Manchester

Manchester

Home to some of the UK's biggest running events and some sensational races!

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Explore Manchester

The UK's second largest city, Manchester is heaving with outdoor events, clubs and adventures - you'd expect nothing less from somewhere with active people and surrounded by rolling moors. Beyond the classic Great Manchester Run, there are a wide range of events to choose from - use this page to explore them all.

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Manchester features and events

Use the quick links below or keep browsing to explore marathons and more in Manchester!

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Sign up for just £15 with a Team Stroke charity place (saving £29!) and get a running vest to wear with pride too! Make the miles count for stroke survivors.
  • Sun 26 May 2024
  • £15 + £150 fundraising
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Great Manchester Run 10K

Stroke Association

Sign up for just £15 with a Team Stroke charity place (saving £29!) and get a running vest to wear with pride too! Make the miles count for stroke survivors.

  • 10 km road running

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Marathons in Manchester

Explore some of the greatest marathon races in the UK! Subscribe to our newsletter for event offers and updates.

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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. Charity places now available for 2024.
  • Sun 14 Apr 2024
  • FREE-£115
  • 17 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. Charity places now available for 2024.

  • Marathon

Half marathons in Manchester

Discover 13.1-mile races in Manchester, including the Great Manchester Run and Manchester Half Marathon. Sign up to our newsletter for event updates.

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Sign up for just £25 with a Team Stroke charity place (saving £26!) and get a running vest to wear with pride too! Make the miles count for stroke survivors.
  • Sun 26 May 2024
  • £25 + £250 fundraising
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Great Manchester Run Half Marathon

Stroke Association

Sign up for just £25 with a Team Stroke charity place (saving £26!) and get a running vest to wear with pride too! Make the miles count for stroke survivors.

  • 13.1 miles road running
Round off the season with a flat and fast half on fully closed roads with some of the best crowd support around and receive your chunky medal near Old Trafford.  Charity places now available for 2023.
  • Sun 15 Oct
  • FREE-£40
  • 14 charities
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester Half Marathon

Round off the season with a flat and fast half on fully closed roads with some of the best crowd support around and receive your chunky medal near Old Trafford. Charity places now available for 2023.

  • Half marathon
Manchester's original running event famous for its city centre route, buzzing atmosphere, iconic music, entertainment zones, football stadia and great PB potential. Charity places available for 2024.
  • Sun 26 May 2024
  • FREE-£49
  • 8 charities
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Great Manchester Run Half Marathon

Manchester's original running event famous for its city centre route, buzzing atmosphere, iconic music, entertainment zones, football stadia and great PB potential. Charity places available for 2024.

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sun 17 Sep
  • £26
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Run Heaton | Half Marathon

Join for Run Heaton 5k, 10k & Half Marathon in 2023. This large park, just north of Manchester and home to a Grade 1 listed neoclassical 18th-century house, is the perfect setting for a fun day out.

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sat 4 Nov
  • £15-£19
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Radcliffe AC Thirteen Arches Half Marathon Multi Terrain Race

Radcliffe AC Welcomes the ever so popular Thirteen Arches Half Marathon

  • Half marathon
  • Sun 19 Nov
  • £26
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Run Heaton | Half Marathon

Join for Run Heaton 5k, 10k & Half Marathon in 2023. This large park, just north of Manchester and home to a Grade 1 listed neoclassical 18th-century house, is the perfect setting for a fun day out.

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sun 19 Nov
  • £22-£30
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester MoRun | Half Marathon

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

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sun 3 Dec
  • £26
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Run Heaton | Half Marathon

Join RunThrough Events for Run Heaton 5k, 10k, Half Marathon & Kids Race in 2023.

  • 13.1 miles road running

Swims in Manchester

Browse outdoor swimming events here and sign up to our newsletter to get the latest event offers and updates.

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  • Sat 8 Jul
  • £20-£65
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

MediaCityUK Swim Challenge

A top drawer Inner City endurance swim event that offers distances from 1.5-15km. Go big or go home!

  • Lake swim 4
  • Sun 2 Jul
  • £45-£80
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester SwimRun

Join the Swimrun revolution! Enter Manchester's very own sprint event.

  • Sprint swimrun

All events in Manchester

Explore a comprehensive range of events and races in Manchester - subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date.

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Tough Mudder is bringing the signature obstacles to the heart of Manchester and there will be more than enough water obstacle-packed action for the whole gang. Are you ready?
  • Sat 15 - Sun 16 Jul
  • £15-£94
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Tough Mudder Manchester

Tough Mudder is bringing the signature obstacles to the heart of Manchester and there will be more than enough water obstacle-packed action for the whole gang. Are you ready?

  • Obstacle race 4
  • Mud run 2
Round off the season with a flat and fast half on fully closed roads with some of the best crowd support around and receive your chunky medal near Old Trafford.  Charity places now available for 2023.
  • Sun 15 Oct
  • FREE-£40
  • 14 charities
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester Half Marathon

Round off the season with a flat and fast half on fully closed roads with some of the best crowd support around and receive your chunky medal near Old Trafford. Charity places now available for 2023.

  • Half 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. Charity places now available for 2024.
  • Sun 14 Apr 2024
  • FREE-£115
  • 17 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. Charity places now available for 2024.

  • Marathon
The greatest running events in Manchester! Celebrate everything that’s incredible about the city on a tour with runs for all abilities and an unbeatable atmosphere. Charity places available for 2024.
  • Sat 25 - Sun 26 May 2024
  • FREE-£49
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Great Manchester Run

The greatest running events in Manchester! Celebrate everything that’s incredible about the city on a tour with runs for all abilities and an unbeatable atmosphere. Charity places available for 2024.

  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
  • Fun run 2
  • Wed 21 Jun
  • £24
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Chase the Sun Heaton Park

Come and join for the Chase The Sun 5k, 10k & 10 mile in Heaton Park in 2023.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
  • Sun 2 Jul
  • £45-£80
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester SwimRun

Join the Swimrun revolution! Enter Manchester's very own sprint event.

  • Sprint swimrun
  • Sat 8 Jul
  • £20-£65
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

MediaCityUK Swim Challenge

A top drawer Inner City endurance swim event that offers distances from 1.5-15km. Go big or go home!

  • Lake swim 4
  • Wed 2 Aug
  • £10-£12
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Hopwood Trot

The Hopwood Trot is a multi-terrain course of approximately Five and a half miles (8.8K) on the paths and tracks and country lanes surrounding historic Hopwood Hall...

  • Multi-terrain run
  • Sat 5 Aug
  • £32-£55
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Ultra Loop | 6-12 Hour Track Event

Manchester's only 12 hour track event with the freedom for all participants to run as many loops of the track as they can.

  • Ultra run 2
  • Wed 9 Aug
  • £24
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Chase the Sun Heaton Park

Join for the next Chase The Sun 5k, 10k & 10 mile at Heaton Park in 2023!

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
  • Sat 16 Sep
  • £12-£16
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Radcliffe AC 5K Multi Terrain Race

Radcliffe AC - Multi Terrain 5k Race part of the CLGP series

  • 5K run
  • Sun 17 Sep
  • £24-£26
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Run Heaton

Join for Run Heaton 5k, 10k & Half Marathon in 2023. This large park, just north of Manchester and home to a Grade 1 listed neoclassical 18th-century house, is the perfect setting for a fun day out.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sun 24 Sep
  • £11-£15
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Worsley Woods Trail Race

Swinton Running Club's annual trail race.

  • Trail run
  • Sat 4 Nov
  • £15-£19
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Radcliffe AC Thirteen Arches Half Marathon Multi Terrain Race

Radcliffe AC Welcomes the ever so popular Thirteen Arches Half Marathon

  • Half marathon
  • Sun 19 Nov
  • £24-£26
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Run Heaton

Join for Run Heaton 5k, 10k & Half Marathon in 2023. This large park, just north of Manchester and home to a Grade 1 listed neoclassical 18th-century house, is the perfect setting for a fun day out.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sun 19 Nov
  • £10-£30
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester MoRun

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

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sun 3 Dec
  • £5-£26
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Run Heaton

Join RunThrough Events for Run Heaton 5k, 10k, Half Marathon & Kids Race in 2023.

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon

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