The Manchester route is fast, direct and unmistakable when reduced to a single line.

This piece strips the course back to its essentials — no street names, no distractions, just the exact shape of the effort. Every bend, straight and turn forms part of a route recognised instantly by the people who ran it.

Each map is physically plotted using a real pen on paper. It is not printed. The line is drawn gradually by the machine, following the course step by step in the same way the runner followed it on race day.

Whether it represents a first marathon, a personal best, or simply the determination to get to the finish, this piece exists as a permanent record of an extraordinary achievement.