BLACKBURN 10K IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARRATT HOMES – DECEMBER 2024
£5.00 – £120.00
Event Details:
Join us for the return of Blackburn 10k in support of Blackburn Rovers Community Trust returning on Sunday 8 December 2024!
This 10k race starts and finishes inside Ewood Park and runs around Blackburn town centre taking in all of the local landmarks.
Ewood Park is the home of Blackburn Rovers FC and the race will start and finish inside the ground in front of the RFS Riverside Stand. Your event village with music, food and entertainment will be located at the Blackburn End. The Blackburn End itself will be open for spectators so you can catch a glimpse of your friends and family as they finish their 10k race.
The course heads out onto the closed roads of Blackburn for a fast 10k route that takes in Blackburn town centre before making its way back on a looped route toward Ewood Park. This is a new and unique course for this brand new innovative event for Blackburn.
Your entry will include:
Chip timed results
Unique themed medal
Free official event photos
Post race goodies.
Add an event T-shirt for just £12!
Come and enjoy the day with us; we hope to see you there!
Start Times:
10k- 9:30am
Juniors- 11:15am
ONCE YOU ENTER YOU WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RACE PACK AND THE BIG DAY WILL BE SENT CLOSER TO THE EVENT – ENJOY!
From the North:
Leave the M6 at Junction 30 and join the M61, at the first exit join the M65 and head East to Blackburn.
Ewood Park is well signposted on the M65, leave at junction 4, join the A666 and head towards Blackburn.
Ewood Park is about a mile away on your right.
From the South:
Leave the M6 at Junction 29 and join the M65 and head East to Blackburn.
Ewood Park is well signposted on the M65, leave at junction 4, join the A666 and head towards Blackburn.
Ewood Park is about a mile away on your right.
From the West:
From the M6/M62 or M60, join the M61, leave the M61 for the M65 and head East to Blackburn.
Ewood Park is well signposted on the M65, leave at junction 4, join the A666 and head towards Blackburn.
Ewood Park is about a mile away on your right.
From the East:
Travelling from Yorkshire, either on the B6234, the A56 Haslingden by-pass or the Skipton Road, join the M65 and head West. Leave the M65 at junction 4 and head towards Blackburn on the A666, Ewood Park is about a mile from the motorway on the right hand side.
From the M62 leave at Junction 18 for the M66 Bury, travel to the end of the Motorway which becomes the A56, join the M65 at Junction 8 and head Westbound towards Blackburn. Leave the M65 at junction 4 and head towards Blackburn on the A666, Ewood Park is about a mile from the motorway on the right hand side.
Pick-up/Drop-off point:
Drop off is at the Darwen End.
Public Transport:
By Train:
Blackburn station is approximately a mile and a half from Ewood Park. Mill Hill station is approximately one mile away from the ground. There are direct trains from Manchester Victoria, Salford Crescent and Preston. See the National Rail website for train times.
By Bus:
The buses serving Ewood Park are: No. 1 (Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn) and No. 24 (Chorley - Blackburn)
The frequency of buses serving Ewood Park is every 10 minutes. For timetables see www.lancashirebus.co.uk
If people require any further information they should use the Traveline website or telephone number: www.traveline.org.uk 0871 200 22 33
We will have a secure area, this will be in the Jack Walker Stand where you can leave your baggage. We recommend you bring as little baggage as possible. Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to the baggage staff and they will help you find your baggage.
Toilets
There will be plenty of toilets available within the Blackburn End inside the Stand itself
Spectators
As this is a road closed race you will find it hard to get around the course but you will be able to watch the start and finish from the stands in the Blackburn End.
Results
Results will be available on www.blackburn10k.com after the race.
Pictures
We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race and they will be on Photos.runthrough.co.uk after the race so be sure to check it out and see if you can spot yourself.