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 leading runner top right, behind the bicycle
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 southwards down Quarry Road
Old Road, passing the junction with the Windmill Road and the Slade
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
