This Sunday morning, thousands of runners - as well as thousands of spectators - will head to the streets of Manchester to take part in the Manchester Marathon.
Taking place on Sunday, April 16, The 2023 adidas Manchester Marathon is the second largest marathon in the UK by distance and one of the top five most popular routes in Europe. This year’s event is set to break records for numbers for attendance, with 28,000 people expected to take part.
Of those, there will be a Paralympic qualification attempt, live artwork being created in the event village and a world record attempt to create the longest crochet chain while running a marathon. A host of elite runners including Olympians and International athletes will also be vying for the podium spots including Olympian Robert Mullet and 2022 second-place finisher, Naomi Mitchell.
