Lincoln half marathon route, road closures and time

Event organisers Jane Tomlinson's Run For All also hosts the annual 10km race in April

A charity half marathon is taking place in Lincoln on Sunday.

Organised by Jane Tomlinson's Run For All and the city council, the race will start and finish at the Lincolnshire Showground.

The charity said the 13.1-mile (21km) route, which passes landmarks including the city's cathedral and castle, would complement the annual 6.2-mile (10km) race, which takes place in April.

Tristan Batley-Kyle, operations director at Run For All, said: "Whether participants are running just for fun, for a cause close to their heart or to get that personal best, we want to wish everyone the best of luck and hope they have an enjoyable race day experience."

When and where is the event?

The route will pass Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Cathedral

The event will start at the Lincolnshire Showground, passing along Middle Street, Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Cathedral, on to Brayford Wharf South before circling back to the showground.

People may be able to register on the day unless capacity has been reached.

For anyone who has registered and not collected their race number, they can do so from the venue's race office from 07:00 BST.

A warm-up will take place at 09:20 with a race start time of 09:30.

Road closures

The event will require the closure of roads and road junctions as well as the suspension of a number of traffic regulation orders between 08:30 and 13:30 on the day of the race.

The event will also require parking suspensions from 18:00 on Saturday to 13:30 on Sunday.

Some of the roads affected include Yarborough Road, Brayford Wharf and Newland.

A full list of road closures, including approximate times, is available here.

Run For All added that the race would be open to all "regardless of physical ability".

Ms Tomlinson raised almost £2m for charity by taking part in endurance events around the world before her death from cancer in 2007.

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