Simplyhealth Great Run 2019

Your runner’s guide Getting ready You’re running in the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run for us. Thank you. Your race pack including your race number and timing This guide will give you an all you need to know about the day. If you’ve got any chip will be posted out in May approximately two weeks friends or family coming, share this with them so they can find our cheer points before race day. Please do have a good read through it. and we can all make a racket for you. If you’ve got any questions, give us a If you haven’t received your pack by the week of the event, shout. Otherwise we’ll see you as you race past. please do email [email protected] where a member of the team will assist you. Why it’s important Don’t forget to wear your Diabetes UK running top. If you “Marie has been so brave and didn’t request one and would like one then let us know. It strong since her diagnosis and I means we can see you coming and will you on as you pass am so incredibly proud of her and our cheer points. Iron your name on the front so the crowd the changes she’s had to make can chant your name and try to stick your race number to her life. I would do absolutely below our logo so everyone knows who you’re running for. anything for my sister, but the one thing I want to give her more than anything I can’t provide because diabetes is for life; which is why I’m more determined than ever to raise money & awareness.” Helen, ran the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run in 2018. Her sister has Type 1 diabetes.

Social media If you’re on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, then get sharing. We’d love to see your pictures and posts about the day. And don’t forget to share your JustGiving Don’t forget to use #TeamDUK and @ us in your posts. link with all your followers. Whether it’s a half or whole marathon, it’s a huge /diabetesuk @diabetesUK @diabetesUK achievement, so tell everyone about it to get those donations flooding in.

The British Diabetic Association operating as Diabetes UK, a charity registered in England and Wales (no. 215199) and in Scotland (no. SC039136). A company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with no. 00339181 and registered office at Wells Lawrence House, 126 Back Church Lane London E1 1FH. © Diabetes UK 2019 1767. Course map –

Bury New Rd A56 Celebrate with us

Alan Turing Way Join us at the Charity Village in Albert Blackfriars Rd A6041 Cheetham Hill Rd A665 Square after the race for a well earned A5066 Rochdale Rd A664 Silk St A6010 massage and refreshments. We’ll have A6042 UNIVERSITY OF Victoria Oldham Rd A62 refreshments, a very well deserved SALFORD Ring Road A665 Old Mill St Trinity Way sports massage and a chance for Chapel St A6

Ashton New Rd celebratory photos. We will be at position

A662 M602 SEE CITY CENTRE MAP Manchester City number 21/22 as you enter the village.

A5066 football ground 5 A6042 FOR MORE DETAIL Merrill St A662 4 A6010 Way Turing Alan Please feel free to use this location as Way

Portland St Oldfield Rd FINISH START a meeting point for friends and family. Trinity

Regent Rd A57 They’re very welcome to come along. Manchester Piccadilly 3

Chancellor Ln A665 13 6 Ashton Old Rd Media City SALFORD A5066 2 7

Downing Feel the noise Oxford Rd A57(M) St A6

QUAYS Rd A5063 Ordsall Ln 1 A6010 Ln Pottery Mancunian Way A57(M) 8 Never underestimate the power of Imperial War Chester Rd A56 Upper Brook St A34 MANCHESTER Hyde Rd A57 Museum Cambridge St A5067 Trafford Princess Rd A5103 MET UNI hearing your name yelled to perk you up Wharf Rd

Chorlton Rd A5067 if you’re fl agging or drive you on even 11 9 A5014 12 MANCHESTER faster if you’re feeling great. Look out Bridgewater UNIVERSITY Way A56 Chester Rd Stretford Road A5067 10 Oxford Rd B5117 for our cheering points along the route Pottery Ln and encourage your friends and family Manchester United football ground to join us. We will be at mile 8 and also KEY A6010 we have a cheering bus at mile 11.

Toilets Water Station Train Stations

Shower Medical Point 1 Mile Marker Clif Blocks & Gels

Cheer point 2 Cheer point 1 Wharfside, Trafford Chester Road, Manchester Mile 11 Mile 8

We are delighted to have a cheering bus around this A fantastic location close to year’s route to give you a huge cheer as you go past. the city centre. This cheer Invite friends and family to join us on the bus to help us point will be in between raise the roof. You will see us as you go past the mile 11 mile 8 and 9. Got a question? Email us: marker on the half marathon route. [email protected] Course map – 10k

Bury New Rd A56 Celebrate with us Join us at the Charity Village in Albert Alan Turing Way

Blackfriars Rd A6041 Cheetham Hill Rd A665 Square after the race for a well earned

A5066 Rochdale Rd A664

Silk St A6010 massage and refreshments. We’ll have A6042 UNIVERSITY OF Victoria Oldham Rd A62 refreshments, a very well deserved SALFORD Ring Road A665 Old Mill St Trinity Way sports massage and a chance for Chapel St A6 celebratory photos. We will be at position Ashton New Rd A662 number 21/22 as you enter the village. M602 SEE CITY CENTRE MAP Manchester City

A5066 football ground A6042 FOR MORE DETAIL Merrill St A662 Please feel free to use this location as

Alan Turing Way A6010 Way Turing Alan

Way

Portland St a meeting point for friends and family. Oldfield Rd Trinity FINISH START Deansgate They’re very welcome to come along. Regent Rd A57

Manchester Piccadilly

Chancellor Ln A665 Ashton Old Rd Media City SALFORD A5066 Feel the noise Downing Oxford Rd Mancunian Way A57(M) 1 St A6

QUAYS Trafford Rd A5063 Ordsall Ln A6010 Ln Pottery Mancunian Never underestimate the power of 9 Way A57(M) Imperial War Chester Rd A56 Upper Brook St A34 2 MANCHESTER Hyde Rd A57 Museum Cambridge St A5067 Princess Rd A5103 hearing your name yelled to perk you up Trafford MET UNI Wharf Rd 6 if you’re fl agging or drive you on even

Chorlton Rd A5067

5 A5014 8 MANCHESTER faster if you’re feeling great. Look out Bridgewater UNIVERSITY Way A56 Chester Rd 7 3 Stretford Road A5067 Oxford Rd B5117 for our cheering points along the route

Pottery Ln 4 and encourage your friends and family Manchester United football ground to join us. We will be at 2k, and also on KEY A6010 our cheering bus at the 7k point.

Toilets Water Station Train Stations

Medical Point Shower 1 KM Marker

Cheer point 2 Cheer point 1 Wharfside, Trafford Chester Road, Manchester 7k 2k

We are delighted to have a cheering bus around this A fantastic location close to year’s route to give you a huge cheer as you go past. the city centre. This cheer Invite friends and family to join us on the bus to help point will be at 2k. us raise the roof. You will see us as you go past the Got a question? Email us: 7k marker. [email protected]