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Ellie Kemp

Great Manchester Run 2022 route map for 10k and half marathon

It won't be long until thousands of runners take to the city streets to compete in the Great Manchester Run 2022.

Some 25,000 people will be preparing to lace up their trainers and take on either the 10k or half marathon route this Sunday (22 May). Televised by the BBC, both runs will be punctuated by live music from eight entertainment zones - and, of course, the sound of thousands of supports cheering on the city's athletes.

The 10k route, which is 6.9 miles shorter than the half marathon, will allow participants to take in the view of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium, the award-winning Imperial War Museum at Salford Quays, and The Lowry.

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The half marathon route takes runners past both iconic football stadiums, joining the 10k route in running past the Coronation Street set in Salford Quays and Beetham Tower, the 47-storey skyscraper that will mark the finish line. Here's a breakdown of the full route for both the 10k and half-marathon section of the Great Manchester Run this year.

10k route

The 10k run will start on Portland Street and move through the Mancunian Way until it passes Old Trafford. Runners will loop back on themselves via Warren Bruce Road and pass the Imperial War Museum as they make their way back for the second half of the route. As they head back to Whitworth Street, they will turn off onto Deansgate where the finish line will be ready and waiting.

Half marathon route

The Half Marathon route (Great Manchester Run)

The half marathon route will start similarly to the 10k on Portland street, however, as they make their way to Mancunian Way, instead of going straight down Chester Road, they'll turn off onto the A57 and make their way towards Manchester Piccadilly train station. Going past the train station, the half marathon runners will move onto Ashton Old Road and start looping back around the Manchester City Football Ground from Nexen Tyre foot bridge onto Alan Turing Way.

On the first loop back, runners will go past Manchester Met university and move onto a similar path as the 10k route towards Manchester United Football Ground via Chester Road and eventually onto Warren Bruce Road. From this point, the half marathon runners will be taking the last leg of the journey past the Imperial War Museum towards the finish line on Deansgate via Chester Road. Both routes may be subject to change.

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