Running Challenge

Manchester

10K (6.21 miles)

2026 Details to follow

Please Note: Details of the 2026 event to follow in due course.
Please email us at fundraising@ocduk.org if you would like to go on the 2026 waiting list for this event.

Line up to take part in the biggest 10k event in Europe with the Great Manchester Run alongside 40,000 people taking part through the closed roads of Manchester, as Manchester celebrates 20 years of the Great Manchester Run.

The fast and flat course goes through the heart of Manchester and takes in some iconic sights from this great northern city, including Old Trafford football stadium, Salford Quays, The Lowry and the Imperial War Museum, and in true Mancunian style, it’s a party from start to finish, with a high-energy soundtrack, live music and entertainment zones at every turn.

Renowned for its buzzing atmosphere and party atmosphere the Great Manchester Run route is scattered with live bands and music zones, along with the amazing crowd support, this will be a day to remember.

Fundraising target of £175 and just £15 registration fee! *

* We want everybody that wants to participate in the Great Manchester 10K Run wearing their OCD-UK running top with pride. So if the registration fee would be a barrier for you to run for OCD-UK then please get in touch and we will do all we can to facilitate your participation.

Get a guaranteed charity place

Just £15 registration fee, with a LOW fundraising target of £175, but why not push on to raise £250 for OCD-UK!

2025 Places Allocated

Have your own ballot place?

Join Team OCD-UK, you can set your own target and we'll send you a fundraising pack.

What’s the difference between a charity place and an own place?

The Great Manchester Run Course
Route subject to change

#FantasticFundraisers

Some of our #FantasticFundraisers from a previous Great Manchester Run.

We hope you might be using the #TeamOCDUK hashtag for OCD-UK soon.

How OCD-UK Support You

We're going to do our very best to support you with advice and information in preparation for your big day, so you can simply focus on your training and fundraising.

Regardless if you're running for Team OCD-UK with one of our event places, or your own ballot place, we will support you equally, and we will send you...

Fundraising Materials
OCD-UK running vest or t-shirt
Sponsorship forms
Copy of OCD-UK Magazine

A little something post event (at Christmas)
Entered into a Christmas Hamper prize draw

Get a guaranteed charity place

Just £15 registration fee, with a LOW fundraising target of £175, but why not push on to raise £250 for OCD-UK!

2025 Places Allocated

Have your own ballot place?

Join Team OCD-UK, you can set your own target and we'll send you a fundraising pack.

What’s the difference between a charity place and an own place?

Charity place:
If you have not entered the ballot in the official event, or if you did enter and have been contacted to say you were unsuccessful in the ballot results, then this option it for you. OCD-UK has guaranteed charity places and therefore by clicking ‘Charity Place’ you will be offered a guaranteed place in the event. We ask for a registration fee to be paid and once we receive this we will send you a welcome pack which will include an OCD-UK fundraising T-shirt.

Own place:
If you have entered the ballot in the official event, via their own website, and they have contacted you to say you have a place in the event, then this option is for you. By clicking on ‘Own place’ you are choosing to fundraise for OCD-UK, and you will be taken through the steps to create your fundraising account. OCD-UK will take some details so we can send you a welcome pack in the post with an OCD-UK fundraising T-shirt. This option is free because you already have a place and we don't request any minimum fundraising amount.