Road Races |
Over the years, Southport Waterloo has hosted many popular road races under UKA Rules. These have included the Southport Half Marathon, the Southport Beach 10K, the Southport Town Centre 5K, the Good Friday 10K and subsequent 4 Mile races, the Autumn 10K and 5 mile races and the multi-terrain Waterloo 15K races. Sadly, these iconic races no longer feature in the raod race calendar. Currently, the club hosts a a series of Sandgrounder races, detailed below.
In addition, the club hosts a series of 1 Mile Races for schools. Read about this on our Schools page.
Sandgrounder Races |
These races take place in May and November in Victoria Park in Southport, home of the Southport Flower Show. There is a 3K, a 5K and a 10K race in and around the park providing safe, flat and fast courses with plenty for the spectotors to see.
This series of races has its own web site at runsouthport.co.uk
This year's races are on Bank Holiday Monday 26th May and Sunday 16th November.
| 5K course records are: |
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| Men |
Matthew Goddard (Southport Waterloo AC) |
18:18 |
May 2013 |
| Women |
Natalie Palin (Liverpool Running Club) |
19:39 |
May 2013 |
| 10K course records are: |
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| Men |
David Hamilton (Southport Waterloo AC) |
34:22 |
May 2013 |
| Women |
Amanda Crook (Southport Waterloo AC) |
34:25 |
May 2013 |
The start and finish are both inside the park which provides good vantage points for spectators,
family and friends who are able see the runners several times. The races
are open to runners of all abilities and computerised results are available
on the day. Since 2002, we have adopted the format of two races of 4 miles,
one for men and one for women, and a 3K fun run for the under 16s and the less serious competitors. This
has proved popular, with good numbers in each year.
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