TOUR OF MERSEYSIDE  / CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2025.

 

The Tour Of Merseyside will be hosting a new category for 2025 which is open to all running club members. Clubs must have UKA affiliation to be eligible and members who enter the 2025 Tour event will be automatically enrolled. There will be a single category with teams comprising both male and female. All male or all female teams will not be eligible. Minimum number of team members will be six with no maximum number. Teams of less than six will not be eligible. The winning time will be the mean average of team members times based on CHIP TIMES. The race times for anyone not completing all six races at the prescribed times and venues will be deleted.

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​As of Friday 26th July '24, the club count is as follows - BP:RC x 5, Dockside Runners x 2, Dragons RC x 1, EPOTS x 1, Hoylake RC x 9, Kirby Milers x 2, Knowsley Harriers x 1, Lakeside Runners x 2, Les Croupiers x 1, Lonely Goat Runners x 1, Liverpool RC x 6, Marsh Lane Harriers x 14, Penny Lane Srtiders x 2, Pensby RC x 2, Rimrose Valley RC x 1, Skem. Boundary Harriers x 1, St. Helens Striders x 1, Sutton Striders x 1, UTS x 3, Widnes RC x 4.

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​EVENT:

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The Tour of Merseyside is an amazing week of running which takes in six different venues across Merseyside and covers fifty two miles over seven days. Each race is different in distance, location and terrain. It's challenging but very rewarding at the same time.

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The original Tour concept was created by Dr. Ron Hill in the early 80's as a DOUBLE MARATHON challenge as everyone had caught marathon fever back in 1981 with the launch of the London Marathon. The Tour was a different kind of challenge and as far removed from the mass participation offered by London and many other marathons at the time.

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The 2025 Tour of Merseyside will again be limited to 500 runners as the small size of the event is a key ingredient of it's success. When it started back in 2013 there were just 78 participants who dared to take on the Tour and it was an immediate success with year on year growth up the current limit of 500.

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The Tour offers more than just a series of races and over the last nine years many runners have become good friends after meeting on the Tour start line for the first time.

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It really is a special event because of the friendship it offers and the support that it delivers as the week goes by.

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Once you have taken part in the Tour of Merseyside it will remain a treasured running memory for many, many years.

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The Tour structure is as follows -

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Race 1. Half Marathon 13.1 miles. Sunday 29th June, Start Time 10.00am. Rimrose Valley Country Park, Bootle, L22 3YX.

 

The Tour kicks off this year with a half marathon at Rimrose Valley Country Park in Bootle which is the home of Marsh Lane Harriers and Rimrose Runners. The course will comprise three laps around the full park which takes a mile or so along the Leeds to Liverpool canal and will start and finish on the athletics track which is at the end of Gwenwyllin Road.  The terrain is predominantly flat so a fast start is there if you want it.

 

Race 2. Thurstaston Multi terrain 5.9 miles. As the title suggests a tough off road event with beach, hills and trail.

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Race 3. The Ralla 10 miler. Flat and fast along the old railway line pushing you to half way.

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Race 4. The River Mersey 5 miler. The shortest distance but the biggest challenge... in fancy dress!!

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Race 5. Stadt Moers Park Cross Country. 6 miles and a good old fashioned up hill and down dale 2 lap chase.

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Race 6. Wirral Coastal 12 miler. New Brighton to West Kirby and back with a bit of beach thrown in at half way.

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Are you up for the Tour challenge this year? Go on...

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Open to entrants aged 18 and over on 29.06.2025

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TOUR DEFERRALS 2025 EVENT

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If you have requested to defer from the 2024 event to 2025 and have paid the deferral fee then your place is secure for next year. It is not possible to defer for more than one year. 

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As per the terms and conditions it is not possible to provide refunds or entry transfers to another individual.​ You can request your deferral by emailing alan@btrliverpool.com and payment details will be sent by return.

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TOUR OF MERSEYSIDE / ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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When you enter the BTR Tour Of Merseyside you do so by accepting the terms and conditions of entry in full.

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IMPORTANT - Terms and Conditions of Entry. 

You enter the 2025 Tour Of Merseyside on the understanding that once your entry is accepted it is not possible to provide a refund beyond your 14 day statutory rights period from the date of entry. Your entry cannot be transferred to another individual. If you need to defer your entry then you may do so up to midnight on FRIDAY 6th JUNE 2025. Your deferral will be subject to a £50 charge to retain your place for 2026 and you may only defer your place once. If you do not use your deferred place after one year then the entry becomes void.

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Full terms and conditions can be found here.