ARCHIVED RACE: RunLiverpool Marathon 9th October 2011

Race Info & Description

Race Information:

  • Event Name: RunLiverpool Marathon
  • Distance (Miles): 26.2
  • Date: 09 October 2011
  • Start Time: 09.30am
  • Venue: Birkenhead Park
  • Organised By: Alan Rothwell
  • Race Website: Click Here.

Race Facilities

  • Has Toilets? Yes
  • Has Changing Facilities? Yes
  • Has Water Stations? Yes
  • Has Prizes / Awards? Yes

Race Description

The Liverpool Marathon is a race that is to be held in Liverpool, England and its neighbouring borough Wirral. It is seen as the successor to the Mersey Marathon which last took place in 1992.

The inaugural event in 2011 is expected to involved 12,000 participants.

The course begins on the Western side of the River Mersey in the Joseph Paxton-designed Birkenhead Park, the course heads north to New Brighton, a former seaside resort before returning to Birkenhead and heading through Queensway Tunnel linking Birkenhead to Liverpool.

On the Liverpool side of the river, the tunnel exit bypasses the city centre and runs alongside the Liver Building, Cunard Building, Liverpool One shopping centre, Albert Dock, Kings Dock Arena before passing the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. The course runs through Princes Park and Sefton Park and before returning to the finish line at the Pier Head in front of the Port of Liverpool Building.

For further information or to enter visit –
http://www.runliverpool.org.uk/

email-
info@runliverpool.org.uk

or call-
0151 236 8432

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