which is available at tfgm.com/travel-updates/great-manchester-run-2019 For on the go event information, selfie filters and live tracking for your family and friends, download the FREE Great Run app from iTunes app store or Google Play Store. The Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run will be shown live on BBC Two from 12:00 – 14:00. For real time updates and to follow all the action on event day join the @great_run @GreatManchesterRun @great_run EVENT TIMETABLE 0730 Information Desk opens in Albert Square. Charity Village & Baggage Buses for Half Marathon runners opens 0815 Start area opens for Half Marathon Assembly 0850 Warm up for the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Half Marathon 0900 Start of the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Half Marathon wave 1 0910 Start of the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Half Marathon wave 2 0930 Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run assembly opens 0943 Warm up for the Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run 0950 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run 12-15 boys 0952 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run 12-15 girls 0954 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run 9-11 boys 0956 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run 9-11 girls 1030 Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester Run assembly opens 1043 Warm up for Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester Run 1045 Presentations for the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Half Marathon 1050 Start of the Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester Run wave 1 1052 Start of the Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester Run wave 2 EVENT TIMETABLE 1130 Baggage buses for 10k runners open 1200 Start area open for assembly for Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k orange wave 1215 Start area open for assembly for Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k white wave 1225 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run elite wheelchair start 1232 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run visually impaired runners’ start 1240 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run elite women start 1253 Warm up for orange & white waves 1302 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run elite men & fast paced club runners and orange wave start 1325 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run white wave start Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k Purple & Blue wave assembly opens 1350 Purple & Blue wave warm up 1355 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Purple wave starts 14:00 Presentations for the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k Albert Square 1405 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Blue wave starts / Assembly area open for green wave 1425 Warm up for green wave 1430 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run green wave start I’M RUNNING FOR I’M RUNNING FOR / AG OR FOAM T FOLD Must be worn on Back ONLY Must be worn on Back ONLY NOT DO Back Front PLEASE COMPLETE AND ATTACH TO BAGGAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE RUN: PLEASE COMPLETE AND ATTACH TO BAGGAGE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE RUN: ONLY NAME: NAME: ONLY DO NOT REMOVE FRONT HOME TELEPHONE No: HOME TELEPHONE No: FRONT MOBILE TELEPHONE No: MOBILE TELEPHONE No: Timing Chip PLEASE DO NOT BRING VALUABLES WITH YOU: PLEASE DO NOT BRING VALUABLES WITH YOU: The organisers cannot accept any responsibility for loss, damage or theft of belongings left at the event however caused. 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T&Cs apply as your discount code during checkout. be returned at the end of the run. at be returned The chip will automatically record record The chip will automatically do to don’t need so you time, your to need chip doesn’t Your anything. back of your run number, do not do not run number, back of your the the chip as it will affect remove time. of your accuracy properly prepared. properly the to timing chip is attached Your this number, selling it on or giving giving selling it on or this number, number your to someone else access not risk if they’re might put them at This is your unique number, so so unique number, This is your it on the day. wear must only you change or copy don’t swap, Please please contact Customer Services on on Services Customer contact please [email protected] Your run number should be should be run number Your on number the master to identical different If it’s letter. covering your TIMING CHIP RUN NUMBER & YOUR BAGGAGE If you have baggage with you the easiest Sorry, baggage buses aren’t for thing is to leave it with your friends and changing. family on the day. If you need to use the official baggage store then the baggage Find the bus that relates to the colour of buses are located near to the finish, in your run number. Marshals will manage the Event Village on Deansgate. This is a the access doors. 10-minute walk to the start area. Fill in your baggage label (tear off from Red / Red & White Half Marathon your run number) before leaving the Baggage Buses: On Deansgate near house. Make sure your baggage label is John Rylands Library / John Dalton St secured to your bag. junction Please move off the bus as soon as Orange Wave / ‘Fast-Paced Runners’ you’ve dropped your bag off to make Baggage Buses: Hardman Street in room for other runners. Remember your Spinningfields bus number, all buses will be numbered, ask the Great Run marshals to write the Green Wave Baggage Buses: number on your hand. Hardman Street in Spinningfields Please don’t leave valuables in your White Wave Baggage Buses: bags - this is a self-service system and Lloyd Street between Albert Square although there are security staff on the Deansgate baggage buses, organisers can’t accept any responsibility for lost or stolen items. Blue Wave Baggage Buses: Jacksons Row between Albert Square To gain access to the buses you will need and Deansgate your run number, when collecting your bag we will ask you to show your run Purple Wave Baggage Buses: number and baggage label to ensure Jacksons Row between Albert Square they correspond. and Deansgate AT THE START The Great Run Information Point is Fitness instructors will be on site to get located in Albert Square, opposite you warmed up and stretched out. the Town Hall steps and is open from 12:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 18 May There will be warm-ups for all waves, and from 07:30 on Sunday 19 May. held within the assembly area and let by Great Run’s Roy Gayle and Toilets are available in a number Manchester’s own Christina Waring. of streets near to the start around See the timetable on page two for Princess Street and several side your warm-up start time. streets off Deansgate near to the finish. Permeant public toilets are also Please use all the space we have located near the Town Hall on Lloyd created for you. Waves set off Street. Look for signage or ask one separately to help regulate the flow of of the information staff on site for runners through the course. directions. Anyone walking or part walking/ Toilet facilities will be busy before and running the event should start at the after the run, so please allow plenty rear of the wave and in the first few of time. kilometres, stay to the left-hand side of the road to allow runners who want A missing person’s point is located to pass. at the Chamber of Commerce at 151 Deansgate in the Event Village. If you If you want to run with a friend but come across a missing person please have different coloured run numbers, contact the nearest event steward, you can drop back to run in the same official or police officer. wave but not move forward. Use Zone 1 if you are Manchester Victoria Exchange Sq in wave: Tram Stop Manchester Arndale Red Corperation St New Cathedral St Shopping Centre - HM Under 2hrs large format_without trademark Exchange Sq NORRN URR High St Orange St Mary’s Gate - 10K START MAP Purple - 10K Market St Tib St Market St Oldham St Access route into zone.