Manchester – Dragon’s Eye Run
Join us for Dragon’s Eye run, this is the first in the series of our chunky Dragon’s Eye medals!
This is one of our timed events where you choose – from 5km to 10k, half to marathon to ultra, you can complete as many, or as few, laps as you like of a 5.3km, 3.28 mile, out and back, course along Sale Water Park footpaths. We welcome all abilities of runners, walkers, joggers, hikers, Jeffers – complete one lap and you’re both a finisher and a winner in our eyes, or keep going and see how far you can get in the full 7 hour time limit and everyone gets the fabulous bespoke finishers’ medal.
We will have a rock up and run option, so you can start any time 8am onwards, there is no pressure to start at a particular time. If you have any further requests on the start times, please just email us in advance and we will do our best to accommodate everyone.
Not sure on the distance? Well, the beauty of this format is that you don’t even need to decide in advance – simply come and run a lap and see how you feel on the day and keep on going if it feels right.
Places will be strictly limited so don’t leave it too late to enter.
Chosen charity: Independent Cat Rescue Prestwich
We will be donating £1 for every participant to a selected charity. (For example, if we have 100 entries, we will donate £100).
Start : 8am (Registration from 7.30am, please don’t arrive before this time).
Public toilets available at Sale Water Park
Treetops cafe also has public toilets and you can purchase drinks/food from here 9am onwards.
Parking: Free public parking is available at Sale Water Park
Minimum distance is 3.28 miles or as far as you can go in 7 hours. Off road trail, the terrain is trail towpath in Sale Water Park and along the river. Light trail shoes or road shoes will be suitable for this path if it’s been dry. The overall course has no elevation gain / loss making this a flat and fast route.
