Great Bristol Run 2025: Everything you need to know about this year's event - Road closures, start times

When is the Great Bristol Run 2025?

The Great Bristol Run 2025 is due to take place across May 10 and 11.

Billed ‘Super Saturday’, the Junior & Mini Run will put a spotlight on younger runners on May 10.

The Minis (aged 3 to 8 year old) will enjoy a 1.5m dash, whilst Juniors (aged 8-15) will take on their own 2.5k challenge.

The event will be open from 8am.

The 10k, 10k VI Challenge, Half-marathon and Elite Wheelchair race will be taking place on May 11.

The event will run from 7am to 3.30pm.

What are the start times for Great Bristol Run 2025?

May 10

- 9am Junior Great Bristol Run Red Wave START (12 to 15 year olds)

- 9.02am Junior Great Bristol Run Blue Wave START (9 to 11 year olds)

- 9.45am Mascot Dash

- 10.10 Mini Great Bristol Run Purple Wave START

May 11

- 8.25am Wheelchair Start

- 8.26am VI Race Start

- 8.30am 10k fast-paced & Orange Wave start

- 8.46am 10k Green Wave start

- 9.02am Pink Wave Start

- 10am Half Marathon fast-paced & Orange Wave Start

- 10.20am Half Marathon Green Wave Start

- 10.40am Half Marathon Pink Wave Start

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Event Day tips

The Great Run Company shared the following tips:

- Make sure you’re comfortable. Ideally, run in your shoes for around a month before your Great Run challenge.

- Stay Warm. Bring old clothes to wear on the start line and throw them away when you start (these are donated to charity)

- Avoid chafing. Apply Vaseline to any areas prone to chafing, e.g. groin, upper thighs, under your arms, around your bra band and toes.

- Protect your skin. Use weather resistant sun cream.

- If the first few miles are crowded, don’t tire yourself out dodging in and out. Try to maintain a steady, even pace to help you enjoy the event.

- When you finish, collect your bag ASAP. Put on some warm, dry clothing and don’t get cold. Take a drink as soon as you can after crossing the finish line.

- Try to eat some starchy foods within two hours of finishing the event - your muscles can replace energy most efficiently during this post-run window.

- Make sure you’re fully hydrated with water or squash before consuming any alcohol.

- In the week leading up to the event, the colour of your urine is a useful indicator of your hydration. Pale straw-coloured water is ideal. During your run, drink when you need to. Don’t take big gulps if you’re not thirsty- you could put yourself in a condition called hyponatraemia where your body salts become diluted, possibly causing confusion and vomiting. Make sure you know where the drink stations are on route. Water will be available, but only drink if you need one.

Great Bristol Run 2025 Event & Charity Village

There will be an event village at Lloyds Amphitheatre open to everyone.

It will feature a range of activities and exhibitors for everyone to enjoy.

Family and friends will be able to wait for runners on Explore Lane as they cross the finish line and exit the finish system.

Great Bristol Run 2025 Après Run

There will be an Après Run Zone at Millennium Square.

A Heart Radio DJ truck will be providing club anthems.

There will also be partner activities and food and drink offerings on site.

Which roads will be closed during Great Bristol Run 2025?

Junior & Mini Race Route, May 10

The Junior & Mini Race will take place across the following roads:

- St George’s Road

- College Street

- Frog Lane

- Deanery Road

10k and Half-Marathon, May 11

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 4am to 5pm:

- Anchor Road

- Canon’s Road

- Canon’s Way

- College Square

- Deanery Road

- Explore Lane

- Harbourway

- Lime Kiln Road

- Lower College Street

- Partition Street

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 12.30pm:

- Christina Terrace

- Hotwell Road (westbound Anchor Road to Merchants Road)

- Humphry Davy Way

- Merchants Road (Rownhawn Mead to Humphry Davy Way

- Plimsoll Bridge/ Brunel Way

- Rownham Mead (Hotwell Road to Merchants Road)

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 2.14pm:

- A4 Portway (Hotwell Road to Sylvan Way)

- Bennett Way

- Bridge Valley Road

- Cabot Way

- Cumberland Basin Road

Hotwell Road (westbound Cumberland Basin Road to Portway)

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 2.45pm:

- Ashton Avenue

- Avon Crescent

- Brunel Lock Road

- Brunswick Place

- Commercial Road (access only)

- Cumberland Road (Brunel Lock Road to Commercial Road/Wapping Road - eastbound only)

- Cumberland Road (Gas Ferry Road to Avon Crescent - westbound only)

- McAdam Way

- Merchants Road (including Junction Lock Bridge)

- Smeaton Road

- St Augustine’s Parade

- Wapping Road

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 3.15pm:

- Phippen Street

- Prince Street Bridge

- Redcliff Hill

- Redcliff Street

- Redcliffe Bascule Bridge

- Redcliffe Way

- St Thomas Street

- St Thomas Street East

- The Grove

- Three Queens Lane

- Vitoria Street

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 3.30pm:

- Baldwin Street

- Bristol Bridge

- Broad Quay

- Broad Weir

- Castle Street

- Counterslip

- High Street

-Little King Street (Welsh Back to Queen Charlotte Street)

- Lower Castle Street

- Middle Avenue

- Newgate

- Passage Street

- Prince Street

- Queen Charlotte Street

- Queen Square (road and Square)

- Queen Street

- Thunderbolt Square

- Welsh Back

- Wine Street

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 4pm:

- Christmas Street

- College Green

- Colston Avenue

- Lewin’s Mead

- Marsh Street

- Park Street

- Quay Street (Colston Avenue to Christmas Street)

- Rupert Street (St Johns Bridge to Colston Avenue)

- St Augustine’s Parade

Great Bristol Run 2025 tickets

For entries to the Junior & Mini event visit: www.greatrun.org/events/junior-mini-great-bristol-run

More than 23,000 people are expected to take part in this year’s AJ Bell Great Bristol Run, which will be taking over the city’s streets on 10-11 May 2025, with both the half-marathon and 10k events now sold out.

For more details on remaining charity places for the half-marathon and 10k visit: www.greatrun.org/events/great-bristol-run/#charities

BBC Weather predicts sunny weather and a gentle breeze for May 10.

On May 11, it forecasts sunny intervals and a gentle breeze.

It also predicts highs of 21°C and lows of 7 °C for both days.