← We Love OUR NHS City of Manchester 10K
I've entered this race for the last 3 years now - largely because the early bird entry fees are so cheap for a 10k with a medal and T-shirt!
The course itself isn't anything to write home about to be honest, as it's just going round some housing and industrial estates in East Manchester, but it's mostly flat. On a sunny day, however, it can get very hot as there's little-to-no shade on the route.
Athlete's village is always good, with freebies and games for the kids too.
After the main 10k, there's also a couple of Toddler Trot races (400m lap of the athletics track) with a medal - one for 0-4 year olds, and the other for 5-8 year olds.
T-shirt and medal are good, only gripe is that they don't vary much from year to year.
Overall it's a good event, and I'm sure I'll be back again next year!