Sunday 18-Aug-2013

10k starts at 10:30am, fun run at 9:45am

Interested in what runners think about our race?  Have a look at the event ratings on the Runner's World magazine web site.

Race route

The race route is an accurately measured 10k along roads and tarmac footpaths in Birchwood and Croft.

To see a map of the route, please click on the small "Birchwood 10k - race route" map on the right of this page. 

How to enter

Full details of both Birchwood 10k race entry & of this joint entry offer are on our How to enter web page.

The closing date for 10k race entries is 10-Aug-2013.

There is no entry on the day for the 10k race.

You can enter the 2k fun run in advance or on the day.  Please note that there is on-line entry for the 2k fun run for the first time, via Runner's World.

There is a race limit of 1200 runners for the 10k race.

The 10k Race is run under UK Athletics rules, UKA Race Licence 2013-105248.  The minimum age for runners is 15 years old on race day.

Refund policy

If you have entered the race and are unable to run for whatever reason, like most races we are unable to offer refunds.  Also, we are not able to defer your race entry to the following year.

However we do allow you to transfer your race entry to another runner.  See our How to enter web page for more information.

Results

Race results are usually available to view at Race HQ after the prize presentation.  We aim to have provisional results available to view on this web site on the evening of the race.

Race HQ

Race HQ is at the Birchwood Shopping Centre and will be open on race day from approximately 8:30am.  Race HQ is normally close to Car Park 4, which is at the railway station end of the Shopping Centre.

The Race Venue address and a link to a location map are on the left side of this page.

We are unable to offer facilities to store bags or valuables.

The prize giving will be held at Race HQ.  This is normally at about 12:30pm.

Chip timing

We use chip timing for the 10k race.  You run over a timing mat at the start and at the finish, and this records your time.

Apart from prize winners, times will not be available immediately after the race but will be available on this web site within a few days of the race (hopefully on race day).

10k Race Information Sheet

We send a race information sheet out with your chip & race number.  If you lose it or want another copy, it is available for download in PDF format.  Please click here.

Fun Run

As part of the Birchwood 10k Road Race event, we also organise a Fun Run, along a traffic-free course mostly on paths in Birchwood Forest Park close to the Birchwood Shopping Centre.  The Fun Run is ideal for beginners and for family members of runners in the main 10k race.  If you have young children, you can jog with them around the course, a great way to warm up gently for the 10k.

The route is about 1 mile (2k). The route is measured by GPS so the distance is approximate.

You can pre-enter the Fun Run using the Birchwood 10k Entry Form, or you can enter on the day.

Corporate Team Challenge

We include a Corporate Team Challenge event within the 10k race.  It is open to teams of 4 runners from the same company and working at the same site, or groups of 4 friends & family in a "Friends & Family" team.

Teams must include at least one veteran (a man aged 40+ or a woman aged 35+) and at least one woman.  A veteran woman in your team can meet both of these requirements.

There are three classifications:

• small (fewer than 500 employees)
• large (500+ employees)
• friends & family

Note that Club runners are eligible to count both for their Club team and for a Corporate Challenge team.

Vendors & Sports Massage

The Birchwood Shopping Centre is open on race day.  Many of the stores in the Centre will be open.

Staff from the Hyde branch of Sweatshop will be in attendance on the day, adjacent to Race HQ.   Sweatshop are a national chain of specialist running shops.

A team of Sports Masseurs, mostly from Salford University, will provide pre- & post-race massage in a marquee between the car park and race finish.  Two sports injury specialists from Sports Rehab UK (Mike Carolan & Allan Munro) will be available, checking any sports injuries & leading the team.  The massage is free but a donation to our charity Brainwave in lieu of a fee is requested.

Post-race showers will be available at the Birchwood Leisure & Tennis Complex (on the opposite side of the Shopping Centre from Race HQ).  They will charge £2 to use this facility.

Charity fund-raising

Runners are welcome to raise money for the charity of their choice at our race. 

More information

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