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Burnage parkrun

United Kingdom England

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.

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Meeting point: 53.40715, -2.20919. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 53.40715, -2.20919.

The course

Course description

The course consists of a short out and back along the river Mersey then two anti clockwise large loops before coming into the finish near the start line. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac, gravel and hard paths. In wet weather the paths can have mud and standing water. There are some steps on the course which you go up twice.

Parts of the course may make it harder for people with buggies & pushchairs - please contact the team in advance for further information. The course is not suitable for double buggies.

On the course

The course is 5k long. It's run in Varley Park, Stockport and is run on a combination of grass and good quality paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.

Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.

Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.

Facilities

We meet at Burnage Rugby Club which has toilet facilities for parkrunners to use. They also serve refreshments and breakfast sandwiches. Free car parking is available at the Rugby Club.

More details

Public transport

We're 15 minutes walk from East Didsbury train station, 10 minutes walk from East Didsbury tram stop and 5 minutes walk from the local bus stop. Alight the bus at the Griffin Pub bus stop on the 23, 24A, 42, 42A, 84, 179 or 370 buses.

On foot

You'll find us just off Pennine Trail adjacent to Parrs Wood High School or through the industrial estate off Didsbury Road and Station Road.

By road

Take the junction 4 exit from the M60 on to Kingsway, then Didsbury Road to Stockport, follow the Burnage RFC sign posts right at the lights after the Griffin pub into Station Road, follow the sign posts into Battersea Road and continue until you get to the end which is the entrance to Burnage RFC.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at the Burnage RFC clubhouse. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Burnage RFC clubhouse - please come and join us.

Course safety

Burnage parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

  • Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
  • Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
  • Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
  • We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
  • Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
  • Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
  • Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
  • If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
  • If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
  • Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
  • You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Burnage parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email burnage@parkrun.com to help.

Safeguarding

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.

Event stats

654
Events
16,721
Finishers
91,362
Finishes
1,457
Volunteers
12,331
Personal bests
889
Groups
00:28:47
Average finish time

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