Great Manchester Run

Manchester, UK · Half marathon

Sunday 31 May 2026 · 08:00

AT A GLANCE

Distance
Half Marathon · 21.1 km
Elevation
89 m
Start time
08:00
local

Route map & elevation

4 WATER STOPS

Great Manchester Run is a 21.1 km road half marathon course in Manchester, UK with 89 m elevation gain. Route map and elevation profile below.

Spectator spots along the course

ROUTE
21.1KM
Great Manchester Run course route map4.59.51517.5
68m
89m gain
Great Manchester Run elevation profile
24m
0km21.1km
Course map

Prepare for Manchester with JRNY

Training tab showing week-by-week timeline with a tune-up race in the buildTraining tab showing week-by-week timeline with a tune-up race in the build

01 · THE TRAINING BLOCK

Every run, one timeline

JRNY pulls your Strava runs into a week-by-week timeline for Great Manchester Run. You see the block taking shape, whatever plan you're following: a coach, a book, your own, or one you've pasted in. Add tune-up races and see how this block compares to a past marathon.

  • Week-by-week timeline with countdown and tune-up races

  • Bring any plan. Upload it to see what's ahead, or just sync and watch the block build

  • Volume, long runs, and compare against a past marathon

02 · RACE PREP

Sharpens into race day

As race day gets closer, JRNY shifts to race prep. For Great Manchester Run, that means route, elevation and weather. Set your goals, build a race-morning timeline, and use our course finder so friends know where to be.

  • Great Manchester Run's elevation profile and race-week weather in JRNY

  • Goals and a race-morning timeline on Your Plan

  • Use jrny.run/finder/great-manchester-run to help friends and family support you

Race Prep Course tab with elevation profile and weather for race weekRace Prep Course tab with elevation profile and weather for race week

Ready for Great Manchester Run?

Sync your Strava runs to map your week-by-week block ahead of Sunday 31 May 2026.

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