The very first Oxford Half Marathon (13.1 miles) of the current series took place on Sunday 25 September 2011 with 2,000 runners, beginning and ending at the Kassam Stadium. It came down from the Eastern bypass into Headington Quarry and passed through Quarry Road and Old Road before entering Oxford via Morrell Avenue.
- 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 Eastern Bypass into Beaumont Road, Headington Quarry
Two volunteers from Helen & Douglas House (left) provide runners with jelly babies near the Chequers
The marathon car arrives in Quarry Hollow, with a marshal on a bicycle behind
The leading runner is coming around the corner at the top right
The first runner arriving in Quarry Hollow, way ahead of the field
Liz Yelling (who was training for the following year's Olympics) was the first woman to arrive in Quarry Hollow
She won the women's section of the race
Running southwards down Quarry Road
Old Road, passing the crossroads with the Windmill Road and the Slade
Liz Yelling again, just after the 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,
finished in 1 hour 50 minutes
