Urbanathlon 2009, SportCity, East Manchester, 2nd August 2009

If you enjoy running, and are looking for something a little different, then the 2009 Urbanathlon in Manchester on 2nd August 2009, might be just what your are looking for.

The 2009 Urbanathalon will take place on Sunday, August 2nd 2009 at SportCity, East Manchester.

The Urbanathlon starts at Sportcity, East Manchester and finishes in Philips Park, a distance of around 5 km. It is a challenging 5km course that offers participants the opportunity to run, and climb over a number of exciting and challenging obstacles, in order to reach the finishing line.

There is a staggered starting time with the first groups setting off at 10.00am and further groups leaving the starting point every 20 minutes.

This is the second year of the Manchaster Urbanathlon and in the region of 700 runners participated in last yeards event.

The organisers describe the Manchester Urbanathlon as…………

“..a challenging but totally achievable foot race and urban assault course that brings excitement, adventure and physical fun to Manchester in 2009…”

It is also worth noting that there are no individual prizes for the 2009 event, although there are team prizes.

A YouTube video about Urbanathlon 2008 is well worth watching to get an idea of what to expect this year.

After the race is over there is the very popular annual ‘Party in the Park’ festival that is held in Phillips Park.

Visit the Urbanathlon website to find out more about the event, how to get involved and the Party in the Park afterwards.