Blackpool Festival of Running Marathon: The scenes as hundreds of runners take to the Promenade

Hundreds of runners descended on Blackpool Promenade this morning for the annual Festival of Running marathon.

The festival brought with it a full weekend of running events with a marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k and 2k races spread over two days. Marathon runners lined up facing south looking towards Blackpool Tower, while half marathon runners lined up facing north with their backs to Blackpool Tower.

Take a look at the pictures.

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