Thousands Line Streets For Sold-Out Half Marathon

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Runners and spectators braved wet and windy conditions as more than twelve thousand competitors completed the BTR Liverpool Half Marathon. Organisers say the sold-out event attracted participants from across the UK and overseas.

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00:00Thousands of spectators lined Liverpool streets as runners took part in the 33rd BTR Liverpool

00:06Half Marathon. Organisers say the event on Sunday sold out with 15,000 entries, making it the largest

00:14race staged in the city centre. Despite wet and windy conditions, more than 12,000 runners completed

00:21the half marathon, alongside hundreds more in the 10-mile race. The route included landmarks such as

00:28Liverpool Town Hall, the Chinese Arch and Liverpool Cathedral before finishing at Pierhead. Race

00:34organisers say competitors travelled from across the United Kingdom and overseas. The event also

00:40raised thousands of pounds for the North West Air Ambulance Charity.

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