Thousands of runners set to descend on York for marathon
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 16:32 · Archive
The Altra Yorkshire Marathon Festival returns to York on Sunday, October 18, with races for people of all ages and abilities. The event features the full Yorkshire Marathon, the 10 Mile race and the Marathon Relay, starting and finishing at the University of York.
Last year, 10,000 runners from 65 countries competed in the Yorkshire Marathon and 10 Mile run combined. Of those, 3,000 finished the marathon in under four hours. Edward Buck won the men's race in 2 hours 18 minutes, whilst Heather Townsend won the women's race for the second year running with a time of 2 hours 38 minutes. Catriona Johnson won the wheelchair category in 3 hours 28 minutes.
Thousands of pounds are raised for charitable causes through the event. Tristan Batley-Kyle, operations director at Run For All which is organising the festival again this year, said the organisation was looking forward to welcoming thousands of participants to York for 'what promises to be another fantastic Altra Yorkshire Marathon Festival'.
How it is being reported
- Thousands of runners set to descend on York for one of Yorkshire's biggest racesThousands of runners will descend on York as the Altra Yorkshire Marathon Festival returns on Sunday, October 18.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 13 Oct, 16:00
- Thousands of runners set to descend on York for one of Yorkshire's biggest racesThousands of runners will descend on York as the Altra Yorkshire Marathon Festival returns on Sunday, October 18.The Press (York) · 13 Oct, 16:00
In this story: York · University of York · Run For All · Edward Buck · Heather Townsend · Catriona Johnson
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