What you need to know about Sunday's Newark Half-marathon
Hundreds of runners are set to compete in Newark Half-marathon this weekend as it returns for the first time since 2019.
More than 750 runners have so far registered to take part.
The race starts at 9.30am on Sunday with the Mayor, Laurence Goff, opening the event officially at 9am.
Well over 1,000 people are expected to watch.
The event is sponsored by D B Wood.
Runners will be able to register on the day, the fee is £30 and will need to be paid in cash.
There will be a fun run on the day and entries to that are free. A donation to charity can be made.
The first runners are expected to be back after around one hour to one hour and 20 minutes.
Sonia Samuels, British Olympian, and William Strangeway from Lincoln Wellington AC are hot favourites to win the race.
The organisers are expecting most people to be back within two hours. They are operating a cut-off time of three hours fifteen minutes, aiming to be finished at 1pm, but will wait for final finishers.
The race starts on Hawton Road and finishes in Sconce and Devon Park.
The route is on to Hawton and across towards Farndon, passing Hardy’s Farm Shop, left on to the old Fosse Road towards Eden Hall, through Elston and Thorpe and back towards Hawton.
Runners then come down Hawton Road and left in to Valley Prospect, finishing in Sconce Park.
There will be plenty of interesting things to see and do around the race in Sconce Park with food, a sporting equipment shop, and a sports and injury clinic set up.
Many businesses are donating on-the-day spot prizes, including Mr Bike, which will be giving the first male and female runners to break last year’s times, £500.
This is part of the Mr Bike challenge.
Race organisers are aware hot conditions are likely so there are five water stations around the course where water bottles and rehydration packs can be topped-up.
The event is entirely run by volunteers and has been assisted by four local running clubs, Fernwood, Newark Athletic, Newark Striders, and Notfast.
Organisers donated free places to several charities including the Children’s Bereavement Centre, Reach UK, Beaumond House and the Newark branch of Cancer Research.
More than 100 volunteers to organise and run everything on the day of the half marathon.
There will be road closures in place, some but also one-way systems and rolling blocks to minimise disruption.
Organisers will be moving all runners from Sconce Park to Hawton Road, so Hawton Road will be closed to prepare all runners for the start.
Road closures will be in effect from 8am to 3pm.
Those affected either in full or in part are Valley Prospect, Parkway, Hawton Road, Newark Road, Hawton, Farndon Lane, Hawton, Hawton Lane, Farndon, Fosse Road, Farndon, Fosse Road, Thorpe, Fosse Road, East Stoke, Fosse Road, Elston, Lodge Lane, Elston, Top Street, Elston, Mill Road, Elston, Brecks Lane, Elston, Cross Lane, Elston, Moor Lane, East Stoke, Main Street, Thorpe, Thorpe Lane, Farndon.
Leaflets were posted through the doors of residents to alleviate any concerns and accommodate their needs.
The organisers said: “Please bear in mind, these road closures/one way systems are in place to protect our runners. This event is run by volunteers and vital in raising funds for local charities.”
