*Results of all previous races at bottom
The Bowdon 5K was first held in 1999 and the race has proved capable of producing fast times with the course record standing at 14:32.
The race headquarters (including car parking, registration, and presentation) is The Stamford Arms Pub. To get there, exit the M56 at the junction signposted M6/Altrincham/Tatton Park/Dunham Massey. Follow the A56 towards Altrincham (NOT the A56 towards Lymm). After a mile or so, you come to a church just after a sharp bend. Turn right here (St Margarets Road). Follow this road to the T-junction and turn right. The race headquarters is the Stamford Arms (parking next door at the Bowdon Rooms) which is on your left after a couple of hundred metres. The race start is around the corner, details will be provided at registration.
The Bowdon 5K is the third of five races in the Grand Prix Series organised in conjunction with Spectrum Striders.
The course is mainly along quiet residential roads in the leafy suburbs of Bowdon. Fast and flat, the course does involve one short off road section although this is over fast running terrain and hasn’t seemed to hinder athlete’s times. The course is ideal for beginners who have never took part in a road race before – short and flat with no hills.
The race starts round the corner from the Stamford Arms where you begin a circuit of the Devisdale which you complete twice.
The course has been measured and certified as an accurate 5K distance by an official North of England AA course measurer
*Results of previous races:
BOWDON 5K 2010 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2009 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2008 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2007 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2006 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2005 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2004 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2003 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2002 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2001 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 2000 RESULTS HERE
BOWDON 5K 1999 RESULTS HERE