Thank you for helping to make a difference.

We are absolutely delighted to announce that our epic 11th HW Moon Toyota Wigan 10k and Family Mile has raised an incredible £35,000 for Joining Jack - by far our biggest total since the pandemic and smashing and even doubling last year's total! What a fantastic total for Team JJ.

What an incredible day Sunday was over at Mesnes Park. 1,900 of you lining up on the start line for the 10k followed by 400 10k stars of the future taking part in the Family Mile - along with some willing and maybe some not so willing mums and dads taking on an extra mile.

What a magnificent JJ Salute on the startline as the clouds parted just in time for the 10am start - it was almost as if we'd ordered it!

Huge congratulations to our winners from Sunday. In case you missed the official results and winners' presentation, they were:

A special shoutout to our first lady home, Gemma Steel from Charnwood AC, in a new Ladies Race record of 34mins 21sec . Wow! And she barely looked out of breath! Along with the winner's trophy and voucher prize from our associate prize sponsors The Endurance Store, Lucy also received a £50 bonus cash prize from Joining Jack.

We hope you loved this year's brilliant bling featuring a Star on both the 10k and Family Mile medals - inspired by our organising charity Joining Jack. It is a nod to the Star awarded to Team JJ by event partners Wigan Council, celebrating 10 years since the charity was launched. The star is located over at Believe Square and was unveiled at a special ceremony with Jack and his family earlier this year - a special thank you to our designers ADM Direct, it was lovely to see our runners sporting their stars at the finish.

Official event photographs from Mick Hall Photos are now available to view and order HERE. We've also been posting pics all week on our event social platforms from our lovely friends Michelle Charnock and Gavin Keith Hough. Please head over to our Facebook and Instagram pages and give them a look and like and tag your friends. Thank you to everyone who has posted their pics and tagged us in, please keep doing this, we love seeing all your awesome photos.

We hope you enjoyed our live entertainment on the day from the Legend that is Andy Mack along with Danny Fallows and Neil Dunlop over at the Bandstand. Thanks also to our Race Commentator and the Voice of the Wigan 10k, Chris Milow, for keeping everything running smoothly as always and a final huge Wigan 10k super shoutout, to our JJ Army. We had more than 50 people on the day manning our water and refreshment stations, marshalling the route and handing out goodie bags, and looking after runners at the finish. We couldn't do our events without them!

If you haven't already and you are supporting Joining Jack please can we ask if you can link your fundraising or donations to our special Campaign Page.
A very special round of applause to the wonderful if a little crazy James Pentland, Run Leader with our event partners Be Well Wigan. James is usually a pacer on the day but kindly volunteered to sport our organising charity Joining Jack's mascot for the day and chose to do the 10k run as The Duchenne Destroyer. James made it in one piece but says 'never again!'. He is raising money for Joining Jack for his Super-Hero efforts, you can support his Super-Human efforts HERE.

WIGAN 10K 2024 *** EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - FIRST 500 RUNNERS ***

Lastly, don't forget, registration for next year's terrific 12th Wigan 10k taking place on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 is now OPEN.
Almost 300 of you have taken up our EARLY BIRD offer of £22 (£20 UKA runners). This is limited to our first 500 runners so don't miss out!

And registration is now open for our epic 11th event!

We are absolutely thrilled to confirm that the terrific 10th HW Moon Toyota Wigan 10k and Family Mile has raised a sensational £17,000 for our organising charity Joining Jack.

And we are delighted to announce that registration for our epic 11th event is now officially OPEN! The all-important date is SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 and our registration fees have been frozen at 2022 prices.

Wow! What an incredible day Sunday was! We might be a little biased but we think the new Event HQ and Start/Finish locations at Mesnes Park were a huge success.

The feedback from runners and spectators has been overwhelmingly positive with the atmosphere before, during and after our races absolutely amazing.

What a magnificent JJ Salute following on from a special minute's silence and the playing of the National Anthem on Sunday. It was rather an emotional tribute which we think Queen Elizabeth II, a massive charity supporter herself, would have been very proud of.

Huge congratulations to our winners from Sunday. In case you missed the official results and winners' presentation, they were:

* MEN'S *
1. Jake Sache, St Helens Striders 33mins 31 secs
2. Jonathan Kearsley, Wigan & District Harriers, 34mins 27secs
3. Matthew Holmes, Red Rose Runners, 34mins, 55secs

* WOMEN'S *
1. Lucy Fairclough St Helens & Sutton AC, 35mins 01secs
2. Vicky Bryant, Wigan Phoenix AAC, 38mins, 14secs
3. Lucy Rawlinson, Leigh Harriers & AC, 39mins, 46secs

We hope you all loved this year's medals featuring an extra special message from Jack and Team JJ - 'Jack's got the Heart, We've got the Legs' - inspiring runners to complete the routes and knowing they have helped a very special boy and his family along with hundreds of other boys living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Both pieces were designed by our event partners Adm Custom Clothing.

Official event photographs from Mick Hall Photos are now available to view and order HERE. Here is a small selection from Mick. Also please join us saying a massive thank you to our lovely friend and official Joining Jack photographer Michelle Charnock for more incredible pictures on the day.

There is just ONE MONTH to go to the 10th Wigan 10k sponsored by HW Moon Toyota Wigan and we have some exciting news...

This year's event HQ and Start/Finish line is moving to a fantastic new location!

Due to the planned demolition works in Wigan town centre, our usual Market Street start line is going to look a little different. So we have taken the decision to move the 2022 Wigan 10k and Family Mile start lines - famous for the iconic JJ Salute for our organising charity Joining Jack - to a brand new home. But don't worry folks, it's not too far away.

This year's 10th Wigan 10k will start and finish in MESNES PARK with event HQ, entertainment and food and drink also making the short trip over to the Bandstand Area in the park.

This will mean a slight tweak to both our routes for the Wigan 10k and Wigan Family Mile, and you can find all the details here on our website.

Copies of both routes can also be found in our easy to download 'Event Digital Guide' which we have put together as we attempt to move our event to paperless. This is available to download from our website HERE and includes:

• Route information for the Wigan 10k and Wigan Family Mile
• Instructions on how to affix your individual timing chip to your running shoe
• Information from our Title Sponsors HW Moon Toyota Wigan
• Information on Event car parking
• A nod to our Event Sponsors & Partners
• Look Back at 10 years of Joining Jack and the Wigan 10k

So if you thought it was good to be back last year when we welcomed our 20,000th runner across the finish line, we think you are gonna love this year, marking 10 years of the Wigan 10k, 10 years of Team JJ and a fantastic new Start and Finish line - you won't want to miss it! Save your place HERE.

The 6th Wigan 10k saw more than 2,500 runners lining up on Market Street in Wigan Town Centre and set on their way once again by 10-year-old Jack Johnson. We had an absolutely brilliant morning with the sunshine making an appearance just as our finishers started to cross the line. Although we didn’t get record numbers, we felt like the atmosphere in the town centre was fantastic, the crowds were excellent and the runners seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Thank you so much to everyone who took part or came out to support the runners. Thanks also to the wonderful Pemberton Brass Band and the Panfire Steel Band for entertaining everyone along the way.

The 2018 winner, Liverpool Harrier Daniel Cliffe, was home in 31mins 51 secs, just 25 seconds outside the event’s official race record held by Daniel’s Harriers team mate Dejene Gezimu since 2016. Daniel missed out on a £100 bonus prize to break the record but still went home with a £100 cash, £100 voucher and a specially designed laser crystal trophy.

In second place was St Helens Sutton AC’s Thomas Griffiths in 32mins 44secs and third, the 2017 winner Joseph Monk from Preston Harriers in 32mins 56 secs.

First lady runner home was Wigan Phoenix’s Vicky Bryant in 40mins 02secs, followed by Bianca Pederson in the same time of 40mins 02secs and Jane Riley in third with a time of 41mins 17 seconds.

The sun was well and truly shining over our Family Mile runners by the afternoon. We had almost 500 registered runners taking part with lots of mum and dads, grannies and grandads joining the kids through Mesnes Park. With Andy Mack entertaining everyone along the route we have had some fantastic feedback from everyone involved.

Race organiser, Matt Johnson, who is also Jack’s uncle, said: “It was a fantastic turnout once again. Joining Jack and the Wigan 10k are so incredibly well supported by the Wigan public and running community that we can’t wait do it all again in 2019 when we will see our total number of participants top the 20,000 mark which is a fantastic achievement.”

The date has been sent for next year’s race, Sunday, September 1st, with registration already open, register for Wigan 10K 2019

Come and join us! #wigan10k2019 #thebestsupporters #joiningjack

WOW! What a brilliant first Family Mile at the Wigan 10k. We saw more than 300 children register before hand and a further 200 hundred signing up on the day meaning more than 500 children took part.

Some went all out in fancy dress, others painted their faces whilst a few had their serious running kit on (they meant business)! We have had tonnes of sponsorship money back from children who’s friends and family supported them along the way – thank you so much guys.

Following on from the huge success, registration is already open for next year – Sunday 9th September 2018, we can’t wait to see you on the start line.

Sunday 3rd September saw this year’s fabulous fifth Halliwell Jones Wigan 10k go off with a bang. The rain didn’t stop us and we saw a huge 3,400 sign up to the main race and another whopping 500 sign up for the Family Mile.

Jack Johnson, the inspiration behind the charity Joining Jack who are the 10k race organisers, gave the runners their marching orders with a countdown to the start then took part himself on his very own specialised scooter. Jack’s parents, Alex and Andy also partook in the race and at one point gave Jacks cold fingers a rest from the handles and pushed him for a couple of kilometres. Runners took in the sights of Mesnes Park, the DW Stadium and also grabbed a quick drink from some of their favourite players as the Warriors manned the Robin Park water station.

The heart of Wigan Town centre was once again the perfect setting for our race to get underway with the European markets keeping everyone fuelled up before the race and providing a well-earned beer or two afterwards. The stage was booming all day with guest performances from Oaces, The Verve Experience and The Velleys to name a few. Wish FM’s Chris Milow manned the stage, whilst Brian Porter worked the finish line, welcoming the tired legs back in.

Race winner, Blackburn Harriers AC’s Joseph Monks completed the 10k in just 32:48 with Anthony Valentine coming in second for Bolton United Harriers & AC in 33:09. Neil Pendlebury from Leigh Harriers came in just six seconds later with a time of 33:15. Just five seconds separated the top three females. Carmel Triggs took the top spot on the podium with a brilliant time of 39:16 closely followed by Blackburn Harriers AC’s Carmen Byrne in 39:19 and third place Alison Moore finishing in 39:21.

Amazingly, we had a World Record set by Nigel Brookwell, with longest land walk in deep sea divers suit, in aid of the charity FORME.

Next year has a lot to live up to...

Registration for 2018 is already open – Sunday 9th September – Save the date for the ‘Sensational Sixth’!

WOW! September 4th, 2016, our fourth fantastic Halliwell Jones Wigan 10k was another record-breaking year and a new race record.

In only our fourth we had more than 3,600 runners converge on a sunny Market Street in the heart of Wigan to create the famous Joining Jack salute just before 10am. They were then counted down to the start by eight-year-old Jack Johnson, the inspiration behind the charity, and Wigan Warriors stars Sam Tomkins and Josh Charnley.

Race winner Liverpool Harrier Dejene Gezimu strolled home in a new race record of 31mins 26secs, earning himself an extra £100 to go with the £100 first prize, second was Andile Hlebo from Trafford AC in 31mins 57secs and third was Barlick Fell Runners’ Ian Livesey in 32mins 27secs.

Eleanor Davis from Newquay Road Runners, who travelled up from Cornwall for the race, was the first lady home in 34mins 46secs, Helen Sahgal from Liverpool Pembroke Sefton Harriers AC was second in 39mins 11 secs and third was Victoria Nealon from Rugby and Northampton AC just behind in 39mins 16 secs.

The route which starts and finishes in the town centre takes in the DW Stadium and Mesnes Park, and had been slightly changed this year to accommodate the 100 metre finishing straight at Robin Park. It proved a huge hit with many runners hitting PBs.

Race organiser, Matt Johnson, said: "The feedback that we have had from runners since Sunday has been incredible. Considering it is only our fourth event, it is amazing to think we are on record numbers again this year. It is a very emotional day for everyone involved with Joining Jack and we can’t say a big enough thank you to all our runners, volunteers, sponsors and supporters for making it another day to remember – we are already planning next year’s event with registration opened just 48 hours on from Sunday."

The third Wigan 10k road race, which took place on the 6th of September 2015, saw more than 3,450 runners registering to take part – a new record surpassing our previous best total of 3,150 in 2014 and 850 more than our incredible inaugural event in 2013 - we even had to shut up shop and put up the ‘sold out’ signs a week early.

Race starter Olympic medallist Jenny Meadows

Opening the entertainment BGT star Henry Gallagher

Race starter Olympic medallist Jenny Meadows Opening the entertainment BGT star Henry Gallagher

The race was started by Olympic bronze medallist Jenny Meadows who admitted she might be tempted to don her running shoes and take part in the future. And the event saw crowds of supporters flocking to the town centre to enjoy the live stage entertainment opened by Britain’s Got Talent star Henry Gallagher and the continental food markets that were in town, as well as enjoying the atmosphere of the race itself.

High profile runners this year included Wigan Warriors general manager Kris Radlinski and former Wigan RL favourite Steve Hampson. We were also delighted that the main man Jack Johnson, from Joining Jack, the charity responsible for organising the event, was able to complete the race pushed around the route in his first wheelchair by mum Alex, co-founder of the charity and charity Trustee Andrea Kent. Joining Jack was launched in 2012 to raises awareness and funds for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and staff including Jack’s uncle, Matt Johnson, are responsible for organising the event in conjunction with Wigan Council, Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and Fylde Coast Running.

After a fantastic 2015 we have set ourselves the target of hitting 4,000 runners in our 4th year and we would love you to be a part of our team!

Joining Jack www.joiningjack.org is a charity founded by Alex and Andy Johnson, the parents of a then four-year-old Jack Johnson, after he was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a debilitating muscle-wasting disease for which there is currently no cure.

Jack was diagnosed in October 2011, at the tender age of three. Failing a medical breakthrough, Jack’s life will follow a predetermined path, mapped out by the wasting of his muscles.

He will no longer be able to walk by the time he reaches adolescence and will lose the use of every single muscle in his body thereafter. He may need spinal rods to keep him upright and ventilation to help him breath. Eventually his heart and lungs will fail and he will die.

Joining Jack was born four months after Jack’s diagnosis with the sole aim of finding a cure. All money raised is used to spread awareness of the horrible disease which affects approximately one in every 3,500 boys worldwide.

Thanks to some amazing support from their local community and the rugby and sporting world, the charity has raised more than £2million which has been invested in research and has funded a number of clinical trial posts to give the Duchenne community real hope that a cure or at least a treatment which will slow down the boys’ decline, is within touching distance. Any profit raised from your registration for this year’s race will go the charity. Runners can raise money for Joining Jack or any charity they feel close to or they can simply run for fun.

A: : All numbers, for runners registered before 9am on Tuesday, August 27th, will be sent out from w/b August 12th. Runners will receive an email to let them know their race number is on the way. All information on the event is included in our Digital Event Guide.

If you have not received your race pack by Thursday, August 29th please email us on info@wigan10k.co.uk

Runners registering after 9am on Tuesday, August 27th will need to pick up their Race Numbers from the Joining Jack Information Desk at the Bandstand Area in Mesnes Park, on the morning of the race, open from 8am.

A: The Wigan 10k is organised by Joining Jack and we are very grateful to all the runners who choose to raise money for the charity. Runners are free to raise funds for other local and national charities. The Wigan10k team are extremely proud of the funds that have been raised for Joining Jack and a host of other charities. Runners not wishing to run for a charity are also welcome.

A: We have lots of people who prefer to walk the course. We ask that they are at the back of the queues at the start line and also ask that runners look for the specially allocated pace-setter boards who will give you the best idea of which group of runners to start the race with.

A: Pace setters will be available and located at different points along the start line. Look out for the pace setter boards signalling the pace setters time. Pace setters will be available for runners looking to achieve any of the following times 40mins, 45 mins, 50 mins, 55 mins, 60 mins, 65, mins and 70 mins.

A:Transfers are available until Friday, August 16th. Please email info@wigan10k.co.uk with your details and the details of the runner you are transferring to – name, email, DOB, mobile no, emergency contact name and number. NB If your Race Number has already been posted out, you will need to pass this on as we are unable to provide duplicates.

A: The medal and goody bag are for runners who have completed the 10k on the day of the race, registered with Sports Timing Solutions and in accordance with the Licence Requirements of the UK Athletics Rules for Competition.

We are currently not offering an option to run the Wigan 10k virtually.

A: Runners must be at 15 years old on the day of the race. The Wigan 10k is a UK Athletics Certified event, therefore we must follow their guidelines. No responsibility will be held by the Wigan 10k event organisers and anyone under the age of 15 years would not be covered by liability insurance.

A: There is no age restriction for the Family Mile. Adults can run for free with a registered child. Only registered runners will receive a goody bag and medal.

A: Race numbers and timing chips will be included in racepacks along with a welcome letter and a bag label if you are using the Wigan 10k Bag Drop. All other information and instructions can be found in our Digital Event Guide as we attempt to move towards a paperless event.

A:: If you have registered before 9am on Tuesday, August 27th and have not received your number by Thursday, August 29th, please contact us via email on info@wigan10k.co.uk to arrange a replacement.

Please be mindful that you have entered the correct address for the racepack to be delivered to on registration. You will receive an email to let you know that your race pack is on its way once it has been posted.

A: In recent years we have noticed a significant increase in runners misplacing or losing their racepacks. We politely ask that all runners take care of their racepacks once received as this is a charity run event. A lost runner number and/or timing chip puts a lot of pressure on our event organisers and can impact the charity’s overall funds raised as we cannot issue duplicates and lost numbers equate to a new number being reissued. In light of this, there will be a £5 admin fee to issue a new/replacement Runner Number on the day. Please be mindful of this once your racepack is with you.

Please email info@wigan10k.co.uk your name, D.O.B and address to arrange a replacement. Replacements cannot always be issued without prior notice.

A: : In recent years we have noticed a significant increase in runners misplacing or losing their racepacks. We politely ask that all runners take care of their racepacks once received as this is a charity run event. A lost runner number and/or timing chip puts a lot of pressure on our event organisers and can impact the charity’s overall funds raised as we cannot issue duplicates and lost numbers equate to a new number being reissued. In light of this, there will be a £5 admin fee to issue a new/replacement Runner Number on the day. Please be mindful of this once your racepack is with you.

Please go to the Race Information Point on Market Street and replacements will be provided where possible. We cannot guarantee times will be included in the results section on the day when running with a replacement number and timing chip.

A: All runners who complete the course will receive a finishers’ bag which includes a medal.

A: A decision will be taken ahead of the race as to whether we will be registering runners on the day. Please check Facebook and Twitter feeds for updates.

In 2023, our event SOLD OUT a few days before official registration deadline. Please do not rely on registration on the day and register in plenty of time ahead of our closing date of midnight, Thursday, August 29th.

A: Results will be available on our Facebook page no later than 24 hours after the race finishes.

A: You should have received a confirmation email from Sports Entry Solutions when you registered for the race which may have gone into your spam folder. You can check on the registration page under ‘current entries’ for your name on an alphabetically ordered list.

A: Please check your emails and the runners’ entrants list in the following link.

If you have then you can transfer the extra place to another runner before the date specified above. Instructions on how to do this are given above.

A: Please contact Sports Timing Solutions direct details can be found in the following link.

A: Yes, the event is a UK Athletics Certified Event and the course has also been UKAEA accuracy certified meaning the event is eligible for the Power of 10.

A: In the unlikely event that the Wigan 10k has to be cancelled our organising charity Joining Jack, will endeavour to let runners know as soon as possible. The Wigan 10k will only be cancelled in extreme circumstances. An email will be sent to all registered runners’ email addresses and updates will be posted on all social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter. Any updates will also be posted on the Wigan 10k website www.wigan10k.co.uk

Runners will be offered a number of options from which they can choose.