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Wilmslow Half Marathon
The Wilmslow Half Marathon is a course of 21.1 km with 51.8 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 37 m and its highest 76 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 21 March 2027, starting at 09:30.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:309:30 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Total climb
- 51.8 m170 ft
- Highest point 39 m128 ft above lowest
The course
Drag along the profileThe half marathon starts at about 76 m, falls to a low point of 37.2 m at 10.9 km and climbs back to 74 m at the finish, with 51.8 m of climbing in all.
StartFinish
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi
Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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- Down 39 m to the 11 km mark, then back upLow point 37.2 m at 10.9 km; 51.8 m of climbing in all.
- Country lanes closed to traffic, certified by AUKCMClosed country lanes; certified route; entry capped at 5,000.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientDown 39 m to the 11 km mark, then back upLow point 37.2 m at 10.9 km; 51.8 m of climbing in all.
The first 4 km stay level at 70 to 76 m, then the road drops steadily to its lowest point just past the halfway mark. From 12 km (44 m) it climbs again, reaching 63.6 m at 16 km and 73.6 m at 20 km.
Measured
Whole courseConditionsCountry lanes closed to traffic, certified by AUKCMClosed country lanes; certified route; entry capped at 5,000.
The start and the race HQ are at Wilmslow RUFC on Kings Road, and the finish area is on Mobberley Road. Water stations stand around the course and pacers run in both the 10K and the half marathon. Because of limits on parking and facilities at the rugby club, entries are capped at 5,000 runners.
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Race weekend
Sunday 21 March Race day
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09:309:30 AM
Half marathon start Wilmslow RUFC, Kings Road. The route is certified as accurate by AUKCM and runs on country lanes closed to traffic.
Times as published by the organiser, in Wilmslow time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Wilmslow, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Wilmslow stays within 39 m128 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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