Rochdale Half Marathon, 10K and Fun Run

Date published: 08 October 2017

Runners set off from Rochdale Town Hall across traffic-free courses taking in town and countryside in the Rochdale half marathon, 10k and fun run on Sunday morning.

• Winner of the half marathon was Benjamin Coop of Bury Athletics Club in one hour 12 minutes 12 seconds.
• Winner of the ladies half marathon was Lisa Probert of Team Greaves in one hour 39 minutes 46 seconds.
• Winner of the 10k was Michael Mannings of Oldham and Royton Harriers in 33 minutes 54 seconds.
• Winner of the ladies 10k was Diane McEvey of Wilmslow Running Club in 37 minutes 32 seconds.
• Winner of the fun run was Ian Aitchison in six minutes 15 seconds.
• Winner of the ladies fun run was Rosangela Terim in six minutes 22 seconds.

10K winner Michael Mannings

Ladies 10k winner Diane McEvey

Fun run winner Ian Aitchison

Ladies fun run winner Rosangela Terim

Rochdale Online reporter Michelle Kight completed the 10k in a personal best time of one hour ten minutes and 52 seconds.

Rochdale Online reporter Michelle Kight running in the 10k

Leighanne Ball and Frances Fielding - Rochdale AFC

Full Results

Half Marathon

http://www.ukresults.net/2017/bmwhalf.html

10K

http://www.ukresults.net/2017/bmw10k.html

Fun Run

http://www.ukresults.net/2017/bmwfun.html

The half marathon started at the town hall along The Esplanade and along the edge of Broadfield Park, before heading through Deeplish to the Rochdale Canal at Oldham Road Basin.

The half marathon runners then headed past Kingsway Business Park and Smithy Bridge along the canal.

Close to the Waterside Restaurant the runners left the tow path and headed up Hollingworth Road towards Hollingworth Lake, making a clockwise loop of the lake, before returning down Hollingworth Road and back on to the canal.

The runners then retraced their outward route from the Town Hall until they reached Broadfield Park, to go through the park before rejoining The Esplanade for the final sprint to the finish line.

The 10K runners followed the same route as the half marathon on to the canal, but left the canal at the swing bridge at Kingsway Business Park, making a loop of cycle ways, before returning to the canal and the same finishing route as the half marathon.

The fun runners also set out from Rochdale Town Hall and having tackled a challenging climb up past the John Bright statue they entered the award winning historic grounds of Braodfield Park. Once having reached the bandstand in the park, the fun runners could relax a little as the rest of th route was all downhill to The Esplanade for the return to the finish line at the Town Hall.

Rochdale Half Marathon

Rochdale 10K

Rochdale Fun Run 2017
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