RUNNERS’ GUIDE GRAB A CUPPA, GET COMFORTABLE AND The start line of a big event is an exciting place to be! READ CAREFULLY RUNNERS’ GUIDE The items in your run pack are very important so take the time to read this ALL THE EVENT INFORMATION YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE MANCHESTER MEMORABLE section carefully. But, before we begin, please remember Enjoy that finish that many of the serious medical line feeling in problems occur in people who have been Manchester slightly unwell but do not wish 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 – IT’S YOURS AND YOURS ALONE! 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 CONTENTS who, in January this year stood in awe on passion and a purpose that’s all about of your top as you will need your number you have one of these, follow all the This also means you can download 33 Your Run Number and Timing Chip the start line of the Simplyhealth Great helping people to make the most of life to claim your Finisher’s Pack and get instructions for Orange numbers until you the Great Run App from iTunes or Google 33 Travel Edinburgh Winter Run, watching 3,000 through better everyday health. your baggage back if you have used the get to the start line. You then assemble Play. It contains loads of event day info 35 Event Facilities people of every imaginable shape, size, You might be one of our three and a baggage bus facility. in the area marked with Yellow and White and your loved ones can track you on your 35 Timetable for the day age and physical ability doing something half million customers who we help every If you have any queries about your ‘Fast-Paced Runners’. journey round the course. 35 The Start I think is amazing day in lots of ways but, even if you’re not, number or it doesn’t match the number If you think you’re going to run faster 41 Meeting Up – getting active I hope that through our support of the mentioned on the covering letter, get in than your estimated time, please contact HOW DO I GET TO 42 The Event Village by running with Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run we touch sooner rather than later at us at [email protected] prior to the event THE START LINE? 40 Advice for Spectators friends, family and can help you in a small way to make the [email protected] as you cannot automatically move to a Allow plenty of time to get to the start 41 The Finish colleagues, sharing most of life. All runners in the half marathon have faster wave. On the other hand, if you plan and use our arrival time guide on page 40 10k course map together in moving My dad, who was a GP all of his red numbers and will all start together at to run slower or your mates are in a later 34 plan your trip. Greater Manchester 38 Half marathon course map and being healthier. working life, told me that if you want to 0900. If you’re taking part in the 10k, the wave, you can move back without having has an excellent public transport system, I’m also lucky be healthy you should smile a lot, sleep colour of your number relates to your start to tell us. including the Metrolink tram network and WELCOME FROM enough to lead enough and get out of breath at least wave, which is based on the estimated rail links so we recommend consider these ROMANA ABDIN, Simplyhealth three times a week doing something you time you put on your entry form, so WILL THERE BE WIFI? as your best option. SIMPLYHEALTH and we’re the partner of the Great love. basically the faster you are, the earlier you Of course there will be wifi and it will Transport for Greater Manchester CHIEF EXECUTIVE Run Company, the organisers of the So, as you do your final training for set off. be free. Simply locate ‘Great Run Free is providing a travel information page You are amazing! Yes, YOU! You may be Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run. the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run There’s a rainbow of coloured waves Wifi’ on mobile devices, enter your in support of the event, which will be asking why a random person you’ve never We’re doing this with one simple aim: to I wish you every success for the big day – Orange, White, Purple, Blue, Green and email address and start sharing those available after May 1 at tfgm.com heard of is telling you such a thing. I’m get millions moving. and, of course, to remind you that you are Pink. Yellow and White striped numbers pictures! Remember to use the hashtag Engineering works often take place on a less than perfectly fit and able person We at Simplyhealth are people with a amazing! are for fast-paced club runners so, if #GreatManchesterRun. the rail network on weekends. If you are 32 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT MANCHESTER RUN 2017 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT MANCHESTER RUN 2017 33 RUNNERS’ GUIDE PARKING AND CITY CENTRE ROAD CLOSURES EVENT DAY TIMETABLE Great Ducie Street 19 Please be aware that we work EVENT DAY ROAD CLOSURES 0730 Great Run Information Desk 1030 Simplyhealth Mini Great 1320 Simplyhealth Great 2 very hard with Manchester City Council to provide as much car 23 Closed from 04:00 opens in Albert Square. Charity Manchester Run assembly Manchester Run 10k Trinity Way parking and parking advice as From M62 possible. Unfortunately, anyone Closed from 07:00 North/Leeds who does park illegally may end Closed from 08:30 Village & Baggage Buses for opens Purple and Blue wave Manchester Arena Victoria up with a parking ticket, or even Station Miller Street with their car being towed away, For a full list of road closures please visit so please only park in recognised half marathon runners open 1043 Warm-up for Minis assembly opens Trinity Way car parks or use on street parking. GREATRUN.ORG 6 8 0815 Start area opens for half 1050 Simplyhealth Mini Great 1325 Simplyhealth Great Swan Street CAR PARKS Shudehill marathon Assembly Manchester Run wave 1 start Manchester Run 7 Cannon St 5 No. Name Operator Spaces Chapel Street 0850 Warm-up for the Simplyhealth 1052 Simplyhealth Mini Great White wave start 9 1 First Street North Q-PARK 700 Victoria Street 2 NCP 3 Manchester Arena 958 Great Manchester Run Manchester Run wave 2 start 1348 Purple & Blue wave warm-up Arndale Centre 10 Market Street 3 New Bailey Street NCP 620 Salford Station 4 Water Street SIP 258 half marathon 1130 Baggage buses for 10k 1355 Simplyhealth Great Deansgate Bridge Street Corporation Street 5 Arndale NCP 1383 Newquay Street Piccadilly Gardens 0900 Start of the Simplyhealth open Manchester Run Purple John Dalton Street 6 Deansgate North Q-PARK 277 22 11 12 7 Deansgate NCP 340 Great Manchester Run Half 1200 Start area open for assembly wave starts Gartside Street Piccadilly Trinity Way Spinningfields 8 NCP 777 Albert Printworks Square Mosley Street Aytoun Street Deansgate 18 Marathon for Simplyhealth Great 1400 Simplyhealth Great Quay Street 9 Northern Quarter NCP 700 4 Princess Street 15 13 Chorlton Street Water Street Peter Street 10 King Street West NCP 554 0930 Simplyhealth Junior Great Manchester Run 10k Manchester Run Blue wave Mount Street 21 London Road Sackville Street 11 Piccadilly Plaza NCP 160 Liverpool Street Piccadilly 12 Piccadilly Gardens NCP 712 Manchester Run assembly Orange wave starts. 20 Station Watson Street 14 Finish 13 Sheffield Street NCP 160 Palace Theatre Great Bridgewater St Portland Street opens 1215 Start area open for assembly Assembly areas open 16 14 Oxford Street NCP 431 Fairfield Street Lower Mosley St. 15 Chorlton Street NCP 559 Chepstow Street 0943 Warm-up for Juniors for Simplyhealth for pink wave Whitworth Street 16 Palace NCP 411 Hilton Hotel Whitworth Street West Whitworth Street 17 Chester Street NCP 212 0950 Start of the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k 1405 Assembly area open for Oxford Street 18 Piccadilly Station 1 Long Stay APCOA 814 Oxford Road Junior Great Manchester Run White wave Simplyhealth Great Station Chester Road Cambridge St 19 Boddingtons Car Park, Total 1150 Great Ducie Street Car Parks Mancunian Way 12-15 boys 1230 Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k 17 20 Manchester Central NCP 720 21 Great Northern NCP 1240 Mancunian Way 0952 Start of the Simplyhealth Manchester Run elite ` Green wave Medlock Street Mancunian Way 22 Spinningfields NCP 680 Junior Great Manchester Run wheelchair start 1433 Warm-up for Green & Pink 23 Total Rochdale Road Car Parks 750 From A56 NB - City centre parking restrictions now apply seven days a week. Between 08:00 and 20:00 12-15 girls 1245 Simplyhealth Great waves From M56 Manchester Airport 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.