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Runs in Greater Manchester

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MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready, Manchester!
  • Sun 16 Nov
  • £12-£35
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester MoRun

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready, Manchester!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Park
  • All ages
  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • FREE-£28
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Christie Charity Festive Dash

Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!

  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Park
  • Fundraising optional
  • All ages
  • 5 km road running
Experience the UK’s friendliest and flattest major marathon with huge crowd support on a route with PB potential plus chunky medals and relay options.
  • Sun 19 Apr 2026
  • £89.99-£169
  • 26 charities
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

adidas Manchester Marathon

Experience the UK’s friendliest and flattest major marathon with huge crowd support on a route with PB potential plus chunky medals and relay options.

  • Trees not tees
  • Venue accessible
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Entertainment
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Relay
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
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.
  • Sun 31 May 2026
  • £39-£55
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Great Manchester Run

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.

  • Families
  • Trees not tees
  • Venue accessible
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 15 & over
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
Round off your season with a flat, fast half on closed roads, roaring crowd support, and a well-earned chunky medal near Old Trafford.
  • Sun 4 Oct 2026
  • £50-£98
  • 2 charities
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester Half Marathon

Round off your season with a flat, fast half on closed roads, roaring crowd support, and a well-earned chunky medal near Old Trafford.

  • Trees not tees
  • Venue accessible
  • Recycling
  • Entertainment
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles road running + 64 m ascent
  • Sun 19 Oct
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Trafford 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 26 Oct
Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK

Oldham Halloween Half

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sun 9 Nov
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Manchester City Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running + 915 ft ascent
  • Sun 14 Dec
Sale, Greater Manchester, UK

BigXmas

  • Trail run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Sat 24 Jan 2026
Bolton, Lancashire, UK

Petzl Night Runner Rivington

  • Fun run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sun 25 Jan 2026
Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK

Stockport Daffodil 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 8 Feb 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Manchester 5K, 10K and Half Marathon Winter Warmer Run

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sun 15 Feb 2026
Altrincham, Cheshire, UK

Watersons Hale 10K and Ashley Hall 3K

  • 10K run
  • Fun run
  • Sat 21 Mar 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Ultra Loop - Heaton Park

  • Ultra run
  • Sun 22 Mar 2026
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK

Canalathon-Ultra Running Festival

  • 50K ultra run
  • 100K ultra run
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
  • Sat 16 May 2026
Bury, Greater Manchester, UK

Holcombe 10

  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
  • Tue 23 Jun 2026
Stockport, Cheshire, UK

Lyme Midsummer Trail 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 272 m ascent
  • Sat 18 Jul 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Beyond Manchester

  • Trail run
  • Ultra run

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