The Manchester Half Marathon takes place this Sunday, with tens of thousands of runners set to tackle the 13.1-mile course through Greater Manchester. Around 32,000 people are expected to participate this year, up from the 22,500 who took part last year.
The route starts and ends in Old Trafford, passing through Chorlton, Sale and Stretford. Spectators will line the streets, and cheer zones and live DJs will provide entertainment along the way.
Start times and waves
Runners will be assigned a coloured bib depending on their start wave, which determines when they cross the starting line. Participants can move back to a later wave but cannot move forward to an earlier one.
The wheelchair elite races go first, followed by male and female elite runners alongside White Bib participants at 9.05am. Red bib runners start at 9.10am, with subsequent waves every nine minutes.
Full list of start times
Here are the entry times and start times for each wave:
- Red: Enter 8.15am-8.25am, start 9.10am
- Light blue: Enter 8.30am-8.40am, start 9.19am
- Bronze: Enter 8.40am-8.50am, start 9.28am
- Light green: Enter 8.50am-9am, start 9.37am
- Purple: Enter 9am-9.10am, start 9.46am
- Yellow: Enter 9.10am-9.20am, start 9.55am
- Dark blue: Enter 9.20am-9.30am, start 10.04am
- Grey: Enter 9.30am-9.40am, start 10.13am
- Maroon: Enter 9.40am-9.50am, start 10.22am
- Orange: Enter 9.45am-9.55am, start 10.31am
- Black: Enter 9.55am-10.05am, start 10.40am
- Pink: Enter 10.05am-10.15am, start 10.49am
- Cyan: Enter 10.15am-10.25am, start 10.58am
- Dark green: Enter 10.25am-10.35am, start 11.07am
Results and finish times
Individual finish times will appear on the event website shortly after runners complete the course. Organisers say to allow 45 minutes after finishing for results to appear, and you will need the runner's bib number or name to check them.
