Chase The Sun Race Information

Chase The Sun Heaton Park 5k, 10k & 10 Mile
Wednesday 10th August 2022 

Address: Middleton Rd, Higher Blackley, Manchester M25 2SW

(If using the app What3Words, use the words ///remote.chief.early for exact event village location)

Start Times: 

10 Mile: 6:30pm
10k: 7:00pm
5k: 7:10pm

Event village location pictured below:

Please listen closely to all marshal instructions and remember to keep a safe distance from the runners around you as you are guided to the start line.

**ALL RACE PACKS ARE TO BE COLLECTED ON THE DAY**

Race Pack Collection

Your race number will be assigned to you at registration. To collect your number you need to make your way down to the collection desks on Wednesday evening. It will take around 15 minutes to collect your number. The earlier you get there, the more efficient we will be on the day.  If you have your own pins then that would be great but we will have supplies if needed.
Your timing chip will be attached to the bottom of your race bib. Please remove the strip and attach it to your shoe shiny side up as per the instructions on the back of the chip. Please make sure you keep your number on at all times during the race. At the finish, you can dispose of your chip (we do not need to collect them back).

Collection Times: 

​10 Mile: 5:00-6:00pm
10k: 
5:30 – 6:30pm
5k: 
5:40-6:40pm

CHECK ENTRY LIST HERE IN THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE RACE

Race Start 

Within the event village you will see the directional signage guiding to the start line.  Each start area will be marked out to help prepare you all into your start formations with help from the marshals. When arriving please familiarise yourself with the  start area.

Please listen closely to MC and marshal instructions on the day as we will be lining runners up in pace order based on expected finish times.

Toilets

There will be toilets available within the park. The location of these can be seen HERE.
These are a 5minute walk from the event village, please leave enough time to use the facilities and get to the start lines.

During the race

As it is a lapped course, there is the high probability that at some point the leaders and lead bikes will be passing you.  Please listen to direction from the lead bike to ensure safe passing, and we also advise to avoid wearing headphones in the interest of safety.

The race will be lead by an individual on a bike.  The course is all on paths within the park. The 5k is one lap, 10k is 2 laps and the 10 mile is 3 laps (with an additional mini loop). We will have marshals and signs at all crucial points. You can see the course map HERE.

Spectators

The start and finish will be easily accessible for anyone wanting to come and watch the event. There is plenty of parking. Heaton Hall is beautiful and will be well worth a walk around before the race.

Refreshments

Please bring your own water to the event to avoid congestion on the course, there will be a water station that you will pass on each lap which you’re welcome t help yourself to. We recommend staying hydrated in the lead up to the event.

Baggage

We will have an informal baggage drop for this event. Please limit the number of belongings you bring to the event and if possible leave anything in a car. Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to the baggage marshals and they will help you find your bag.

After the race

Do NOT stop within the finish area. Please continue through the finish until you pass the medals and are in an open space.

There will be sealed ACTIPH water bottles at the finish for each runner to collect along with your medal, Love Corn and Bounce bar which will be laid out on tables for you to help yourself.

Good Luck with the run on Wednesday from Team ACTIPHACTIPH Water is the UK’s first alkaline ionised bottled water with the highest pH in Europe. Through a unique ionisation process, our purified spring water is infused with a blend of electrolytes and supercharged to create a smooth and clean tasting alkaline water with a pH9+. ACTIPH is the healthy choice as you restore and maintain your natural balance, enabling you to live life to the fullest and get the most out of every day. All ACTIPH bottles are 100% recyclable and BPA free including the cap and label which makes us unique to other bottled waters and we believe gives us a clear sustainability advantage. Please remember to recycle in a recycling bin after the race. Take your hydration to a higher level and grab a bottle of ACTIPH at the finish line.

Love Corn have kindly provided some post race goodies for you all to try and can be collected from the finish line alongside water, bananas and of course flapjacks! To check out more of their product, see their website HERE.

Macmillan

Make your miles count, and run for Team Macmillan. Click here to set up your JustGiving page and help us do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.

Results

Results will be available on www.runheaton.com after the race.

Pictures

We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race and they will be on Facebook after the race so be sure to check it out and see if you can spot yourself.

COVID-19 NHS APP

We recommend downloading the NHS COVID-19 App onto your phone if you haven’t already before the race. Find out more HERE.

Travel

Address: Heaton Park, Middleton Rd, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M25 2SW

For sat nav use for entrances and walking times at a steady pace of 3.1km per hour.

  • M25 2GT: St Margaret’s Road entrance (5 mins & 12 mins)
  • M25 2SW: Middleton Road entrance (10 mins)
  • M25 2SW: Smithy Lodge entrance (12 mins)
  • M25 0DL: Sheepfoot Lane entrance  (12 mins)
  • M25 1SS: Metrolink Entrance (14 Mins)
  • M25 1JH: Grand Lodge (20 mins)

There is plenty of pay & display parking a few minutes walk from the race start, you can see more details on parking HERE.

RunThrough Kit

Powered by RunThrough, RT Kit provides the level of quality and style in its running clothing that you’d expect from a brand that has become synonymous with running over the last decade.

If you have purchased an item of RT Kit with your race entry, please head to the RT Kit stall on the day of your race, with your email order confirmation and we will have your item ready for collection!

Social Media

For updates leading up to the race, please check out our on Twitter @runthroughuk use the hashtag #Runthroughuk in the build-up to the race.

If you want to talk all things running before and after the event join our RunThroughUKChat group on Facebook.

If you #RunThroughUK on Instagram with your race day collages, the best ones will feature on our page!

If you had any further questions please take a look at our COVID-19 specific FAQ’s page HERE or contact us by email at [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Run Heaton Team 🙂