Heaton Park 5k, 10k, Half Marathon & Junior Race / Heaton Park

Address:

Heaton Park, Middleton Rd, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M25 2SW

How to get there?

Get the full directions here.

• By Car: Use any of the following sat nav postcodes to entrances around the park. In brackets is the estimated walk time from the start line.
  • M25 2GT: St Margaret’s Road entrance (12 mins)
  • M25 2SW: Middleton Road entrance (10 mins)
  • M25 2SW: Smithy Lodge entrance (12 mins)
  • M25 0DL: Sheepfoot Lane entrance (12 mins)
  • M25 1SS: Metrolink Entrance (14 Mins)
  • M25 1JH: Grand Lodge (20 mins)

• By Public transport: Metrolink offers Park and Ride car parks right across the tram network which are free to use for Metrolink customers.

  The Park and Rides at Bury Interchange, Radcliffe and Whitefield offer a quick and easy way to get to Heaton Park and Bowker Vale stops, both of which are within walking distance of the park. For times visit www.metrolink.co.uk.
  Heaton Park is served by the x35, 59, 90, 135, 149, 156, 164 and 484 buses.
  Visit www.tfgm.com/buses for more information and use the Route Explorer to plan your bus journey.

There is plenty of pay & display parking a few minutes walk from the race start, you can see more details on parking HERE.

Please click HERE to view the race information page for races coming up in the next 7 days, if there is a start time change it will be linked from the bottom of this page.

Half Marathon: 9:30 AM

10K: 10:00 AM

5K: 10:10 AM

Juniors: 12 PM

10 miles: 6:30 PM

10K: 7:00 PM

5K: 7:15 PM

Kindly note that the information provided is subject to change. We recommend checking the guide to be sent closer to the event.

Terrain

The course is all on the tarmac paths within the park.

Wheelchair / Pram Friendly?

We welcome buggy runners and wheelchair athletes and simply ask that you remain mindful of the runners around you and make yourself known should you need to overtake. Please be aware that this is an undulating and tough course to complete with a buggy or as a wheelchair athlete but we if you are up for the challenge we will be there to cheer you on!

Are Dogs Allowed?

It is not permitted to run with a dog at this event however spectators are welcome to have their dog within the event village we simply ask they be kept on a lead at all times.

Bag drop?

There will be an informal bag drop marquee within the event village for you to leave any belongings during the race. Please ensure your label is attached to your bag before dropping it off with our marshals.

Anything left within the bag drop is left at your own risk.

Results:

• To find the race results, simply head over to the website: https://www.runthrough.co.uk/results
• Once you're there, scroll down to locate the search bar under "ALL RACE RESULTS".
• Type in the event name, and you'll be able to access all the relevant information.

Photos:

• To check the photos, you can go to: https://photos.runthrough.co.uk