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 FOLD
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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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TIMING CHIP TIMING RUN NUMBER & 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 NOR RN U R R
High St Orange St Mary’s Gate - 10K START MAP Purple - 10K
Market St Tib St Market St Oldham St Access route into zone. The start and assembly areas for both distances are locatedTram on StopPortland Street, near St Ann St to the junctionMarsden with St Oxford Street. Deansgate Market St Lever St Use Zone 2 if you are Barton Sq Marble St in wave: King St Please follow the clearly-marked routes to your coloured start area access gates into Bridge St Red Milk St - HM Over 2hrs S King St St the rear of each assembly area. You will need to show your number to the steward to King St Brown St
Fountain St White - 10K gain access – there’s a reminder of arrivalYork St and start times on the back.Piccadilly Gardens Ridgefield W Mosley St Parker St Blue - 10K Wood St John Dalton St Sq Essex St
The Oast House St. James Milk St Tib Ln Pall Mall Green - 10K Chancery Pl Cross St Gartside St Look out for the Great Run pacers in every wave. New York St Piccadilly Gardens Piccadilly Bow Ln Booth St
Ridgefield Spring Gardens Tram Stop Mulberry St Access route into zone. Concert Ln W Mosley St Clarence St Bow Ln Mosley St Kennedy St Brazennose St Albert Sq Aytoun St Queen St Princess St Fountain St Hardman Hardman St Portland St Square Albert Sq Chain St Pine St
Lloyd St Back George St INNINGFI Chamber of Charlotte St Commerce Cooper St New Quay St Minshull St Atkinson St Jackson’s Row Byrom St Manchester Mosley St Nicholas St Town Hall Silver St
Quay St Little Major St Quay St Central St Bootle St
George St Pl St Peters Sq Chorlton St Mount St Artillery St Princess St Bloom St Jerusalem
Peter St Manchester St James St Minshull St Byrom St National Library Major St St John’s Great Express Garden Back George St Faulkner St ZONE 2 ASSEMBLY Northern Sackville St Canal St St John St Sq Peter St St Peters Sq Lower Byrom St Tram Stop St
Southmill
St Silver St Camp St Museum Richmond St Manchester Chorlton St Windmill St Sackville St Major St Piccadilly Abingdon St Canal St Deansgate Oxford St George St
Princess St Portland St Alan Turing Aytoun St Watson St St James St Bloom St Zone 1 Memorial Use if you are Fairfield St Manchester Harter St
Victoria Exchange Sq in Canalwave: St Richmond St Tram Stop Manchester Arndale Dickinson St Tonman St R ZONE 1 ASSEMBLY Red Corperation StManchester Central New Cathedral St Shopping Centre - HM Under 2hrs large format_without trademark Exchange Sq Convention Complex NOR RN U R R Liverpool Rd
High St Orange St Mary’s Gate - 10K Lower Moosley St Barton St Purple FINI - 10K Whitworth St Market St Chepstow St Tib St Duke St Castlefield Urban Watson St Market St Oldham St Access route into zone. Heritage Park Great Bridgewater St Tram Stop Vimto Park Barton St The Bridgewater Hall St Ann St Oxford Rd Bridgewater St Marsden St London Rd
Deansgate Lever St Chepstow Great Bridgewater St Market St Use Zone 2 if you are Barton Sq Marble St in wave: DeansgateKing St Deansgate - Castlefield Bridge St Tram Stop Red GreatMilk StBridgewater St - HM Over 2hrs S King St St King St Brown St White York St Fountain St Piccadilly Gardens - 10K Ridgefield Whitworth St West W Mosley St Parker St Blue - 10K Wood St John Dalton St Sq Essex St
The Oast House St. James Milk St Deansgate Tib Ln Pall Mall Green - 10K BridgewaterViaduct Chancery Pl Cross St Gartside St Whitworth St West Oxford Rd New York St Piccadilly Gardens Piccadilly HewittBow St Ln Booth St Ridgefield Spring Gardens Tram Stop Mulberry St Access route into zone. Concert Ln W Mosley St
Clarence St Albion St Mosley St N I G Bow Ln Kennedy St Brazennose St Albert Sq Finishers’ Aytoun St Zone 1 Mancunian Way Queen St Fountain St Water Station Tram Stations Event Village Music Zone Princess St Packs Family Reunion Hardman HardmanChester St Rd Deansgate Square Chain St Portland St Albert Sq Pine St Information Zone 2 Simplyhealth Toilets Big Screen Lloyd St Back George St Train Stations Point / Marshall Family Reunion Massage INNINGFI Chamber of Charlotte St registration Commerce Cooper St Minshull St Baggage New Quay St Half Marathon Atkinson St Jackson’s Row Charity Buses Byrom St Medical Point Manchester Family Reunion
Mosley St Medlock St Medlock Nicholas St Town Hall Silver St
Quay St Little Major St Quay St Central St Bootle St
George St Pl St Peters Sq Chorlton St Mount St Artillery St Princess St Bloom St Jerusalem
Peter St Manchester St James St Minshull St Byrom St National Library Major St St John’s Great Express Garden Back George St Faulkner St ZONE 2 ASSEMBLY Northern Sackville St Canal St St John St Sq Peter St St Peters Sq Lower Byrom St Tram Stop St
Southmill
St Silver St Camp St Museum Richmond St Manchester Chorlton St Windmill St Sackville St Major St Piccadilly Abingdon St Canal St Deansgate Oxford St George St
Princess St Portland St Alan Turing Aytoun St Watson St St James St Bloom St Memorial Fairfield St Harter St
Canal St Richmond St Dickinson St Tonman St Manchester Central R ZONE 1 ASSEMBLY Convention Complex Liverpool Rd
Barton St Lower Moosley St FINI Whitworth St Chepstow St Duke St Castlefield Urban Watson St Heritage Park Great Bridgewater St Vimto Park Barton St The Bridgewater Hall Oxford Rd Bridgewater St London Rd
Chepstow Great Bridgewater St
Deansgate Deansgate - Castlefield Tram Stop Great Bridgewater St
Whitworth St West
Deansgate BridgewaterViaduct Whitworth St West Oxford Rd Hewitt St
Albion St N I G
Finishers’ Zone 1 Mancunian Way Water Station Tram Stations Event Village Music Zone Packs Family Reunion Chester Rd Deansgate Information Zone 2 Simplyhealth Toilets Big Screen Train Stations Point / Marshall Family Reunion Massage registration Baggage Half Marathon Medical Point Charity Buses
Family Reunion Medlock St Medlock Alan Turing Way A6010
Pottery Ln A6010
Pottery Ln
A6010 A6010
Ashton Old Rd
Alan Turing Way football ground Manchester City A662
Ashton New Rd Train Stations KM Marker
1 Old Mill St St Mill Old
Chancellor Ln A665
Hyde Rd A57 Merrill St A662 St Merrill Water Station Shower
St A6
Downing Oldham Rd A62 Rd Oldham
Oxford Rd B5117
Medical Point Runner shuttle bus to finish
Rochdale Rd A664 Rd Rochdale Toilets
Piccadilly A57(M) Way Upper Brook St A34 Manchester Mancunian Ring Road A665 UNI R I M N R M N R
M UNI Portland St Portland M N R M N R
Cambridge St A5067 Cheetham Hill Rd A665 Rd Hill Cheetham Victoria R
Princess Rd A5103 Oxford Rd
Bury New Rd A56 Deansgate
1 A6042 FOR MOR I I N R M I FINI
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Chorlton Rd A5067 Rd Chorlton A6042
Blackfriars Rd A6041 - 10K Way
A5066
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Silk St Silk
Chapel St A6 Chester Rd A56 Rd Chester
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A5014 Oldfield Rd Oldfield
Regent Rd A57
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3 COURSE A5063 Rd Trafford 7 4
M602 U FOR 6 football ground Manchester United Museum Imperial War
Trafford Wharf Rd 5 Zone de protection 1 Zone de protection 2 Zone de protection 3 Media City ON THE Water Station Water 255 170 B 0 G R RÉFÉRENCES COULEUR On Course Sponsor Activation Water stations are located near 5k and 7k on the 10k route. They will be sign posted in advance. in advance. will be sign posted They 5k and 7k on the 10k route. near located are stations Water of others. be considerate only one bottle, take Please runners behind you. are when there dead stop not to Try a bottle. take to ready are you sure Make carriageway. the running from it keep to kerb edge and try at the or bottle in the bins provided your discard finished, have When you ENGIE logotype_solid_BLUE_RGB 14/04/2015 24, rue Salomon de Rothschild - 92288 Suresnes FRANCE Tél. : +33 (0 )1 57 32 87 00 / Fax (0)1 Web : www.carrenoir.com Alan Turing Way A6010 5
Pottery Ln A6010 4
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A6010 A6010
Ashton Old Rd
Alan Turing Way football ground Manchester City A662 6 Clif Bar Feed Station
Ashton New Rd Train Stations Mile Marker 3
1 Old Mill St St Mill Old
Chancellor Ln A665
Hyde Rd A57 Merrill St A662 St Merrill Water Station Shower
St A6
Downing 7 Oldham Rd A62 Rd Oldham
Oxford Rd B5117
Medical Point Runner shuttle bus to the finish
Rochdale Rd A664 Rd Rochdale Toilets
Piccadilly A57(M) Way Upper Brook St A34 Manchester Mancunian 2 Ring Road A665 UNI R I M N R M N R
M UNI Portland St Portland M N R M N R Cambridge St A5067
There will be a Clif feed station giving out Bloks and Gels to supply you with the supply you and Gels to out Bloks giving station will be a Clif feed There at will be located station Feed run. The your finish to need you boost carbohydrate with Clif practiced have you sure signed. and will be clearly Make 6 miles approximately training. and gels during your Bloks Cheetham Hill Rd A665 Rd Hill Cheetham Station Clif Bar Feed Victoria R
Princess Rd A5103 Oxford Rd
Bury New Rd A56
Deansgate 8 A6042 FOR MOR I 1 13 I N R M I FINI
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Chorlton Rd A5067 Rd Chorlton A6042
Blackfriars Rd A6041 Way Way
A5066
Trinity Trinity
Silk St Silk
Chapel St A6
Chester Rd A56 Rd Chester
A5066
Stretford Road A5067 Road Stretford
A5014 Oldfield Rd Oldfield
Regent Rd A57
A5066
Chester Rd Chester Ordsall Ln Ordsall 9
FOR Way A56 Way
12 Bridgewater Bridgewater UNI R I OF UNI R I
COURSE Trafford Rd A5063 Rd Trafford
M602 10 U FOR 11 football ground Manchester United Museum Imperial War
Trafford Wharf Rd Zone de protection 1 Zone de protection 2 Zone de protection 3 Media City ON THE Water Station Water 255 170 B 0 G R RÉFÉRENCES COULEUR On Course Sponsor Activation in advance. will be sign posted and 11.5miles. 10 miles 6 miles They 3 miles, near located are stations Water Please runners behind you. are when there dead stop not to Try a bottle. take to ready are you sure Make of others. be considerate only one bottle, take it keep to kerb edge and try at the or bottle in the bins provided your discard finished, have When you the running carriageway. from ENGIE logotype_solid_BLUE_RGB 14/04/2015 24, rue Salomon de Rothschild - 92288 Suresnes FRANCE Tél. : +33 (0 )1 57 32 87 00 / Fax (0)1 Web : www.carrenoir.com AT THE FINISH
Both the half marathon and 10k finish Medical facilities will be available on Deansgate near the Hilton Hotel. near to the start and finish lines and staff from North West Ambulance Don’t stop immediately after you Service and St John Ambulance will cross the line, you will have to walk a be positioned around the course short distance to the water station. should you require assistance. Please contact a medic or steward if you The runner-only finish system ends at need help at any time. the junction of Deansgate and Peter Street. This area must be kept clear Finishers’ packs will be sorted by to allow runners to exit. t- shirt size and will include your exclusive t-shirt, your medal and Beyond this point, runners from other edible treats. different waves will be directed to the relevant zones to collect their Please take the pack that matches baggage and meet with friends and the t-shirt size you chose when you family in the family reunion area. entered the event.
No matter what your pace, everyone Complete your Simplyhealth Great is running the same event and Manchester Run experience with a everyone will get to cross the finish trip to the Event Village on Deansgate line. between Spinningfields and Albert Square, hosting both Simplyhealth If you’re still on the course after 5pm, Stretch and Massage zones. you may be asked to move on to the footpath for the later sections of the Both are completely free to runners, run. helping you stretch out, avoid injury and recover more quickly. AT THE FINISH
Event partners will be on hand, in the Event Village on Deansgate, to help you rest and recover.
Once you have finished the run, there are numerous bars and restaurants in Deansgate, Spinningfields and Great Northern close to the Event Village. If you’re keen to bag a bargain, please see the latest runners only offers at: greatrun.org/runners-rewards/manchester
The Charity Village in Albert Square is also open to runners and spectators from 07:30 to 18:00.
Visit greatrun.org/photos in the days following the run to see if there are any snaps of you. 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 NOR RN U R R
High St Orange St Mary’s Gate - 10K Purple - 10K
Market St Tib St Market St Oldham St Access route into zone. Tram Stop St Ann St Marsden St Deansgate Market St Lever St Use Zone 2 if you are Barton Sq Marble St in wave: King St Bridge St Red Milk St - HM Over 2hrs S King St St King St Brown St White York St Fountain St Piccadilly Gardens - 10K Ridgefield W Mosley St Parker St Blue - 10K Wood St John Dalton St Sq Essex St
The Oast House St. James Milk St Tib Ln Pall Mall Green - 10K Chancery Pl Cross St Gartside St New York St Piccadilly Gardens Piccadilly Bow Ln Booth St
Ridgefield Spring Gardens Tram Stop Mulberry St Access route into zone. Concert Ln W Mosley St Clarence St Bow Ln Mosley St Kennedy St Brazennose St Albert Sq Aytoun St Queen St Princess St Fountain St Hardman Hardman St Portland St Square Albert Sq Chain St Pine St
Lloyd St Back George St INNINGFI Chamber of Charlotte St Commerce Cooper St New Quay St Minshull St Atkinson St Jackson’s Row Byrom St Manchester Mosley St Nicholas St Town Hall Silver St
Quay St Little Major St Quay St Central St Bootle St
George St Pl St Peters Sq Chorlton St Mount St Artillery St Princess St Bloom St Jerusalem
Peter St Manchester St James St Minshull St Byrom St National Library Major St St John’s Great Express Garden Back George St Faulkner St ZONE 2 ASSEMBLY Northern Sackville St Canal St St John St Sq Peter St St Peters Sq Lower Byrom St Tram Stop St
Southmill
St Silver St Camp St Museum Richmond St Manchester Chorlton St Windmill St Sackville St Major St Piccadilly Abingdon St Canal St Deansgate Oxford St George St
Princess St Portland St Alan Turing Aytoun St Watson St St James St Bloom St Memorial Fairfield St Harter St
Canal St Richmond St Dickinson St Tonman St Manchester Central R ZONE 1 ASSEMBLY Convention Complex Liverpool Rd
Barton St Lower Moosley St FINI Whitworth St Chepstow St Duke St Castlefield Urban Watson St Heritage Park Great Bridgewater St Vimto Park Barton St The Bridgewater Hall Oxford Rd Bridgewater St London Rd
Chepstow EVENT VILLAGE KEY Great Bridgewater St
Deansgate Deansgate - Castlefield Tram Stop Great Bridgewater St
Family WhitworthMedical St West Finisher Information Water Toilets Deansgate BridgewaterViaduct Reunion Point Packs Point Station Whitworth St West Oxford Rd Hewitt St
Albion St N I G Missing Baggage Charity VIP Event Finishers’ Zone 1 Mancunian Way Village Water Station Tram Stations Event Village Music Zone Persons Buses Village Hospitality Packs Family Reunion Chester Rd Deansgate Information Zone 2 Simplyhealth Toilets Big Screen Train Stations Point / Marshall Family Reunion Massage registration Baggage Half Marathon Medical Point Charity Buses
Simplyhealth Family Reunion Medlock St Medlock
Our title partner Simplyhealth are with you every step of the way from the start line to the finish line and beyond, to help avoid injury and speed recovery after your epic run. Cool down and minimize the risk of injury at the Simplyhealth Stretch Zone in the Event Village. Recover faster with a free post run massage at the Simplyhealth Massage Zone. Make the most of your day and visit the Simplyhealth Dome in the Event Village where you can take part in the rate my gait activity. RECYCLING
We are constantly reviewing our sustainability and recycling practices and have made a concerted effort to reduce the amount of waste from plastic and other materials across the entire event.
We work with local partners to remove waste from site. This is not limited to plastic and includes, cardboard, wooden pallets, medals and signage. We ask that you please use the recycling bins on site to discard of any waste accordingly.
We reuse generic signage and keep using it for as long as we can, our outdated signage is fully recycled. Clothing that is discarded at the start of the race is collected and donated to local charities.
As part of our drive to improve the sustainability at the event there will be no bottled water at the start area. Please arrive hydrated, having had enough water before getting to the start. If you feel like you’ll want a drink just before you run, we suggest you bring your own supply, which you may carry with you while you run. There will be bottled water on both the half marathon and 10K.
If you opt to bring your own standard, single use plastic water bottle, please make sure you throw it in the clearly marked recycling bins that will be available in the start and finish area
HAVE A HAPPY & HEALTHY RUN
Make sure you are healthy Stay comfortable - Don’t use new enough to take part in your run. trainers for the first time, ideally, you should have run in your Talk to your doctor if you have shoes for around a month any long-term health conditions or any health concerns. Stay warm - You can bring old Don’t run if you feel unwell or clothes to wear on the start line have been ill recently. and throw them away, when you start (we donate these to charity) Running can put you at risk of serious illness if you experience heart palpitations, light- Avoid chafing - Apply Vaseline headedness or dizziness, chest to any areas where you have pain or tightness, shortness of had chafing during training – e.g. breath, excessive wheezing or groin, under your arms, the bra severe joint and muscle pain. band or toes
Seek advice about taking part in the event after a bout of flu or Protect your skin - Use weather gastroenteritis. Don’t be tempted resistant suncream, but not too to start just because you have much – you don’t want it running collected sponsorship to raise into your eyes as you sweat. money for charity.
If the first few miles are crowded, In the weeks leading up to the event, don’t tire yourself out dodging in and the colour of your urine is a useful out of runners. indicator of hydration, pale straw- coloured water is ideal. Try to maintain a steady, even pace – enjoy the event. Avoid dehydrating alcoholic drinks for 24 hours before you run. When you finish collect your bag as soon as you can. During a run, drink when you need to. Put on some warm, dry clothing and don’t get cold. Don’t take big gulps if you are not thirsty – you could put yourself in Take a drink as soon as you can a condition called hyponatraemia after crossing the finish line. where your body salts become diluted, possibly causing confusion Make sure you are fully hydrated and vomiting. with water or squash before consuming any alcohol. Make sure you know where the drink stations are on route. Water will be Try to eat some starchy foods within available, but only take a drink if you two hours of finishing the event – need one. your muscles can replace energy (in the form of glycogen) most efficiently during this post-run window.
GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY YOUR DAY FROM THE SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT MANCHESTER RUN TEAM AND ALL OUR PARTNERS.
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