Sunday 8th October 2017 Round the Lake I completed the Rochdale Half Marathon today . My hometown half marathon so I could walk to the start , what a luxury that was . It is now in it's 3rd year , I ran it in 2015 , missed 2016 and back again this year . The route follows the canal to Hollingworth Lake round the lake and back . Just one hill up to the Lake otherwise fairly flat . 318 runners finished the half marathon , 435 the 10k and 109 for the fun run. In 2016 437 finished the half marathon 308 the 10k and 83 the fun run . In 2015 507 finished the half marathon 368 the 10k and 103 the fun run . So 2015 978 runners 2016 828 runners 2017 862 runners With it being my home town I was interested to see how it is going , these figures are finishers not entries . A big increase in the 10k and a few less in the half . So it's a success for the Town, and all the people who put a lot of hard work into it . Next year it's Sunday 7th Oct