Manchester Half Marathon

From A.S.O. UK

4.1 · 4 reviews

Sunday 14th October 2018 Past event

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Half Marathon

Event summary

Join us for the exhilarating Manchester Half Marathon, organized by Human Race, on Sunday, October 14th, 2018! This fantastic event promises an unforgettable experience with its super-fast, flat course that is perfect for runners of all levels. With only 41 meters of elevation gain and a stunning 2-mile finishing straight at the iconic Emirates Old Trafford, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, you’ll be racing towards a glorious finish line.

Expect great entertainment along the route and outstanding crowd support that will keep your spirits high as you push towards your personal best. In fact, this course is renowned for its speed, with 74% of the first 50 finishers recording personal bests or season bests! If you’re looking to smash your half marathon goals, don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity. Mark your calendars for October 14th and get ready to be part of one of the flattest and fastest half marathons around!

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Reviews

4.1

4 reviews

Lee White

Reviewing the 2022 edition · 4 years ago

No better crowds than in Manchester, well organised if the instructions on the day were difficult to find, could do with more signs to the start area but otherwise an awesome event, excellent route and the people of Manchester are just the best with events like this

Lucy Elliot

Reviewing the 2019 edition · 7 years ago

Organisation and Goodies not amazing. Being asked to wait in waves 45 mins prior to getting over the start line in the cold rain was pretty awful. The clock didn’t even work on finish line. No goodie bag at end of race just a tiny piece of soreen and some awful non alcoholic beer. Was OK but needed better organisation. Too many people really. Should limit it a bit more.

IVORY GREEN-LOTT

Reviewing the 2019 edition · 7 years ago

A Pleasant Surprise. I've done the Manchester marathon a few times, but have never done the half. The race was larger than I expected (I never research races beforehand and I've been doing local races lately) so it took a while for my corral to cross the start line. Despite the rain, the race was well supported with plenty of spectators along the route cheering. The aid stations were well-stocked with happy volunteers. No problems going through the finish line, getting a free beer and your bags. I usually try not to repeat races I've done, but I may do this one again.

Joanna Cope

Reviewing the 2019 edition · 7 years ago

5 * atmosphere. From start to finish the support from the crowd and energy from the volunteers was second to none. The course itself was great.

I found the organisation at the start very poor. It was not clear where the specified wave you were in started and it took me a long time with increasing anxiety to find it. At the end it was a very long walk before you were given water and the goodies at the end was a soreen bar.

I knew there was no t-shirt when I signed up but still a disappointment for such a big event

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Organiser's description

A fantastic event with a super-fast, flat course, great entertainment, outstanding crowd support and a glorious finish at Emirates Old Trafford, the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club. If you only enter one half marathon this year, make it this one! One of the flattest and fastest around. Only 41m of elevation gain and a 2 mile + finishing straight - we expect to see some very fast times here. To give you an idea of how fast this course is, 74% of the first 50 finishers ran a personal best or a season best. 56% of the top 250 ran a PB or SB. This is your half marathon to literally smash it!

Location

Emirates Old Trafford, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, UK

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A.S.O. UK based in London, is the UK’s leading mass participation events company, putting on events in running and cycling engaging more than 120,000 participants each year. A.S.O. UK’s prestigious portfolio includes the Cancer Research UK London Winter Run 10K, adidas Manchester Marathon, Manchester Half and Dragon Ride. The company also specialises in delivering bespoke corporate events, working with businesses such as JLL and Impetus-PEF. A.S.O. UK’s events bring together an active community of people taking part in sporting events for reasons ranging from fitness, competition, charity, health, fun or to simply finish. The participants vary from first timers of all ages through to World Champions. Collectively, the events raise millions of pounds for hundreds of charities. The British subsidiary of Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) has rebranded to align with its parent company’s name. Human Race Limited is now A.S.O. U.K. Limited.

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