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More Than 12,000 Runners To Pound Brighton's Streets This Sunday (April 2)

The annual Brighton Marathon takes place this Sunday meaning the city will be affected by road closures and bus diversions - and the route has changed.

This year, the marathon will start at Preston Park at 9.45am and finish at Hove Lawns, with the route going as far east as Rottingdean and then back along the coast, westbound, as far as Portslade.

The centre of town will be affected until around 1pm, after which most of the runners should have made it to the coast route. Roads around Preston Park are expected to reopen at around midday, whereas roads around the Old Steine area (London Road, Preston Road, York Place, Gloucester Place) should open again at 1pm.

The fastest runners are expected to complete the course within two and a half hours, but road closures will affect the city until as late as 6pm around the end of the course.

Above: Map shows the Marathon route.

For larger maps and more detailed information on which roads will be closed and for how long, visit: https://www.brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk

Other events happening this weekend include:

  • The BM10k event starting at 9am at Hove Lawns
  • The Mini Mile at Preston Park, Saturday 11am until around 2pm

The main charities supported by the Brighton Marathon are:

Alzheimers Society, Prostate Cancer UK, MIND, British Heart Foundation, NSPCC, Cancer Research UK.

Participants will also be supporting their own charities of choice.

Maps courtesy of Brighton Marathon Weekend.

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