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Manchester Evening News
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Kieran Isgin

Great Manchester Run 2021 wave start times for the race

The Great Manchester Run is set to return this weekend following a year off due to the pandemic.

Participants will be assigned a wave - indicating the time they will set off at.

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The classification for each wave has been designated for all the different types of people participating in the event.

From junior runners to elites, the designated wave you're in will start at different times throughout the day to keep everything running smoothly.

The different waves this year are the pink wave for health marathon runners, the elite wave (marked in blue) plus orange, white, and green for different 10k runners.

What time does each wave start?

Pink wave (half marathon)

Assembly: 8am

Start: 8.30am

Elite wheelchair

Start: 9am

Elite wave

Women start: 11.15am

Men start: 11.30am

Junior wave

Assembly: 9.05am

Start: 9.25am

Mini wave

Assembly: 10am

Start: 10.20am

Orange wave

Assembly: 11am

Start: 11.30am

White wave

Assembly: 11.30am

Start: 12am

Green wave

Assembly: 12pm

Start: 12.30pm

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