AN upcoming obstacle race at Old Trafford has been pulled because of changes to security procedures.

Organisers of the Reebok Spartan Race UK, which hosts 5km, 13km, and 20km obstacle races, said they ‘regretfully’ cancelled its race at Old Trafford, which was scheduled to be held on Saturday June 25.

The reason given for the cancellation was that ‘there would be changes to Old Trafford’s security procedures that affected Spartan UK’s ability to deliver its high quality race product’.

However, organisers stressed that these changes were notified prior to the recent bomb scare at the stadium on May 15.

Peter Phillips, managing director of SEL and General Manager for Spartan UK, said: “Cancelling the Reebok Spartan Race at Old Trafford is not a decision we have taken lightly. Spartan UK has been working with Old Trafford to find a suitable solution since the change to the security procedures, however, after much deliberation, we felt that we could not deliver the race experience to the standards we would like, or that our participants demand.”

Those who have registered for a ticket for the race at Old Trafford will receive a separate communication from Spartan UK and can also check the Spartan website spartanrace.uk for more details and the next steps available to them to transfer their registration.