Routes and entry prices - Half Marathon, 10K and Fun Run

Date of races: Sunday, 8 October 2023

Please note: all payments are cash only. Free-to-access cash machines are available in Rochdale town centre.

Half Marathon route and costs

Non-club runners: £39
Club runners: £37
Official 2023 recycled cool t-shirt (optional): £20.39 – a limited number will be available on the day of the races. More information on buying an official T-shirt
Race start time: 10.45am
Minimum age: 17 years old on Sunday, 8 October 2023.

The half marathon leaves along The Esplanade and runs the edge of Broadfield Park, before heading through Deeplish to the Rochdale Canal at Oldham Road Basin. The route then heads past Kingsway Business Park and Smithy Bridge along the canal. Close to the Waterside Restaurant the route leaves the towpath and heads up Hollingworth Road towards Hollingworth Lake, making a clockwise loop of the lake. It then returns down Hollingworth Road and back onto the canal.

The race retraces its outward route from the town hall until it reaches Broadfield Park, where runners will go through the park, making a loop of the bandstand before re-joining The Esplanade for the final sprint to the finish line.

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10K route and costs

Non-club runners: £26
Club runners: £24
Official 2023 recycled cool t-shirt (optional): £20.39 – a limited number will be available on the day of the races. More information on buying an official T-shirt
Race start time: 11.05am
Minimum age: 16 years old on Sunday, 8 October 2023.

Starting on The Esplanade, the route turns on to the path running alongside Manchester Road until it gets to St. Alban’s Street, where it turns left and then right on to Broadfield Stile. Cross Drake Street and follow Mere Street to a left turn on to Tweedale Street, then right on to Milkstone Road, under the railway bridge and then left on to Miall Street and an immediate right on to Durham Street. At the end of Durham Street, cross Oldham Road and join Rochdale Canal.

At Kingsway, the route leaves the canal by a swing bridge and follows a cycle path to Michael Faraday Avenue. In a variation to the normal route, turn left and do a loop out and back along Michael Faraday Avenue before rejoining the cycle path towards Lower Lane and Ashfield Road. From the water station at Ashfield Road, follow the cycle path to and along Sir Isaac Newton Way to rejoin Lower Lane. Follow the cycle path directly across Michael Farraday Avenue and back to the canal and then Oldham Road, passing under Oldham Road on the return. The route is then retraced to Broadfield Park, where the routes passes through the park, past the statue of John Bright and on to the finish on The Esplanade.

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Fun Run route and costs

Entry price: £7
Official 2023 recycled cool t-shirt (optional): £20.39 – a limited number will be available on the day of the races. More information on buying an official T-shirt
Race start time: 10am
Minimum age: 4 years old on Sunday, 8 October 2023.

A stunning course and lots of fun. The Williams BMW Fun Run is suitable for all the family, whether you're raising money for a worthwhile cause, remembering a loved one or simply keeping active. Mums, dads, toddlers, groups running together, fancy dress, music and fabulous fun!!

The 1-mile route sets out from Rochdale Town Hall and up into the beautiful Broadfield Park, taking a very scenic route around the award-winning historic grounds. There's a steep challenging climb up past the John Bright statue before entering the park. While the rest of the course climbs gradually, once you reach the bandstand it’s all downhill to The Esplanade for the return to the finish line at the town hall.

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