Forest Park Women’s-only 5K

Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 7:30pm

Why not come and join in the fun and enter Warrington’s Premier women’s Only 5k race?  This race has been ever popular since its debut in 1993 with many runners bringing all the family and having a picnic afterwards.

This race attracts a wide range of abilities which can be seen from the finishing times, 17 mins to 1 hour!

Why not give it a go and even raise funds for a charitable cause at the same time?  What do you have to lose?

The best value Ladies only race in the North West by a mile (3.10686 miles?)

Race HQ

Race HQ is at the Ranger Centre in Birchwood Forest Park, turn Right at Mossgate roundabout, the nearest postcode is WA3 6UZ.

Toilets will be available by the Ranger Centre. 

We are unable to offer changing facilities or somewhere to store valuables.

Local parking is available at Forest Park, please try to car share. Race HQ is 2KM from Birchwood train station, if you are travelling by train

Race numbers will not be posted out – please collect your number from Race HQ on the night

Race Route

The race follows a mostly traffic free course along parkland paths, and it is fairly flat with just two small hills approaching footbridges, one of which the route crosses.

The route was re-measured by an accredited course measurer in 2015 and has remained unchanged since the first race.

The start is a little under ½ mile walk from Race HQ, under the subway into Birchwood Brook Park.  The finish is on the opposite side of the field from Race HQ.

The route follows the main footpath through Birchwood Brook Park, before passing Birchwood railway station and going up Birchwood Boulevard (the only road section of the course).  It then joins Oakwood Gate path, passing the pond and the walled garden before crossing Oakwood Gate footbridge and following the main path back past the Fire Station to the finish in the Forest Park. To see the race route, click here.

The race is run under UK Athletics rules, UKA Race Licence applied for.  The minimum age for runners is 12 years old on race day.

How To Enter

Pre-entry is online only, there is a race limit of 300.

Entry fees

Online fees:

Affiliated entry: £9.20 (includes BookitZone fee)
Unaffiliated entry: £11.40 (includes BookitZone fee)

On the day fees:

Subject to the race limit of 300

Affiliated entry: £11.00
Unaffiliated entry: £13.00

Online entry

Click here to enter the race online.

Postal entry

There are no postal entries this year, please use online entry.

Refund policy

Entry fees are not refundable in the unlikely event of cancellation in exceptional circumstances (e.g. weather). However if the race is forced to cancel due to national Covid guidelines, we will review this policy accordingly  

If you have entered the race and are unable to run for whatever reason, like most races we are unable to offer refunds.  Also, we are not able to defer your race entry to the following year.

However, we do allow you to transfer your race entry to another runner.

Transfer of Race Entries

Spectrum Striders will allow runners to transfer their race number to another runner provided they submit a completed entry form which is clearly marked:

“Transfer runner number XXXX from previous runner “

Please give as many details of the previous runner as possible; including “age on race day” and sex. We want to make absolutely sure we transfer the entry from the right person. The entry form for the new runner MUST be completed as normal with age, sex etc.

We would much prefer all changes to get to us before the closing date, but we will accept changes on the day at Race HQ.  If you want to do this, please arrive early!

We will not charge a transfer fee to do this unless we incur a cost. We want to see the right names against the runners in the results.

You can transfer your entry via the form HERE

Results

Race results will be sent by email.  We aim to have provisional results available on the evening of the race.

Prizes & Presentation

The prize presentation will be as soon as possible after the end of the race, once race results are available.

We offer prizes to the first three finishers as well as to veteran categories and to the first team.

Finally, there will be a spot prize draw but you can only claim your prize if you stay for the post-race presentation.

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More information

If you need any information about the race that you cannot find on the sheet or this web page, please contact us using the form below.

Not sure if you’ve entered? Enter your surname in the ‘Search’ box below (last updated 13-April-2026).

Surname	First Name	Club
Aden	Gemma	St Helens Striders
Appleton	Jenny	St Helens Striders
Arber	Carolyn	Lymm Runners
Bailey	Laura	Unattached
Baldock	Clair	Warrington Running Club
Barlow	Katie	Unattached
Barnes	Stacey	Widnes Wasps
Baynham-Hughes	Laura	Helsby Rc
Bennett	Helen	Lymm Runners
Beswick	Samantha	Lymm Runners
Bird	Amy	Widnes Running Club
Birkett	Lilly	St Helens Sutton
Birkett	Sarah	St Helens Sutton
Blight	Anna	Unattached
Bowden	Michelle	VPRC
Bradley	Lucy	St Helens Striders
Britland-Jones	Sue	Warrington Running Club
Brooks	Narelle	Run Sandymoor
Buchanan	Lianne	Warrington Running Club
Butler	Heather	VPRC
Cahill	Brenda	St Helens Striders
Caldwell	Helen	Spectrum Striders
Callery	Emma	St Helens Striders
Capper	Danielle	Unattached
Casey	Louise	Widnes Running Club
Charlton	Sarah	St Helens Striders
Chiappa	Nicola	Lymm Runners
Christian	Carole	Unattached
Collins	Leah	Helsby Rc
Collins	Sarah	St Helens Striders
Coogan	Amanda	St Helens Striders
Cooke	Lauren	Helsby Rc
Cowen	Michelle	Unattached
Daley	Nicola	Widnes Wasps
Darby	Gill	Unattached
Dash	Justine	Helsby Rc
Davidson	Katie	Run Sandymoor
Davidson	Natalie	Unattached
Davies	Alison	Helsby Rc
Davies	Helen	Widnes Wasps
Dawson	Bronwyn	Helsby Rc
Dodd	Catherine	Run Sandymoor
Donaghy	Aileen	Unattached
Donnelly	Sandra	Lymm Runners
Eaton	Fiona	Lymm Runners
Edwards	Clare	Unattached
Fairclough	Rachael	St Helens Striders
Fairhurst	Joanne	Wigan & District Harriers & Ac
Fenton	Joanna	Unattached
Ferguson	Vicky	Widnes Wasps
Finch	Rachel	Warrington Running Club
Fishwick	Jessica	Unattached
Foreman	Clare	Unattached
Forster	Karon	Rossendale Harriers
Forster	Suzannah	Unattached
Garner	Steph	Helsby Rc
Gibson	Nicola	Lymm Runners
Gilbert	Cathy	Widnes Running Club
Goddard	Melissa	St Helens Sutton
Gordon	Mary	Unattached
Green	Cassie	Helsby Rc
Griffiths	Vanessa	Helsby Rc
Hall	Anita	St Helens Striders
Halligan	Tracy	Helsby Rc
Halsall	Alison	Helsby Rc
Hamilton	Mischa	Unattached
Hancock	Judith	Unattached
Harding	Amy	Unattached
Harrison	Ursula	Spectrum Striders
Hawgood	Jan	Widnes Running Club
Hayes	Gillian	Warrington Running Club
Healey	Debbie	Widnes Wasps
Herriott	Jo	St Helens Striders
Hewitt	Anne	Spectrum Striders
Hignett	Dawn	Widnes Running Club
Hill	Gillian	Helsby Rc
Hinchcliffe	Victoria	Unattached
Hollick	Ruth	St Helens Striders
Holmes	Germaine	Lymm Runners
Hough	Alison	Helsby Rc
Houghton	Jane	Warrington Running Club
Ireland	Gemma	St Helens Striders
Jackson	Caroline	Widnes Running Club
Jarman	Sara	Unattached
Johnson	Susan	St Helens Sutton
Johnson	Vicky	St Helens Striders
Jones	Claire	Unattached
Josephs	Laura	Unattached
Joynson	Kate	Run Sandymoor
Kapoor	Eve	Widnes Running Club
Kelly	Laura	Helsby Rc
Keogh	Joanne	St Helens Striders
Kilbane	Catherine	Helsby Rc
King	Charlotte	Helsby Rc
Lang	Sophie	St Helens Sutton
Langton	Alison	Run Sandymoor
Lawton	Faye	Warrington Ac
Lindsay	Michele	Widnes Wasps
Littler	Jan	Helsby Rc
Lomax	Bobbie	Unattached
Lomax	Jayne	Vale Royal Ac
Lysons	Alison	Widnes Running Club
Mackay	Lisa	Spectrum Striders
Maguire	Kylie	St Helens Striders
Manson	Nia	West Cheshire
Marsh	Jess	Helsby Rc
McAdam	Louise	Run Sandymoor
McCaffrey	Kirstie	St Helens Striders
McCoy	Alison	Unattached
McCoy	Sarah	Beyond Miles
McGoldrick	Helena	St Helens Sutton
McGreavy	Sandra	Widnes Running Club
McKeegan	Lily	St Helens Sutton
Meah	Soraya	Helsby Rc
Medlicott	Alison	St Helens Striders
Mills	Lucy	Helsby Rc
Mills	Sarah	Helsby Rc
Mogg	Louisa	Run Sandymoor
Moore	Helen	Widnes Wasps
Moore	Jazzmyn	St Helens Striders
Moore	Linda	Widnes Wasps
Morris	Maxine	St Helens Striders
Moyers	Joanne	Widnes Wasps
Murphy	Andrea	Lymm Runners
Napier-Hemy	Louise	Unattached
Oats	Elisabeth	West Cheshire
Odell	Jennifer	Lymm Runners
Owen	Lexi Rose	Unattached
Parry	Elaine	St Helens Striders
Potter	Becky	Widnes Running Club
Rashud	Grace	Warrington Ac
Read	Debbie	Helsby Rc
Reid	Astrid	Lymm Runners
Richardson	Jen	Bramhall Runners
Richardson	Joe	Spectrum Striders
Richardson	Sophia	St Helens Sutton
Rigby	Carolyn	Widnes Running Club
Rudd	Michelle	Unattached
Rudge	Hayley	Lymm Runners
Sams	Catherine	Warrington Running Club
Savage	Jennifer	Helsby Rc
Savage	Steph	Widnes Running Club
Seddon	Sarah	Warrington Running Club
Shaw	Victoria	Helsby Rc
Shuker	Julia	Unattached
Simpson	Alexandra	VPRC
Smith	Carolyn	Lymm Runners
Smith	Elizabeth	Unattached
Smith	Emily	Helsby Rc
Smith	Tilly	Helsby Rc
Sobey	Tania	Widnes Running Club
Spriggs	Frances	Helsby Rc
Sykes	Imogen	Helsby Rc
Tetley	Liz	Lymm Runners
Thomas	Caroline	Lymm Runners
Tickle	Rachel	St Helens Striders
Twite	Gaynor	Run Sandymoor
Twite	Izzy	Run Sandymoor
Wadsworth	Joanne	Lymm Runners
Walker	Georgina	Lymm Runners
Wells	Larissa	Hinckley Running Club
Westcott	Sameera	Widnes Running Club
Whitehead	June	Helsby Rc
Whitfield	Rachel	Momentum Collective
Wild	Tania	Lymm Runners
Williams	Sandy	Helsby Rc
Woods	Tracy	Helsby Rc
Young	Andrea	Warrington Road Runners

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