The Sale Sizzlers

5k Evening races in June and July 2025


Starting and finishing at the Wythenshawe Park Track

 

THE SALE SIZZLER

Get these dates in your diary and don't let anything interefere with them - not even your summer holidays! We think there is also the potential for more quicker times this year as the council have improved surfaces on parts of the course.They're on Thursday/Friday evenings 7.30pm and this year's dates are....

Thursday JUNE 19th

Friday JULY 4th & Friday the 18th

Thursday JULY 31st

 

Entries open at Nifty Entries.

 

Entries (online only):

  • UK club affiliated individual race 5k: £12
  • Affiliated Series (all four races): £40
  • Unattached - individual:  5k: £14
  • Affiliated Series (all four races): £46

Prizes: 

  • 1st M&F £75
  • 2nd M&F £50
  • 3rd M&F £25
  • Team Prize M&F (£25)
  • Age categories - M&F £25

 

If you are able to help in any way please get in touch. We need course setting up people in the afternoon before the race, marshals, car park attendants and people to help with a water station etc. Thank you.

Parking is available 800m from the start/finish through another entrance on the same road. (what 3 words half.gates.unit) It'll be well sign-posted and the usual marshals will be there to guide you. Just factor in an extra 10 minutes to get to the race start/finish.

Please pass these Sizzler dates among your colleagues so everyone has the opportunity to PB this summer on this super fast course........ at a price you won't find anywhere else.

Best Regards

Sale Harriers Manchester

Race Director

Please do not attend if you are experiencing any symptoms associated with Covid 19. Wash your hands and sanitise whenever possible and maintain social distancing. Absolutely no spitting whilst on the course or within the race area.

Click here to view a map displaying the common start and finish with the directional indicators. Get your head down for that final 350m blitz....and a PB.

Prizes are excellent again this year

Keep an eye on the Sizzler Facebook page for news, information, post race photos, comments, feedback and your questions.

Shout the news from every social media rooftop and every sport/running website.....please!

SIZZLER COURSE RECORDS

MALE              Andrew Heyes (H’shire)           23rd fastest in UK in ‘21                14:09    (2021)

FEMALE         Jess Coulson (St’port AC)        1st fastest in UK in ‘14                15:43    (2014)

U20 MALE      Daniel Lawton (Trafford AC)  10th fastest U20 in UK in’15          15:11     (2015)

U20 FEMALE Jessica Coulson (St’port AC)   4th fastest U23 in UK in ‘11          16.22    (2011)

L35                   Jane Evans (Knowle & Dorr.)  4th fastest in UK in ‘15                16.51    (2015)

M40                  Andrew Davies (St’port AC)   =1st fastest in UK in ‘21                14.29    (2021)

L40                   Helen Clitheroe (Preston AC)  1st fastest in UK in ‘15                16.16   (2015)

M45                  Gaz Raven (Sale Harriers)       4th fastest in UK in ‘19                15.19   (2019)

L45                   Mandy Vernon (Trenthan)       2nd fastest in UK in ‘16                18.06    (2016)

M50                  Jon Cordingley (Bingley H.)     1st fastest in UK in ‘08                15.44   (2008)

L50                   Sue Becconsail (Bingley H)       3rd fastest in UK in ‘09               18.34   (2009)

M55                  Richard Johnson (Alty.AC)       5th fastest in UK in’21                 16.29    (2021)

L55                   Sue Becconsail (Bingley H)       2nd fastest in UK in’14              18:55    (2014)

M60                  Stephen Watmough                   1st fastest in UK in ‘22               16.50    (2022)

L60                   Ann-Marie Jones (Alty AC)     1st fastest in UK in ‘14                20:26    (2014)

M65                  Dave Gee (ManchesterAC)       5th fastest in UK in ’18               18:34   (2018)

L65                   Susan Burns (Clayton)             2thfastest in UK in ‘23                 21.03   (2023)

M70        Frank Reilly (Stockport)          1st fastest in UK in ‘16            19:43   (2016)  (Irish Record)

L70                   Brenda Chadderton (Marple) 9th fastest in UK in ’19                26.22   (2019)

M75                   Richard Bacon (Winston R)   4nd fastest in UK in ’17                22.58    (2017)

M75                 Brian Lucas (Northern Vets)       2nd fastest in UK in '24              22.48    (2024)

In 2007 Carol Wolstenholme (H’shire) 19.55 was the 2nd fastest L60 in the world