Thousands of runners take part in half marathon

Thousands of runners took to the streets of Oxford on Sunday to take part in the city's half marathon.

The 13.1-mile (21km) course weaved past some of the city's iconic architecture, as well as the River Cherwell and Old Marston village, before finishing on Parks Road.

Those taking part raised a combined total of £95,000 for charities including Cancer Research UK, the Alzheimer's Society and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

A concurrent race for school children also took place, with some running the final 1.1 miles (1.8km) together, crossing the same finish line as the adult runners.

Among the runners taking part were the relatives of a 17-year-old who died in a car crash along with two other teenagers and a nurse with a titanium jaw and a myriad of rare medical conditions

One spectator told BBC Radio Oxford: "I love the Oxford [half marathon] - I think a big part is, if you're not running it, just the people cheering everyone on."

"It's just a fun morning to come out," she added.

As part of this year's race, elite runners also took part - with Harriet Freeman winning the women's race, and the men's race being won by Mark Pearce.

Mr Pearce said the race had been "amazing", whilst Ms Freeman said there had been a "phenomenal atmosphere".