2022 Great Manchester Run Medal Revealed
Check out your reward for being a Great Manchester Run worker bee this year
With great fanfare race organisers at Great Manchester Run have revealed their 2022 medal and, to be fair, it will be quite the striking reward for your efforts on 22 May this year.
Love the medal but wondering what it’s all about? The design celebrates the things that make Manchester great or, as all Mancunians will atest, the greatest! Eight icons feature on the outside, encircling the beating heart of Manchester, the community.
The ubiquitous worker bee sits in the centre of the medal, the symbol of the city for close to two centuries representing the work ethic of Manchester's citizens and the hive of activity that is this sprawling metropolis. The worker bee took on an even greater significance to the city in 2017 when it came to represent the spirit of community in the wake of the Manchester Arena attack.
Included on the outside icons are a football and a music note pointing to the cultural and sporting success of the city and its creative and innovative outlook. The medal will be a fitting reward for all those runners toeing the line in May.
Have a closer look at your medal here:
The course is famously flat and fast and the event is open to runners of all abilities. Great Manchester Run is always a huge celebration of all that is good about Manchester and will be televised by the BBC once again this year. If you haven't already done so, be sure to register here and pick up what will be a fantastic memento of the occasion.
Image and video courtesy: Great Run Company.