Purplewave 10k – Celebrating 10 years

We will be hosting a meet point at the Sugden Sports Centre from 10:00 – 11:45 and taking our mass entry over collectively. The meet point will include:

• Music
• Physio massage
• Badminton
• Table Tennis
• Face paint
• Bag drop

Most people will meet us here, however you are able to come and meet us at the holding pen at 12:15 (see location here).

Please note:

• You must have redeemed your token before you can collect your T-shirt.
• If you are unable to collect this yourself, you can send a friend or colleague to collect it on your behalf. 
• We have a large number of t-shirts avialable across a wide range of sizes, and we will do our best to acommodate everyone’s needs. Due to the high number of runners taking part, collecting your t-shirt early is the best way to guarantee your preferred size.
• We encourage runners from previous years to reuse their t-shirts if possible to support our commitment to sustainability. 

Unfortunately we are not able to refund any tickets for those who are no longer able to take part in the event. 

If for any reason you are no longer able to take part in the race and want to pass you ticket on for someone else please add you details to this form. Once we have sold all the tickets we have available, if we have any further requests for tickets we will direct them to contact you on the email address provided. 

Please note :

• That by adding your details to the form you agree to UoM Sport sharing your details with UoM members who are looking for Purplewave tickets. 
• That only tickets which have NOT been redeemed can be transferred

If you already have a friend who you want to transfer your ticket to please complete this form, and UoM Sport will carry out the necessary changes. Please tell the new participant to look out for an email from Hello@letsdothis – in order to redeem their token and be fully entered into the event. 

If you or anyone you know has purchased a full price ticket from Great Run you can still run with the Purplewave. 

Although the deadline has passed for us to transfer you into the wave officially there are options

1. If you have received your race pack and have been allocated into the GREEN  or ORANGE waves we have been told by Great Run you will be able to join the Purplewave on the day of the event. Please check out all the details on this page about where and when we are meeting and out start time. 
2. If you have received your race pack and have been allocated into the PINK wave then you will need to attend one of the Great Run information points on the weekend of the event and ask to move into the Purplewave. 

Great Run Information points: 

Saturday: Great Northern Square 

Time; 10:00am – 4pm  

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Sunday: Outside the Library on St Peter’s Square

Time Open from 07:00am   (We encourage runners to come on the Saturday if they can, as we do expect to be busy on the Sunday)    

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You should have received an email from Great Run via Let’s Do This (hello@letsdothis.com). The email will be titled “Claim your spot in AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 2026”. Please check all your inboxes, including spam and junk folders.

Once received, you must complete the form to fully register for your place. Once this is complete, you will receive your race number from Great Run by post to your address. Please note that this may take some time, so we ask for your patience during the process. Once you have completed this process, numbers cannot be transferred.

If you wish to change/correct your name, please message support@greatrun.org after you have completed the registration.