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23 Feb
8:15pm, 23 Feb 2025
26,694 posts
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larkim
New course released.
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23 Feb
10:39pm, 23 Feb 2025
18,812 posts
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UltraDunc
Why can’t I read the road names? Do I need new reading glasses 🤔
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24 Feb
12:16am, 24 Feb 2025
4,443 posts
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Nelly
Interesting that, unlike previous years, this year’s route doesn’t pass into the “City Centre” at all (ie inside the Inner Ring Road).
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24 Feb
7:04am, 24 Feb 2025
26,695 posts
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larkim
Also Altrincham comes a fair whack earlier in the race, so that "hill" is at a more pleasant part of the route. I'm guessing the Oxford road finish was forced by them being kicked out of the city centre section.
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24 Feb
7:18am, 24 Feb 2025
235 posts
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SteveBelfast
Any idea how this will run, I had planned to push on after Altrincham, but now it's earlier.
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24 Feb
7:43am, 24 Feb 2025
18,508 posts
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jda
Altrincham used to be about halfway back in the day when I was a lad.....
.....but now it's anticlockwise! Oh dear I'm not sure my brain could cope with that.
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24 Feb
8:23am, 24 Feb 2025
26,696 posts
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larkim
Isn't it the same direction as it has been in the last few years? Route is slightly different as it doesn't go past the station any more, but it was anti-CW when I ran it in 2022 wasn't it?
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24 Feb
9:10am, 24 Feb 2025
4,444 posts
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Nelly
Larks, jda meant that "back in the day" the loop used to be clockwise and Altrincham was at halfway. That changed post-covid when the race became the Manchester Marathon, rather than Greater Manchester Marathon, with the introduction of the out and back into the city centre, and hence Altrincham was pushed later into the route (as Carrington/Urmston was dropped) and the direction was changed to clockwise.
So, yes this year's route is broadly similar to that of the last few years, although it looks like they've added a few more loops (e.g. 2-5miles) to make up the distance of removing the City Centre which may break up.
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24 Feb
9:41am, 24 Feb 2025
26,697 posts
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larkim
Aha, was confused as I know jda has run the "modern" route already a couple of times.
The new course has a nice loop back around the start which would be good for spectating; see them set off, see them again after 2-4 miles depending on where you go.
Looks like gradually drags uphill over the last few miles but that's still only climbing 25m or so over a 5-6 mile stretch so still very flat.
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24 Feb
9:43am, 24 Feb 2025
26,698 posts
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larkim
Putting miles 24-25 through Moss Side might encourage a bit of pace at a challenging part of the race  (Or is that unfair on Moss Side these days?)
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