runners’ guide THE FOLLOWING PAGES CONTAIN ALL THE EVENT INFORMATION YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE MANCHESTER MEMORABLE
CONTENTS 32 Your run number and timing chip 35 Travel advice 35 Timetable for the day 37 Event facilities 37 The start RUNNERS’ 38 Half marathon course map 40 10k course map 40 Advice for spectators 41 Meeting up 41 The finish 42 The event village GUIDE GRAB A CUPPA, GET COMFORTABLE AND READ CAREFULLY The items in your run pack are very important so take the time to read this section carefully. But, before we begin, please remember that many of the serious medical problems occur in people who have been slightly unwell but do not want to miss the event or feel like they have let down their friends or charity. If this sounds like you, please don’t risk becoming a medical emergency – the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k and half marathon events will be back next year!
YOUR RUN NUMBER AND TIMING CHIP – THEY ARE ONLY FOR YOU! This is your unique number and only you must wear it on the day. Please don’t swap, change or copy it in any way – and definitely don’t remove your timing chip from the back, otherwise we won’t be able to give you an accurate finishing time. Fill in any missing details on the back of the number and pin it securely to the front of your top as you will need your number to claim your Finisher’s Pack and get your baggage back if you have used the baggage bus facility. If you have any queries about your number or it doesn’t match the number mentioned on the covering letter, get in touch sooner rather than later at [email protected]
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CITY CENTRE ROAD CLOSURES AR ING EVENT DAY TIMETABLE Great Ducie Street 0730 Great Run Information Desk opens 1010 First Half Marathon finishers on 1307 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 18 Please be aware that we work EVENT DAY ROAD CLOSURES 2 very hard with Manchester City in Albert Square. Charity Village and Deansgate elite men, fast-paced club runners and 22 Council to provide as much car Closed from 04:00 Trinity Way parking and parking advice as From M62 possible. Unfortunately, anyone Closed from 07:00 North/Leeds Baggage Buses for half marathon 1020 Presentations for the Simplyhealth Orange wave start who does park illegally may end Closed from 08:30 Manchester Arena Victoria up with a parking ticket, or even Station Miller Street runners open Junior Great Manchester Run 1320 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run with their car being towed away, For a full list of road closures please visit so please only park in recognised
Trinity Way GREATRUN.ORG 5 7 car parks or use on street parking. 0815 Start area opens for half marathon 1030 Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester 10k Purple and Blue wave assembly
Swan Street CAR AR S assembly Run assembly opens opens Shudehill 6 Cannon St 4 No. Name Operator Spaces 0850 Warm-up for the Simplyhealth Great 1043 Warm-up for Minis 1325 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Chapel Street 8 1 First Street North Q-PARK 700 Manchester Run half marathon 1050 Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester White wave start Victoria Street 3 2 Manchester Arena NCP 958 Arndale Centre 0900 Start of the Simplyhealth Great Run wave 1 start 1348 Purple & Blue wave warm-up 9 Market Street 3 New Bailey Street NCP 620 Salford Station 4 Arndale NCP 1383 Manchester Run Half Marathon 1052 Simplyhealth Mini Great Manchester 1355 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Deansgate Bridge Street Corporation Street 5 Deansgate North Q-PARK 453 Newquay Street Piccadilly Gardens John Dalton Street 6 Deansgate NCP 340 wave 1 Run wave 2 start Purple wave starts 21 10 11 7 Printworks NCP 777 Piccadilly Gartside Street 0910 Start of the Simplyhealth Great 1100 Presentations for the Simplyhealth 1400 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Trinity Way Spinningfields 8 Northern Quarter NCP 700 Albert Square Mosley Street Aytoun Street Deansgate 17 Quay Street 9 King Street West NCP 554 Manchester Run Half Marathon Great Manchester Half Marathon Blue wave starts Princess Street 14 12 Chorlton Street Water Street Peter Street 10 Piccadilly Plaza NCP 160
Mount Street 20 London Road wave 2 1130 Baggage buses for 10k open Assembly areas open for Pink wave Sackville Street 11 Piccadilly Gardens NCP 712 Liverpool Street Piccadilly 12 Sheffield Street NCP 160 19 Station 0930 Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester 1200 Start area open for assembly for 1405 Assembly area open for Simplyhealth Finish Watson Street 13 13 Oxford Street NCP 431 Palace Theatre Great Bridgewater St Portland Street Run assembly opens Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Great Manchester Run 10k Green 15 14 Chorlton Street NCP 559 Fairfield Street Palace Lower Mosley St. 15 NCP 411 Chepstow Street Whitworth Street 0943 Warm-up for Juniors 10k Orange wave wave Whitworth Street 16 Chester Street NCP 212 Hilton Hotel Whitworth Street West 17 Piccadilly Station APCOA 857 0950 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great 1215 Start area open for assembly for 1415 Presentations for the Simplyhealth Oxford Street Long Stay 1 18 Boddingtons Car Park, Total Oxford Road Great Ducie Street Car Parks 1150 Manchester Run 12-15 boys Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Great Manchester Run 10k Station Chester Road Cambridge St 19 Manchester Central NCP 720 Mancunian Way 0952 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great 10k White wave 1433 Warm-up for Green and Pink waves 16 20 Great Northern NCP 1240
21 Spinningfields NCP 680 Manchester Run 12-15 girls 1230 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 1440 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run Mancunian Way Medlock Street Mancunian Way Total 22 Rochdale Road Car Parks 750 0954 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great elite wheelchair start Green wave start
NB - Other car parks are available within Manchester From A56 NB - City centre parking restrictions now apply seven days a week. Between 08:00 and 20:00 Manchester Run 9-11 boys 1245 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 1500 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run From M56 Manchester Airport and surrounding boroughs. Altrincham parking on single yellow lines is illegal and parking in a pay and display bay is subject to charge. Please see www.manchester.gov.uk for full details. Some NCP car parks now have a maximum stay, 0956 Start of the Simplyhealth Junior Great elite women start Pink wave runners start please check on the car park signage before you park. Manchester Run 9-11 girls 1255 Warm-up for Orange and White waves There will be two wave starts for the half marathon. Sub two-hour runners have ARRIVAL TIME GUIDE solid red numbers and will start at 9.00am, HOW DO I GET TO THE START LINE? Metrolink; with frequent services and lines event to give runners five free rides. Just with two-hour plus runners starting at Event/Wave Arrive in Assembly Start Allow plenty of time to get to the start into the city from many areas there’s no download the App from iTunes and create 9.10am and wearing red numbers with a city from Time Time and use our arrival time guide (left) to need to check for a timetable, just show an account with a £1 deposit using promo white stripe. Half marathon Red numbers 0745 0815 0900 plan your trip. Greater Manchester has up to your nearest stop and your next tram code MOBIKEFREE, then you’re ready to Half marathon Red & White numbers 0745 0815 0910 If you’re taking part in the 10k, the an excellent public transport system, shouldn’t be far away, although busier locate a bike, scan the QR code and RIDE! colour of your number relates to your start 10k Orange numbers 1130 1200 1307 including the Metrolink tram network and than normal. There are lots of cycle routes, roads with 10k White numbers 1145 1215 1325 wave, which is based on the estimated rail links so we recommend consider these For first and last tram times visit cycling facilities and bike parking options, 10k Purple numbers 1250 1320 1355 time you put on your entry form, so as your best option. tfgm.com/public-transport/tram too. Visit tfgm.com/cycling for more 10k Blue numbers 1250 1320 1400 basically the faster you are, the earlier you Transport for Greater Manchester Tickets can be bought from platform information 10k Green numbers 1330 1405 1440 set off. is providing a travel information page ticket machines, or visit getmethere.co.uk 10k Pink numbers 1330 1400 1500 There’s a rainbow of coloured waves in support of the event, which will be to download the ticket app. WHAT IF I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR? – Orange, White, Purple, Blue, Green and available from week commencing April 23 To find out more on Metrolink visit If you do decide to travel by car the Pink. Yellow and White striped numbers forward to a faster wave. However, if Wifi’ on mobile devices, enter your at tfgm.com metrolink.co.uk, follow @MCRMetrolink information below is tailored to both the are for fast-paced club runners so, if you plan to run slower than predicted on email address and start sharing those Engineering works often take place on on twitter for live travel advice, or call direction you approach Manchester from you have one of these, follow all the your entry form or your mates are in a pictures. Remember to use the hashtag the rail network on weekends. If you are Metrolink Customer Services on and your arrival time. Please don’t rely on instructions for Orange numbers until you later wave than you, you can move back #GreatManchesterRun planning to come by train, you can get 0161 205 2000. satnav devices, though – they don’t know get to the start line. without having to tell us. This also means you can download advance information from Mobike, the world’s first smart bike- which roads we’ve closed for you! You then assemble in the area marked the Great Run App from iTunes or Google nationalrail.co.uk as well as on the sharing company that enables users of For live travel updates please follow with Yellow and White ‘Fast-Paced WILL THERE BE WIFI? Play. It contains loads of event day info tfgm.com page. its smartphone app to find a bike near @OfficialTfGM Runners’ banners. Of course there will be wifi and it will and your loved ones can track you on your Metrolink is Greater Manchester’s them, reserve and unlock it all using their From the North use the M60 and Runners are not allowed to move be free! Simply locate ‘Great Run Free journey round the course. tram network. It couldn’t be easier to use smartphones, have teamed up with the appropriate connecting road, leading to
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RUNNING IN THE 10K (ORANGE / NUMBERS) USE THIS MAP. GETTING TO T E START RUNNING IN THE 10K (BLUE, GREEN OR PINK NUMBERS) USE THIS MAP. GETTING TO T E START
Orange Numbers Green Wave Access Route Access Route To Manchester Victoria Orange & White Numbers To Manchester Victoria Blue & Pink wave Access Route Access Route White Numbers Blue, Green & Pink wave Access Route Access Route No Entry For Runners No Entry For Runners (Spectators only) (Spectators only) Pedestrianised John Dalton Street John Dalton Street SERVICES Pedestrianised SERVICES Zone Brazenose Street Medical Point Brazenose Street Zone Medical Point Meeting Points Meeting Points Spinningfields Hardman Street New York Street Spinningfields Piccadilly Hardman Street New York Street Piccadilly Charlotte Street Gardens Charlotte Street Albert Baggage Areas Town Hall Gardens Town Hall Tram Station Albert Baggage Areas Sponsor Zone Square Tram Station Sponsor Zone Square
Lloyd Street Nicholas Street Live Music Stage Lloyd Street Nicholas Street Hardman Square Massage Hardman Square Massage Music Stage Jacksons Row Jacksons Row Quay Street Missing Persons Charity Village Quay Street Charity Village Warm Up Stage
Aytoun Street Piccadilly Aytoun Street Warm Up Stage Piccadilly Missing Persons Central St Peter’s St Peter’s Peter Street Square Central Square Southmill Street Run Information Point Peter Street Library Southmill Street Library Information Point Great Great Toilets Northern Portland Street Northern Toilets St John Street St John Street Square Square Windmill Street Windmill Street Abingdon Street Big Screen Viewing Abingdon Street Big Screen Viewing Deansgate Deansgate Charity Village Chorlton Street Chorlton Street Mount Street Midland Hotel Mount Street Midland Hotel Charity Village
Princess Street London Road Tonman Street London Road George Street Tonman Street Princess Street Sackville Street George Street YDRATION Sackville Street
Watson Street Portland Street Watson Street Portland Street YDRATION Aqua Pura Water Aqua Pura Water
Fairfield Street Manchester Fairfield Street Great Northern Manchester TRANS ORT Great Northern Manchester Central Central Manchester TRANS ORT Piccadilly Piccadilly Station Metrolink Station Great Bridgewater Street Tram Station Great Bridgewater Street Metrolink Tram Station Hilton Hotel Train Staion Hilton Hotel Train Staion Lower Mosely Street Lower Mosely Street A TER T E INIS A TER T E INIS Oxford Road Whitworth Street Oxford Road Whitworth Street Orange Run Numbers Green Numbers Deansgate-Castlefield Deansgate-Castlefield Tram Station White Run Numbers Tram Station Pink/Blue Run Numbers
Whitworth Street West Finisher’s Packs Whitworth Street West Finisher’s Packs Deansgate Oxford Deansgate Station Road Station Oxford Station Road Station
the northern part of the city – Oldham A62 accessing the city from the north. appropriate consider using M60 – will add a map to their travel page showing branded tent opposite the Town Hall steps. are provided, but are always busy so don’t Road A62, Rochdale Road A576, From 12:00 use Ashton New Road (A662), anti-clockwise, leave at Jct 22 and then the larger park and ride sites, all handy for It’s open from 12:00 to 17:00 on Saturday use them if you don’t need to. Middleton Road/Cheetham Hill Road or Ring Road (A665) or Hyde Road (A57) then via A62 or A57M Mancunian Way (heading public transport and free for those with a May 19 and from 07:30 on Sunday May If you do leave a bag, use the luggage Bury New Road (A56). A665 from Devonshire St North. Eastbound is likely to be best). valid ticket or pass. However you decide 20. Any problems that can be sorted tag on your run number and please bring From the West use the M60, M602, From the South before 12:00 use City centre car parks will be slow to to travel, use this guide to help plan your in advance, though, check the FAQs at the bare minimum. There will be an Regent Road (A57), Trinity Way (A6042). the M60, M602, Regent Road (A57), get in and out of. Reduce the risk of journey and when to arrive in the city. greatrun.org/faqs or get in touch with the increased security presence and bags may From the East before 12:00 use the M60, Trinity Way (A6042). From 12:00 where congestion by using park and ride. TfGM team at [email protected] so we can sort be subject to checks. WHERE WILL I STAY? the issue out and put your mind at rest. The buses will not move (see start/ METROLINK MAP If you are coming the night before and The Missing Persons point will be finish area maps): they are positioned near need somewhere to lay your head, Nirvana based in Albert Square, too, near to the to the finish so if you want to use them Europe are the official travel partners Information Point. factor in a 10-minute walk to the start. of the event and specialise in putting Temporary toilets will have popped up packages together across a range of on a number of city streets near the start I WANT TO GET STARTED budgets. and several side streets off Deansgate Okay, so you’re itching to get over the start Give them a call on 0191 257 1750 or near the finish – see the maps on these line but have you read this magazine, have visit nirvanaeurope.com. pages for details. Permanent public toilets you made sure you can find the baggage You can also contact Manchester Visitor are near the Town Hall on Lloyd Street and bus and do you know your coloured Information Centre on 0871 222 8223 or within Great Northern. assembly zone? go to visitmanchester.com Follow the signs to your assembly WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY STUFF? area. Half marathon assembly zones are WHAT WILL I FIND AT THE START? Ideally arrive changed and ready to run, marked by time band signs. 10k assembly The Information Point is in Albert Square. leave kit with friends or family or lock zones will be highlighted by a huge You can’t miss it, it’s the Great Run- belongings in the car boot. Baggage buses coloured balloon arch.
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