In pictures: Thousands take part in popular Belfast City Marathon

Crowds lined the streets to cheer on those taking part and many took on the 26.2 mile journey to raise money for worthy causes with plenty of local charities represented.

Whether you walked, jogged or ran - or were just there to cheer on your loved one - at the Stormont Estate at 9am.Kenyans Mathew Kiplimo Kembo and Beatrice Jepkemei were the first to cross the finish line at Ormeau Park in the men’s and women’s races respectively. Jepkemei’s winning time of 2:35:03 cut one minute and 47 seconds off the previous women’s Belfast mark. The winning time in the men’s race was 2:14:44.

The highest placed runner from Northern Ireland was Eskander Turki Osman of Annadale Striders who was running his first ever marathon. He came in eighth in 2:22:22. More than 5,000 are expected to finish the race today making for a new record, with around 12,500 relay runners also taking on one of the route’s five legs. Over 1,000 participants are taking part in an eight-mile walk.

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