Half Marathon 2011
The Oxford Half Marathon (13.1 miles) passed through Headington on Sunday 25 September 2011. About 2,000 runners took part.
- Men’s winner: James Bellward (1 hr 11 mins 3 secs)
- Women’s winner: Liz Yelling (1 hr 14 mins 40 secs)
Runners coming off the bypass into Beaumont Road, Headington Quarry
Helen & Douglas House (left) providing runners with jelly babies near the Chequers
The marathon car arrives in Quarry Hollow, with the first runner top right
The first runner arrives in Quarry Hollow way ahead of the field
Liz Yelling (who won the women’s section) is the first woman to arrive in Quarry Hollow
Running down Quarry Road
Crossing the Windmill Road/Old Road junction
Liz Yelling again, this time near Windmill Road crossroads (picture courtesy of Roger Grosvenor)
Along Old Road, on the way to Morrell Avenue and Oxford
Mark Lygo, the only Headington councillor in the race,
who finished in 1 hour 50 minutes
