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Portland Street (near junction with Oxford Street), finish on Deansgate, Manchester
The AJ Bell Great Manchester Run | 31 May 2026 offers runners a choice of a 10K or a Half Marathon on a city-centre course that attracts tens of thousands of participants each year. The event is famed for its party atmosphere, with a high-energy soundtrack, live music and entertainment zones along the route and large, enthusiastic local support. It is presented under the AJ Bell Great Run Series banner and is promoted as a mass-participation celebration as much as a race, with a strong focus on spectator experience and community fundraising.
This edition includes the UK Athletics 10K Road Race Championships as part of the weekend and retains the established start and finish locations in central Manchester, with a start on Portland Street and a finish on Deansgate. The organiser provides official race numbers containing timing chips, app-based live tracking and professional event photography, and finishers receive a medal, a T-shirt and a finisher’s bag. Route, timetable and road-closure details are published by the organiser and are noted as provisional and subject to change ahead of race day.
