Thousands take part in Rochdale half marathon, 10K and fun run

Date published: 07 October 2018

The Rochdale half marathon, 10K and the one-mile fun run took place for the fourth year on Sunday.

On a clear autumnal day, the races helped raise thousands for local and national charities.

All races started at the Town Hall, along The Esplanade.

The half marathon then went up Manchester Road, through Deeplish to the Rochdale Canal at Oldham Road Basin and Smithy Bridge along the canal, then up Hollingworth Road towards Hollingworth Lake, making a clockwise loop of the lake, returning down Hollingworth Road and back on to the canal retracing its outward route until it reached Broadfield Park, where runners went through the park before re-joining The Esplanade for the final sprint to the finish line.​​​

The 10K route 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 the cycleways, before returning to the canal and the same finishing route as the half marathon.

The fun run one-mile route,​​ went into Broadfield Park, to the bandstand then downhill to The Esplanade for the return to the finish line at the Town Hall.

 

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Rochdale Half Marathon 2018

 

Rochdale 10K 2018

 

Rochdale fun run 2018

 

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Winners of the Williams BMW Rochdale Half Marathon:

• 1st man: 446 Ben Coop, Bury Athletic Club - 1:13:25
• 1st lady: 449 Carly Needham, Rochdale Harriers & Athletic Club - 1:21:25
• 2nd man: 400 Rob James, Royton Road Runners - 1:13:57
• 2nd lady: 392 Sarah Thomas - 1:28:27
• 3rd man: 245 Jarrod Gritt, Royton Road Runners
• 3rd lady:  394 April Caufield, Halifax Harriers - 1:29:51

Winners of the Willams BMW Rochdale 10k

• 1st man:  1020 Thomas Griffiths, St Helens Sutton - 31:38
• 1st lady: 812 Kirsty Sharp, Glossopdale Harriers - 39:08
• 2nd man: 1124 David Proctor, Rochdale Harriers & Athletic Club - 32:54
• 2nd lady: 885 Jenny Pilling, Rochdale Harriers - 43:45
• 3rd man: 792 Matthew Craig, Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield - 3:47
• 3rd lady: 895, Libby Brewin - 44:11

Winners of the Williams BMW Rochdale Fun Run

• 1st 1300 Louis Wakefield, U15 - 05:45
• 2nd 1344 Ian Aitchison, V60 - 06:34
• 3rd 1265 Lauren Bartholomew, U15 - 07:10

​Full race results: https://my6.raceresult.com/109298/results?lang=en#0_3EF1B7