Manchester Marathon

You will be emailed your arrival time for the start access point. Please ensure to arrive in the time block that is provided in the starts email.

All race packs for UK based runners will be sent out roughly two weeks before the Therme Manchester Marathon. If you are an international runner or your race pack does not arrive on time you will need to pick up your race pack in person from 'Pack Pick Up' the day before the event in Manchester Central Convention Complex between 10:00 and 17:00. You will need to bring photo ID. If you cannot make it to 'Pack Pick Up' yourself, you may send someone to pick it up for you, but they will need a signed note from the original registered runner. This is not a method of transferring entries, the registered runner must still run.

On the back of your race number, you will need to fill out your emergency information. Please make sure this is done before you start the marathon.

The start and finish area will be exclusive to runners. Spectators will not be allowed to enter these areas. The only access to the start area is from Talbot Road.

There will be a bag drop facility in the Athlete's Village behind Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

There will be 8 stations along the marathon course with water, nutrition and energy gels for runners to pick up along the way.

There will be a 6 hour cut-off time from when the last person crosses the start line. All runners should aim to finish before this cut-off, if they don't they may be forced to retire from the race or run on the pavement open to the public.

There will be a sweeper bus to take runners back to the Athlete's Village.

There will be a pacing team running the marathon in the following times: 3:00, 3:15, 3:29, 3:30, 3:45, 3:58, 3:59, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00. They will be easily identifible with black back packs and flags showing the time they are running. You don't have to stay with the pacer the entire run, you can speed up, slow down or follow another pacer. Click here to find out more about the Therme Manchester Marathon free pacing service.

Runners competing for a prize are not permitted to wear headphones during the marathon. If you aren't competing for a prize you may wear headphones, but please be aware of what's going on around you, especially support from spectators.

All runners must be aged 18 or over on event day in order to participate.

You will have the option to enter as a 'Green Runner.' This is the eco-friendly option where you forego your medal and t-shirt in favour of donating to a carbon offsetting programme.

This entry option includes everything that you would get with an individual entry including event entry and t-shirt as well as an official training top and personalised medal insert showing your name and marathon time to make your finisher's medal even more memorable.

You are able to enter the Therme Manchester Marathon as a relay group of 2 or 4. Please consider that the splits for the relays might not be exactly equal and some runners might run slightly more or less than others.

Runners will have to make their own way to their designated start points. These are accessible by Metrolink with stops under a 1k walk. Relay locations will be signposted and will have marshals to point runners in the right direction.

Runners A, B and C will collect their medal and t-shirt at the relay changeover point. Runner D will collect theirs from the main finish line.