Robert McHarry Memorial Birchwood Park 5k

Robert McHarry Memorial Birchwood Park 5k
29th May 2025 race starts @ 7:30pm

Run under UKA rules

 

Race 2 of a 4 race series.

Enter individually or enter the series at a discounted rate.

The races are:

Race 1 - May 22nd - Dunham Massey 5k               
Race 2 - May 29th - Robert Mcharry Memorial Birchwood Park 5k
Race 3 - June 5th - Dave Telford Memorial Dunham Massey 5k                         
Race 4 - June 12th - Birchwood Brook 5k 

 

 

The 5k race is run under UK Athletics Rules, UKA Race Licence (Applied for).  The minimum age for runners is 12 years old on race day.

Race HQ will be at the Birchwood Community High School. 

We are unable to offer facilities to store bags or valuables.

Car parking
Please do not park in the following:

• Near the race start on Birchwood Boulevard.
• In the High School car park or the library car park.
• On any local roads or pavements.  The road going past the School is a bus route and must be kept clear. 

Parking will be at the Birchwood Shopping Centre car park 1 (adjacent to The Peacock pub) and car park 2 (adjacent to ALDI supermarket & McDonalds).

Please park only in marked spaces in either of these car parks.

Please help secure the future of this race by parking responsibly. 

Race Route
The start & finish are about 1000m from Race HQ, Birchwood Community High school.  To get to the start walk over towards the ASDA petrol station, then walk to the roundabout, then go over the footbridge.  When you come down the ramp go through the underpass (so under the road) which is now in front of you and takes you to the race start and finish on Warrington Road.
 
The race is a “lollypop course” so keep right on the footpaths as you run out and back. The finish is about 50 m from the start.  The What3Words for the start and finish is  webcams.latest.slimming.

Refund policy
Entry fees are not refundable in the unlikely event of cancellation in exceptional circumstances (e.g. weather).

If you have entered the race and are unable to run for whatever reason, like most races we are unable to offer refunds.  Also, we are not able to defer your race entry to the following year.

However we do allow you to transfer your race entry to another runner (by contacting the organiser not BookitZone)

Transfer Of Race Entries

We will accept changes on the day at Race HQ.  If you want to do this, please arrive early!

We will not charge a transfer fee to do this unless we incur a cost. We want to see the right names against the runners in the results.

Results
Race results are usually available to view at Race HQ after the prize presentation.

Prizes
We offer prizes to the first three finishers as well as to veteran categories and the men's and women's teams. Veteran categories will only be awarded if there 2 entrants per category and categories are set on the date of race 1 in the series.  Under normal circumstances, we aim to have the prize presentation after the race, so long as there are no major problems in producing the race results.

Race information
Online entries should COLLECT THEIR NUMBER ON THE DAY,  unless you have a 4-race series entry.which you keep for all the races.

If you need any information about the race that you cannot find online, please send us an e-mail with details of your query.

Event Organiser

Name: Julian Spencer

Link to events website: http://www.spectrumstriders.org.uk/our-races/birchwood-brook-5k/race-route