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Birchwood 10k

Getting there...

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Race venue

Birchwood Shopping Centre
Dewhurst Road
Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 7PG

Race photos

Some of these links go to external web sites.

2009: Mick Hall Photos
2009: Striders gallery
2008: Mick Hall Photos
2007: Mick Hall Photos
2006: Steve Bateson Photo.

 

Birchwood 10k - Race Route

The course is fast and relatively flat, the only hills being three motorway bridges in the second half of the race.  If you are familiar with the race, the route is the same as recent years, with the finish in Birchwood Boulevard.

It begins close to Birchwood Railway Station and skirts the edge of Oakwood and Gorse Covert, before heading for Risley along Daten Avenue. It then goes along the rural lanes of Croft before returning to Birchwood via Locking Stumps Lane. Finally, you go back over the M6 on footpaths for about a kilometre before returning to road to run to the finish at the end of Birchwood Boulevard.

Course records

Male: 29min 52sec (2008)
David Webb (Leeds City AC)

Female: 32min 59sec (2007)
Hayley Haining (Kilbarchan AAC)

Race results

Click on the links below to view past results.  Recent results are in web page format but most results are in PDF format for which you may need to install Adobe Reader.

2009: 10k/web  10k/PDF  fun run
2008: 10k/web  10k/PDF  fun run
2007 Race results
2006 Race results
2005 Race results
2004 Race results
2003 Race results
2002 Race results
2001 Race results
2000 Race results
1999 Race results
1998 Race results

Ramada Encore Warrington hotelAccommodation is available nearby at a special "Race Rate" on production of your race number.

The Ramada Encore Warrington hotel is just a few mins drive away from the race venue.

Please contact the hotel for further info & bookings.

Ramada Encore
Aston Avenue
Birchwood Business Park
Warrington
WA3 6ZN

Phone: 01925 847050

Birchwood 10k - Courtesy

Remember:
• Park in Car Park 3 or 4.  If both are full, use Car Parks 1 and 2.
  - Please do not park anywhere else.
• Race day is a regular shopping day for ASDA and the Birchwood Centre.
  - Please treat shoppers with every courtesy.
• Please only use proper toilets rather than any nearby walls or bushes.
  - There are toilets in the Shopping Centre and in ASDA.
  - There are portaloos which are normally situated in car park 4.

Thank you!

Birchwood 10k - past winners & race statistics

               #  finishers
Year Male Winner Club Time Female Winner Club Time 10k Fun Run
2009 Mark Miles Kendal AAC 30:00 Rebecca Robinson Kendal AAC 33:38 893 73
2008 David Webb Leeds City AC 29:52 Jenny Blizard Rotherham AC 34:56 722 65
2007 Ian Fisher Otley AC 31.40 Hayley Haining Kilbarchan AAC 32.59 813 63
2006 Adam Sutton Preston Harriers 30.14 Susan Partridge City of Glasgow AC 33.35 762 53
2005 Zola Thembelani Unattached 29.53 Hatti Dean Radley AC 36.04 938 95
2004 Tomas Abyu Salford Harriers 30.26 Olivia Renshaw Vale Royal AC 35.49 858 97
2003 Paul Howarth Wirral AC 31.17 Helen Lawrence Wirral AC 34.02 686 57
2002 Mike Proudlove City of Stoke AC 31.08 Catherine Mutwa Mizuno AC 34.21 578 63
2001 Gareth Raven East Cheshire Harriers 30.56 Debbie Robinson Sutton AC 35.05 558 40
2000 Neil Wilkinson Salford Harriers 30.26 Amy Waterlow Sale Harriers Manchester 34.15 579 68
1999 Mark Morgan Swansea Harriers 29.34 Amy Waterlow Sale Harriers Manchester 33.44 682 79
1998 Nick Jones Tipton Harriers 30.40 Sarah Bentley Birchfield Harriers 33.47 573 39
1997 John Mutai Bromsgrove & Redditch AC 29.32 Debbie Percival not known 34.13 577 83
1996 Mike Proudlove City of Stoke AC 31.45 Cecilia Greasley Macclesfield Harriers 36.22 447 50
1995 Kavin Smith Sale Harriers Manchester 31.30 Lynn Maddison Colwyn Bay AC 36.32 418 49
1994 Adri Hartveld City of Stoke AC 30.47 Helen Titterington Leicester Corinthians 34.40 563 77
1993 Paul Roden Sale Harriers Manchester 29.15 Veronica Colleran Ennis Track Club 34.50 619 105
1992 Paul Roden Sale Harriers Manchester 29.14 Lynn Maddison Colwyn Bay AC 36.54 524 131
1991 Neil Rimmer/Neil Smart Sale Harriers Manchester 30.04 Suzanne Rigg Warrington AC 35.22    
1990 Joe Wycherley BICC Helsby RC 32.01 Lynn Maddison Colwyn Bay AC 36.34    
1989 Gary Gerrard Wigan Phoenix 31.25 A Felix Wirral AC 37.52    
1988 Andy Green Warrington AC 30.31 Ann Pugh Altrincham & District AC 38.52    
1987 Tony Leonard Salford Harriers 30.25 Sharon Leonard Sale Harriers Manchester 36.17    
1986 Neil Rimmer Sale Harriers Manchester 30.14 Sue Crehan Sale Harriers Manchester 34.09    
1985 Andy Green Warrington AC 29.59 J Cooke unattached 37.35    
1984 Neil Rimmer Warrington AC 30.16          

Course record holders are shown in italics.

The current course record is not the fastest race time as the course has changed several times since the race was first run.

Team winners

Year Male team Female team
2009 Horwich RMI Harriers Stainland Lions
2008 Liverpool RC Belgrave Harriers
2007 Liverpool RC Macclesfield Harriers
2006    
2005 Wilmslow RC Macclesfield Harriers
2004    
2003    
2002 Altrincham & District AC Penny Lane Striders
2001 Altrincham & District AC Stockport Harriers
2000 Salford Harriers Wigan Phoenix

 

Birchwood 10k - Sponsors

A big thank you to our race sponsors.

Birchwood Shopping CentreBirchwood Town Councilronhill sports wear Ramada Encore Warrington hotel