AJ Bell Great Manchester Run

10k
StandardPrice £42
Half Marathon
StandardPrice £49
Start 8:30 am

The AJ Bell Great Manchester Run is the city’s original and best-loved running event. With a 10K or a half marathon distance to choose from, over 99% of Manchester runners say they’d recommend it to a friend. And in true Mancunian style, it’s a party from start to finish, with a high-energy soundtrack, live music and entertainment zones at every turn – plus, some of the loudest and most enthusiastic local support we’ve seen anywhere in the UK. Go Manchester!

It’s a run for everyone, of all ages and abilities, whether you’re just beginning your running journey, or conquering your 50th half marathon. So whether you do it to hit a fitness goal, to do something incredible for charity, to hear thousands of strangers cheering you on, or simply for fun, take your place on the start line and experience it all for yourself. It’s an experience like no other, be part of it!

We are excited to stage the VI Runners Half Marathon Challenge as part of the event again in 2024, for people registered as severely sight impaired (previously “blind”). Full details, including how to enter, can be found on the information page here.

Great Manchester Run entries are open to runners aged 15+ (10k) and 17+ (Half marathon) on the day of the event. Entry price includes booking fee (£2 per entry). Unfortunately the Great Manchester Run half marathon course is unsuitable for wheelchair participants however we are delighted to accept entries from wheelchair participants of all abilities into the Great Manchester Run 10K. 

 

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What Makes It Great?

£10 off Your Next Great Run If You Refer a Friend

Free Great Run Series Event Day Tracking App

Free Training Plans and Support up to Event Day

Exclusive Discounts When You Sign up to a Great Run Event

Music and Entertainment at Every Kilometre

Fast & Flat City Centre Route Past Icon Landmarks

Run Number Personalised With Your Name

Power of Running

We believe in the Power of Running. For Great Run series ambassador and elite athlete, Eilish McColgan, running has always been a part of her life, and the Great Run events have been a proud part of her journey.

Everyone who signs up for the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run is a runner, regardless of finish time, and everyone has their reason for running. In our Power of Running campaign, we are bringing to life some of the amazing stories behind the tens of thousands of runners who line up on the start line each year. Tell us about your running story, and you could be featured in our campaign.

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Event Timetable: 26 May 2024

Please note: provisional timetable may be subject to change.

08:15
Elite wheelchair start (10k)
08:20
Half Marathon wave start
08:39
Half Marathon wave start
11:25
Elite women start
11:40
Elite men start
11:40
10k wave start
11:59
10k Red wave start
12:02
10k wave start
12:45
10k wave start
13:03
10k wave start

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The Course

10k Route
HM Route

Please note: course may be subject to change.

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What You Get

We have made the decision to introduce optional finisher tees to our Great Run events. You can choose to forgo you finisher tee shirt at the point of entry, and in lieu of this we will make a donation to the National Trust Woodlands Appeal. Find out more here. We will donate a portion of the fulfilment costs for each runner who chooses this option to the fund and commit that this donation to be approx. £20,000.

Obviously you’ll have bragging rights for the forseeable, but you’ll also get:

The Medal

A shiny new, Great Manchester Run medal, an exclusive finishers t-shirt plus a finisher’s bag filled with goodies.

The Photos

Official event day photos available to view and purchase straight after the event, so smile for the cameras!

The App

Event day tracking and results ready to view on the app shortly after you cross the finish line.

The Discounts

Access to exclusive runners only discounts and offers via the Great Run Rewards platform.
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Run for Charity

If you are looking to run to raise money for a charity close to your heart, or help to support a good cause, then there are hundreds of charity running places available to choose from.

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Choose A Charity

Join our team of everyday heroes raising millions for charity. Choose your worthy cause from the list below.
List of Charities
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Signup for a slot

Secure a place with your chosen charity by visiting their website and signing up. Your run makes such a difference.
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Start Fundraising

Once you’ve secured your place, start fundraising by setting up a page with Enthuse – and watch the money roll in.
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AJ Bell Great Manchester Run
Charities

British Heart Foundation is the official charity of the AJ Bell Great Run series this year and we could not be more proud.

When you run for BHF, you can help us achieve our vision of a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. You run for the people you love. You run to help us fund lifesaving research and support people affected by heart and circulatory diseases. You run to help keep families together for longer.

It’s because of you, BHF-funded research is possible. Together, we can make the impossible possible. Thank you.


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Join forces with the team that will get you to the finish line. We’re the only ones fighting over 200 cancer . Our life-saving work is funded entirely by the generosity of our supporters, so every step we make towards beating cancer relies on every pound, and every runner. One in two people now survive cancer. Together we’ve achieved so much, but we won’t stop until we’ve beaten it altogether. Join the team today and we will beat cancer.

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The Bobby Moore Fund was set up in memory legendary footballer Bobby Moore, who sadly died from bowel cancer aged just 51.To date the Bobby Moore Fund has raised over £20 million. The funds are spent on world class bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. With your support, bowel cancer stands no chance. Let’s make Bobby proud and help beat it sooner. Join the Bobby Moore Fund team today.

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By 2025, there will be 1 million people in the UK living with dementia. Alzheimer’s Society are there for everyone living with dementia and their loves ones – wherever they are, whatever they’re going through. We campaign for change, fund life-changing research and give help and hope to those living with dementia. Join team Alzheimer’s Society today.

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Join an army of Team Christie supporters and put your best foot forward at Manchester’s biggest and best day of running!

The Christie is committed to revolutionising the fight against cancer by funding world reaching research, treatment and care, and education. With every step you take around the city centre streets you will be helping us to achieve our ultimate goal of a future without cancer.
Whether it is your first or your fifteenth run, the extra-special atmosphere and Team Christie encouragement will ensure you never forget crossing that famous finish line. Be part of something special; choose The Christie!

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Show your support for the 10,000 people a year diagnosed with leukaemia by joining Leukaemia Care, the UK’s leading leukaemia charity. By running for Leukaemia Care you are helping to ensure that everyone affected by a leukaemia diagnosis, receives the best possible information, advice, treatment and support.

 

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At Macmillan, we give people with cancer everything we’ve got. If you’re diagnosed, your worries are our worries. We will move mountains to help you live life as fully as you can. And we don’t stop there. We’re going all out to find ever better ways to help people with cancer, helping to bring forward the day when everyone gets life-transforming support from day one. We’re doing whatever it takes, but we couldn’t do what we do without you, thank you so much for your support.

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Manchester Foundation Trust Charity supports continuing excellence in treatment, research and care in our family of hospitals across Manchester and Trafford, including Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

As a charity our mission is simple: to support the excellence in treatment, research and care we provide to our patients each and every day.  We want to make a real difference to the people we treat – young and old – by making sure that they continue to receive the very best treatment in the very best facilities. We do this by focussing our fundraising efforts on three key areas – treatment, research and care. 

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We’re Mind. We’re here to fight for mental health. We produce trusted information all about mental health problems. We support people through our helplines and online Side by Side community. We campaign with the government to get a better deal on mental health. And we speak out when something isn’t right, demanding mental health support respects our rights. There’s so much we do – and we couldn’t do it without you, so thank you.

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The North West Air Ambulance Charity’s helicopters and HEMS response vehicles operate 365 days a year, with highly skilled specialist doctors and HEMS paramedics on board providing enhanced pre-hospital care and hospital transfers to patients across the entire North West region each year – an area covering 5,500 square miles and over 8 million people. The charity is completely reliant on public and corporate donations to keep the North West Air Ambulance Charity service operational and helping to save lives, needing to raise over £9.5 million a year to support its lifesaving service. For more information on the North West Air Ambulance Charity or to donate, please visit www.nwairambulance.org.uk or call 0800 587 4570.

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The NSPCC are the Uk’s leading children’s charity and we are passionate about the work we do. We want to answer every call, reach every child when they need help, and keep adapting to whatever challenge is thrown at us.

Around 90 per cent of our income comes from our supporters – people like you, who decide to take a stand and help protect children. Join the team today and together we can help keep children safe.

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East Cheshire Hospice is a warm and welcoming space for adults facing life limiting illness. Providing care, comfort and compassionate support to patients and their loved ones is our number one priority. All of our services are provided free of charge to those who need them. However, only 17% of our funding is from the government and the remainder is donated by the communities we serve: Buxton, Congleton, High Legh, High Peak, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Poynton, Wilmslow and everywhere in between.

 

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St Ann’s Hospice is a charity which cares for thousands of people across Greater Manchester with life-limiting illnesses every year. Around a third of St Ann’s funding comes from the NHS, the rest from donations and the kind support of people who raise money to help patients and their families.  Every penny makes a real difference to those who really need it–right when they need it most.  By running for the hospice and joining #TeamStAnn’s, you’ll have access training and nutrition advice, regular training runs and your very own running vest. Do something amazing, run for St Ann’s Hospice!  

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When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. Life changes instantly and recovery is tough. But the brain can adapt. Our specialist support, research and campaigning are only possible with the courage and determination of the stroke community. With more donations and support from you, we can rebuild even more lives. Rebuilding lives after stroke is a team effort and you’re a vital part of it. Join #TeamStroke and help us rebuild lives after stroke.

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Other Charities

Adoption Matters
Age UK Cheshire
Animal Free Research UK
Big Yellow Foundation
Billington Foundation
Blythe House Hospicecare
Burning Nights CREPS Support Charity
Centrepoint
Child Bereavement UK
Coeliac UK
Cure Leukaemia
Destination Florida
Diabetes UK
Dogs Trust
Epilepsy Society
Forever Manchester
Francis House Children’s Hospice
Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN)
Heartbeat
HExN
Home-Start Trafford, Salford & Wigan
Independent Age
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Kidneys For Life
Kirkwood Hospice
Lancashire Mind
Maggie’s
Manchester Aid to Kosovo
Manchester Youth Zone
Maverick Stars Trust
Missing People
Mortgage Advice Bureau
MS Together
Mustard Tree
Mybnk
NorthCare Charity
NW Hearts
OCD-UK
Our Dementia Choir
PAPYRUS
Parkinsons UK
Prevent Breast Cancer
PTSD UK
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Safe Families
SafeLives
Smile Train
Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK
St Mary’s Hospice
Stamma
Stonewall
Team Mikayla
The Lewy Body Society
The LGBT Foundation
The Oddballs Foundation
The Wellspring
Tommy’s Together for Every Baby
Unique
Walking with the Wounded
Wellbeing of Women
Winstons Wish

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Great Manchester Run

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