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Suzanne G

"Great race, well organised and extremely friendly. Would..."

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Carmel U

"Not really as the instructions were all pretty good. Parking wasnt an issue as..."

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darren c

"Location of the start line would have been better communicated. I parked at..."

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Event Details

What’s Included

ALL FINISHERS will receive an amazing bespoke medal and technical tee shirt, chip timing, full medical support, water stations and race photos.

Raceday Logistics

RACE HQ The event headquarters is on the Middle Walkway on Blackpool's North Promenade. There are car parks throughout the town. At race HQ you will find the registration desks where you can collect your race numbers and timing tag. There are also plenty of toilets and baggage storage including the location for the presentation after the event.

Great North West Half Marathon weather forecast

Light rain until evening.

9°C

Predicted highs

6°C

Predicted lows

High chance of rain

Strong wind possible, up to 32mph

Great North West Half Marathon reviews (38)

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Suzanne G 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2019
Great race, well organised and extremely friendly. Would recommend.....
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Simon R 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
Just knowing it was going to surprisingly warm !
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Carmel U 2 reviews
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
Not really as the instructions were all pretty good. Parking wasnt an issue as parked close to the start/finish so didnt need to use the bag drop.
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Andrew E 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
No. Did the race last year, so well prepared.
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Darren c 2 reviews
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
Location of the start line would have been better communicated. I parked at the north pier, but it was further down near the hilton hotel.Whilst i knew about the extra 5 for signing up on the day, this took the price to 28. For a half marathon, where the route didnt even cover the main attractions of blackpool, i felt this was excessive.
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Oliver P 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
Great day out fr my first half marathon, well organised.
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Paul L 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
mainly flat with a slight up hill good water stations and gells to fuel. The atmosphere is what makes this a great place to run the crowd are very supportive and it's a flyd coast run so you know it's well organised
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Philip W 2 reviews
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
The hotel where I stayed the great western just across from the start line didn't know anything about the run or that it was in its 29th year?! If it wasn't for runners in kit they wouldn't have known. Funny that.
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Ashley C 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
Wish we'd brought our sun cream !!!
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Austin C 1 review
Did the Half Marathon in 2018
Wish I had bung sun cream lol sunburnt in February