At least 20 years old + at the time of the race.

In good health.

Must have run at least a marathon distance race prior to the event. This must be an actual organised event with an official result provided. Training runs etc do not qualify.

This can be for an event not yet taken place but that will be successfully completed prior to M2L start.

Start Venue

**NEW START LOCATION FOR THE 2025 RACE!**

The 2025 Manchester to Liverpool Ultra now starts at the Imperial War Musuem (IWM) North, Trafford Wharf Rd, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 1TZ

Event Schedule

Thursday 2nd April 2026

5.30pm – 9.00pm – Race Registration: Bib Number Collection Only

Good Friday 3rd April 2026

4:15am – 5:30am – Race Registration – Bib Number Collection & GB Race Tracker Collection, dropbag drop-off

6.00am Race Start – Mass Start

Finish Venue

Railway Club, North End Sports and Social Club, Melling Road, Liverpool, L9 0LQ.

Each checkpoint will provide refreshments including cola, tailwind, water and juice as well as a variety of sandwiches, salted potatoes, fruit, snacks, crisps and biscuits.

We’ll also have a Medic, First Responder or a 1st aider available.

Cut-Off times per Checkpoint – These conditions include the length of time taken to complete sections of the course and they are implemented by the Event Organisers, GB Ultras, to ensure safe and proper running of the event. Checkpoint cut-off times will be strictly enforced.

CHECKPOINT 1 – 6 Miles.
Checkpoint Chorlton Water Park, Maitland Avenue, M21 7WH. 
Cut Off 07:40 Good Friday 

There is a 14 hour cut off time for the event.

Please note that dogs are not permitted on the field at the finish venue as this is a football pitch.

NO SUPPORT CREW ACCESS
Due to parking limitations, Support Crews are NOT permitted as stated above at Checkpoint 2. This location is strictly event team only.

Please ensure your support crews are made aware of this restriction to avoid your disqualification from the event.

GB Ultras Merchandise

We’ll have a range of our GB Ultras branded merchandise available at both race registration and at the finish.

• Drybags
• Enamel cups
• Hoodies
• Running vests
• Soft cups
• Technical t-shirts
• Visors

Optional Finisher T-shirt 

If you’ve pre-ordered your optional finisher t-shirt, you’ll be able to collect this during race registration on either day, or after you finish the race.  To make sure yours is waiting for you to collect, you can order it here if didn’t order one when you entered the race.

Availability is limited and finisher t-shirts won’t be available on the day to purchase!

• Mandatory kit MUST be carried during the race.

Failure to carry mandatory kit will result in a participant being disqualified.

Random kit checks at race registration, during the race and at the finish line will take place.

Mandatory Kit

• Waterproof coat with sealed seams, i.e. Goretex – Min 10,000mm
• Long Sleeved Base layer (separate from start kit in a dry bag in case of emergency)
• Water bottle or bladder -min 1 litre capacity
• Fully charged mobile phone (with Race HQ numbers) in waterproof covering/bag
• Foil blanket
• Headtorch (Minimum 75 Lumens)
• Secondary Headtorch (not mobile phone)
• Whistle
• GPS Tracker (property of GB Race Tracker, returned after the race)
  
  

Recommended Kit

• Emergency Rations
• Electrolytes – S-Caps
• Hat and Gloves
• Waterproof trousers
• Sun Protection
• First Aid Kit

Please watch the Mandatory Kit video above

Please be aware GB Ultras Races Cupless! You can buy a GB Ultras reusable cup CLICK HERE to visit the shop.

An optional Dropbag can be handed to GB Ultras staff at Race Registration prior to the event (on race morning) once you have collected your bib number and Race Tracker.

Any Dropbag should be clearly labelled with the participant’s Race number at Registration.  Labels are provided during Race Registration on race morning.

Dropbags should be of a small/medium backpack/drybag type similar in size to a cabin case, approx. capacity 37 litres (dimensions 55cm x 39cm x 20cm) and must be no more than 50 litre capacity.  Large bags and suitcases will be refused to be transported.

Dropbags will be transported to the finish venue in Liverpool to meet runners there. 

It is the responsibility of the runner to pick up any dropbags.  In the event that a participant withdraws from the race, they must collect their dropbag from the finish venue – these will not be transported to locations along the race route. Dropbags not collected from the finish line will be disposed of.

Optional pre-race coach transport is available at 4:15am on race morning to take runners to Manchester for the start of the event.  Please ensure you arrive on time as the coach will not wait. The pick up location is close to the Finish Venue and full details of your pick-up point will be provided in your final race instructions.

Pre-race coach transport must be booked ahead of the race and is subject to availability.  No places on the coach will be available to purchase on the day.

No Pacers or Support Runners are permitted.  Participants found to be running with another person who is not entered in the race will be disqualified.

The start location also enables you to take advantage of the 24 hour parking at Quayside MediaCity (formerly the Lowry Outlet Mall) which also has a range of restaurants to enjoy.  Address for one of the car parks is: The Garage, Blue, Salford M50 2TG.

If you’re staying overnight ahead of the race, in addition to the hotels near to the original start line, there are also additional accommodation options within the vicinity from Premier Inn and Holiday Inn.

There is sufficient parking for participants at the Finish Venue. 

We would strongly advise participants to make arrangements prior to the event, including checking train times if applicable.

The results for the event will be available real-time during the event via the link just above the route map section of this page. 

As each runner crosses the finish line, their race chip records their individual finishing position and finishing time.

Your position and time shown in the results link is your official result. Please note that the tracking system is different to the timing system and has no bearing on your chip time or result.

We’ll be posting the links to the official media team photographs here after the race has finished.  Please keep checking back to find yours.

Processing and editing the photographs does take some time so please allow 48-72 after conclusion of the race for the links to be added.

We’ll also be adding photographs taken by the event team on our Ultra Scotland Facebook page and in the GB Ultras Community Facebook Group as well!

2025 Event Photographs

Andrew Paylor Photography: Processing

Dan Bentley Photography. Finish Line Headshots. Finished portraits expected by Friday 25th April.

David Murch @ Mick Hall Photos: Processing

GB Ultras Event Team: Processing

Neil Shearer Photography: Processing

Ridgeline Media: Processing

Tosh Simpkin Photography: Processing

Ultra-Marathon Admission Waiver

Each ultra runner agrees and understands the full nature of an Ultra-Marathon. That an Ultra-Marathon involves running throughout the day and well into the night at times with limited rest over challenging terrain with inherent risks of changing weather conditions. Each ultra runner understands that it is their responsibility to adequately train for the event, and monitor their own health throughout and are ultimately responsible for their own safety. Criteria ensures that a runners safety depends on their own skills and abilities and these have been gained from other events placing them in good stead to take on the mental and physical challenges of Manchester to Liverpool Ultra.

Each ultra runner understands these are there responsibilities not those of GB Ultras.

Please read these terms and conditions carefully and make sure that you understand them, before placing an entry on our site. By submitting your entry form, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (“the Terms”), and by submitting, you declare that you hereby, for yourself, your heirs and executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, declare that:-

1. I hereby agree to comply with the Conditions of Entry and all event rules and regulations as set down by GB Ultras Ltd (“the Event Organisers”) a company registered in England and Wales under company number 09397186. These conditions include the length of time taken to complete sections of the course which may be implemented by the Event Organisers, at their discretion, to ensure safe and proper running of the event.
2. I agree that the decision of the Race Referee will be final in all circumstances and no discussion will be entered into.
3. I agree to conduct myself in a sporting, professional and cautious manner during my participation in the event and understand that I may be disqualified if I do not do so.
4. I understand participation in this Event is physically strenuous and demanding and am fully aware of the nature of the event and all associated medical and physical risks involved. I further certify that I am physically capable of competing in this Event and I will only compete if I am fit enough to do so.
5. I will be immediately disqualified from the Event if I am found to have intentionally shortened the route to the race, and found to be deliberately littering the course.
6. If I have any medical condition(s), including allergies, which the Event Organisers or Event medical advisors might need to be aware of, I have provided details of this on my entry form, and will also provide written details of this on the rear of my pin-on numbers prior to my participation in the Event. I agree to display my number at all times during the Event.
7. I acknowledge that my pin-on number is personal to me and it is non-transferable under any circumstances.
8. I understand and agree that I participate in this Event entirely at my own risk, that I must rely on my own ability in dealing with all hazards, and that I must conduct myself in a manner that is safe for myself and all others throughout the duration of this Event.
9. I agree to retire immediately from the event if ordered to do so by the Event Organisers, any government official or member of the emergency services.
10. I accept full liability for any medical expenses incurred as a result of training for and/or participating in the Event
11. I accept that the Event Organisers, sponsors, race officials, medical advisers and any person involved in the organisation of this Event are not liable for any injury or illness or resultant death that I may suffer as a result of my participation in the Event, whether prior to, during or subsequent to the Event. I enter the race entirely at my own risk. I renounce any rights and claims for damages that I may have against the Event Organisers, sponsors, race officials, medical advisers and any person involved in the organisation of this Event together with their officers, directors, shareholders, successors and assigns, (collectively, “Releasees”) and release them from all liability to the Participant and his/her personal representatives, assigns, heirs, executors, and successors for loss(es), damage(s) and claims therefor on account of injury to Participant or his/her property or the resultant death of Participant, whether caused by the active or passive negligence of the Releasees or otherwise, in connection with Participants involvement in the Event (“Losses”), and further covenants not to sue any of the aforementioned parties for such Losses.
12. Whilst the Event Organisers take every care with the staging of the Event, I accept that I must make all reasonable precautions for the safeguarding of my person and of my property during my participation in this Event. I further acknowledge that personal accident and personal items insurance is my responsibility.
13. I understand that at registration, I must produce photographic identification.
14. I am aware that when running, the function of the marshals is only to indicate direction and that I must decide if the movement is safe.
15. I accept that, in relation to my participation in this Event, I am required to obey instructions from marshals and relevant signage before, during and after the Event.
16. The Event Organisers introduce cut off times for completion of sections of the course as they see fit. These will be made clear prior to the race. Competitors may be instructed to withdraw from the Event in accordance with the imposed cut off times.
17. I accept that the Event Organisers reserve the right to amend the event format or cancel the Event due to health and safety reasons, including storm, rain, inclement weather, winds or any other act of god conditions. I accept that my Entry fee shall be non-refundable in this circumstance as costs have already been incurred.
18. I accept that the Event Organisers will do their utmost to provide me with a finish time following my completion of the Event, however they will not be held responsible for any computer result anomalies.
19. I will be 20 years old or over on the day of the Event (Rule T3 (141) S5 UKA Trail Running).
20. I have read, understood and accept the GB Ultras Ltd Withdrawal Policy.
21. I understand that confirmed entry to this event is dependent on a fully and accurately completed online Entry Form; and receipt of payment to cover my Entry fee at least 10 working days (2 weeks) in advance of the event. If either of these conditions is not fulfilled then my entry will not be valid nor accepted, and I will not be eligible to take part in the Event.
22. Through my completion and submission of the online Entry Form, I am committing to paying for my Event entry via the means as instructed on the GB Ultras Ltd website.
23. I irrevocably consent to my appearance in any media format, in relation to the publicity of this Event, and in future publicity and advertising of GB Ultras Ltd; provided that such use does not imply my direct endorsement of any official sponsor or suppliers of the Event.
24. All decisions and rulings by the Event Organisers, its employees and its agents are considered final.
25. The Event Organisers reserve the right to vary these conditions by giving notice to in writing in any official event material or correspondence prior to the Event.
26. A person who is not party to these Terms shall not have any rights under or in connection with them under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
27. We will not be liable or responsible for any failure to perform, or delay in performance of, any of our obligations under the Terms that is caused by events outside our reasonable control (Force Majeure Event).
A Force Majeure Event includes any act, event, non-happening, omission or accident beyond our reasonable control and includes in particular (without limitation) the following: strikes, lock-outs or other industrial action; civil commotion, riot, invasion, terrorist attack or threat of terrorist attack, war (whether declared or not) or threat or preparation for war; fire, explosion, storm, flood, earthquake, subsidence, epidemic or other natural disaster; impossibility of the use of railways, shipping, aircraft, motor transport or other means of public or private transport; impossibility of the use of public or private telecommunications networks; the acts, decrees, legislation, regulations or restrictions of any government; and pandemic or epidemic.
28. I have read, understood and accept the GB Ultras Ltd Withdrawal Policy. You agree that we may publish your Personal Information as part of the results of the Event and may pass such information to the governing body or any affiliated organisation for the purpose of insurance, licences or for publishing results either for the event alone or combined with or compared to other events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club affiliation, race times, occupation and age category. Your details may also be passed onto 3rd parties via Live tracking so that your family and friends and the general public can follow every entrants position during the Race.
29. Should a GPS Tracker be damaged, lost or stolen then the entrant agrees to cover the cost of the tracker which is £150 + VAT per GPS tracker.
30. Upon withdrawal or completion of the Race, the runner agrees to return the GPS tracker to the Race Organiser. If a GPS tracker is not returned to a dedicated Race Marshal at Race HQ then the runner will be charged £150 + VAT.

31.  I have read, understood and accept the GB Ultras Ltd Withdrawal Policy.

32.  I agree to abide by the UKA and English Athletics Code of Conduct.

Although largely a trail event, due to the nature of the event, there are inevitably some road crossings where it will be necessary to slow and possibly stop. No roads are closed en route. Particular attention should be given at these points.

As always, if you see a runner experiencing difficulties please inform Checkpoint Marshals. Each runner should have the Race Organiser’s mobile number saved in their contacts for the duration of the event. Our team will always endeavour to reach any participant in difficulty but due to inaccessibility of the Trail this can take time. 

The trail runs close by to Water Courses like the Bridgewater Canal and St Helens Canal – care should be taken at these areas, particularly given the time of the year of the event.

Conditions might well be muddy and icy, be careful and mindful, of uneven and slippery terrain, falling branches, some overgrowth, stiles to negotiate and close to the stiles, barbed wire.  Watch your footing.  Also be mindful and respectful of other users of the trail, giving priority to others.

**DUE TO LIMITED PARKING AT CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS AND THE FINISH VENUE, A SINGLE VEHICLE PER RUNNER IS PERMITTED. SUPPORT TEAMS MUST NOT ARRIVE AT CHECKPOINTS ANY EARLIER THAN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EXPECTED TIME OF THEIR RUNNER**

Please note Support Crew restrictions at:

Checkpoint 2

At other checkpoint locations, no more than two Support Crew members supporting an individual runner are permitted at a checkpoint at any one time.  These must not impede the Event team nor other runners.  

Support crews must not take the food nor drink from the checkpoint except for their runner unless given permission to do so.

Support Crews must respect instructions given by Event Staff.  Failure to do so will result in the Support crew being asked to leave the checkpoint and possible time implications or disqualification of the runner.

No dogs are permitted at checkpoints.

Please note additional ‘Support Crew Access Points’ to help crews support runners during the event.

12.5 Miles – Banky Lane, M33 5SL. Runners approach Carrington Spur traffic lights.

15 Miles – Hanover Road, Altrincham, WA14 5RZ. Runners head down Diaryhouse Lane.  Supporting runners here avoids parking issues at Checkpoint 2.

19 Miles – Parking beside Co-op Food, Heatley Mere, Lymm, WA13 9UP.

25 Miles – Parking at Morrisons, Greenalls Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6RN. Runners cross Wilderspool Causeway beside the Manchester Ship Canal.

29 Miles – Ferry Tavern, Station Road, Warrington, WA5 2UJ.

35 Miles – Pickering Pasture, Mersey View Road, Widnes, WA8 8LP.

37 Miles – Hale Village shops, Ivy Farm Court, Hale, L24 4AG.

40.5 Miles. Halewood Doorstep Green, Parking at Blackburne Drive, off Higher Road, L25 0QH. Runners pass through the Green, along Blackburne Road and cross Higher Road.

44 Miles – Parking close to Thomas Lane L14 5NU which gives access to the Trans Pennine Trail close to Checkpoint 6

Support Crews risk disqualification of their runner if they are present at any of the above locations where we have stated No Support Crews Permitted. Further details are contained in the specific section for Support Crews which will be sent out in your race instructions.

Prior to the race