On Sunday, the Manchester half Marathon and 10k was held in Manchester City Centre. This saw 25,000 runners head to Manchester to take part in the event. David G and Jenni completed the half marathon. The half starts on Portland Street, travelling along the A56 towards Old Trafford, participants then head back towards the city centre and change from red to blue, continue along the Mancunian Way towards the Etihad. Runners, then turn around running back to Manchester and the iconic finish line on Deansgate. David was the first across the finish line in 1:49:32. Jenni, who was running to raise money for Cancer Research finished in 2:11:46.
Jo completed the 10k, this was her first race since sustaining an injury and she performed amazing to finish in 49:52.

Tawd Valley Parkrun Paul Edwards 19:35 (2nd overall and 1st in age category) Antony Sutton 21:35 (7th overall) Andy Kirks 21:55 (10th overall) Luke Baker 22:57 (2nd in age category) Chris Baker 23:20 Rachel Hancock 24:21 (3rd female and 2nd in age category) Paul Lacey 24:48 Jo McManus 24:55 (6th female and 1st in age ... Parkrun Results 16 May 2026
Race report by Rachel H: Southport Triathlon – Standard Distance 1500m Open water swim, 40k bike & 10k run 🏊🏼🚴🏼🏃♀️ up at 5am to head over to Southport and register for the race, lots of walking to registration then transition, I was in wave 4 (ladies & relay wave) as this is a qualifying event ... Southport Triathlon
Race report by Jo: Yesterday brought round five of our Parkrun Championships, and this time we took on the wonderfully quirky Tawd Valley. I can honestly say it is one of the most bizarre parkruns I have ever done. The whole thing felt like stepping back into my childhood, with Philip Schofield and Gordon the ... Tawd Valley Parkrun