Sun 30 Mar 2025 Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK Entries closed

Canalathon Running Festival | 50K

A running event on the Rochdale Canal from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester. 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, 50k (solo and relay) and 100k race options available.

  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • Entries closed
Manchester, Manchester > Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club, Sowerby Bridge

50K

10:00

Age 18 & over

£50-£80

  • 50 km road running

Event overview

The power-packed, value-for-money, Canalathon Running Festival! Dig deep and choose from a fast and flat 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, 50k and 100k challenge. Start and finish in Sowerby Bridge, except 50k which starts in Manchester, Ancoats. The scenic run route passes through rural Yorkshire before heading to the dark satanic mills of Manchester in the industrial heartland of Lancashire then back again.

This event is part of Canalathon Running Festival.

Event details

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Spectators
  • Teams

Location

  • Bag storage
  • Changing facilities
  • Free parking
  • Showers
  • Toilets

Route

  • Check points
  • Cut off time
  • First aid
  • Flat
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • Point to point
  • Timed section

Sustainability

  • Bring your own cup
  • Recycling

What's included

  • Chip timing
  • Goody bag
  • Medal
  • Race photo

Entries

  • Age 18 & over
  • Enter online

Other races at event

  • Sun 30 Mar
  • #2 of 5
Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club, Sowerby Bridge

100K

07:00

Age 18 & over

£80

  • 100 km road running
  • Sun 30 Mar
  • #3 of 5
Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club, Sowerby Bridge

Half marathon

12:00

Age 17 & over

£35

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sun 30 Mar
  • #4 of 5
Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club, Sowerby Bridge

10K

13:00

Age 15 & over

£15

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 30 Mar
  • #5 of 5
Sowerby Bridge Cricket Club, Sowerby Bridge

5K

13:15

Age 11 & over

£8

  • 5 km road running