More than 300 athletes ready for marathon & half marathon

Annual event returns to Ramsey

If you're driving up North this weekend you're likely to met by an army of runners. 

More than 300 athletes are set to compete in the Isle of Man Marathon Championship and Half Marathon Road Races. 

The action gets underway on Sunday (14 Aug) starting in Ramsey's Ballacloan Stadium.

From there, competitors will head along the prom and up onto the coast road towards Bride. 

There they'll turn left into through Andreas and onto St Judes where they turn left again and head back to the finish in Ramsey.  

Runners will be on the roads from 8:30am until lunch time. 

Drivers in the area are asked to take extra care.