Great Manchester Run is a city event. First staged in 2003.

Same event — which distance suits you?

Great Manchester Run offers several distances, so you can pick the one that fits your goal.

Distances compared at Great Manchester Run
DistanceOverallPB potentialGAP factorMedianFeeFinishers
Half Marathon
10K

Scores are out of 100. GAP factor is % slower than a flat course. Click a distance for its full page.

Getting there & the atmosphere

Great Manchester Run's race is covered by our verified fact set; see the data table for specifics.

The day features on-course music and a finish-area village.

Typical conditions on race weekend

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 20 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 81Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

Explore each distance