Thousands of runners are expected to fill the streets of Oxford for the city's half marathon this weekend.

This year's event, taking place on Sunday, October 13, will feature 13,000 runners after it sold out in record time.

It falls during the 70th anniversary year of the famous first sub-four-minute mile, completed by Sir Roger Bannister in Oxford in 1954.

The Oxford Half is a flat route that passes through the city’s iconic architecture with close to no elevation gain.

This makes it well-suited to first-time runners or those looking to set a personal best.

Most road closures will be in place from 8am, with roads beginning to reopen from 11am, and the majority of roads expected to have reopened by 2.30pm.

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There will be no parking within the city centre or at the event site, so anyone driving to the event has been advised to use the Park & Ride services from Redbridge, Pear Tree, or Thornhill car parks.

Buses will be in operation on a normal Sunday service with some diversions to navigate around road closures.

The Oxford Tube will have services running from 5.25am, with the 6.25am service reaching Oxford at 8.06am, but these services are likely to be extremely busy.

The earliest train from London does not reach Oxford in time to start the race, so it is strongly advised not to travel via train unless arriving on the Saturday instead.

The event village at University Parks will be open from 7.30am, the time when runners are encouraged to arrive, with the race starting at 9.30am.

Oxford Half Marathon runnersOxford Half Marathon runners (Image: Ed Nix) Race packs will be delivered by post ahead of the event for those who requested race pack delivery, but those who did not can collect their pack in-person on Saturday from the event village.

There will be a bag drop space for runners to leave their belongings and each participant will have a bag label and collection tag unique to their number on their race bib.

Runners are advised to arrive early, in kit, ready to run, to avoid any delays and head straight to the relevant start pen.

During the race, there will be five aid stations with toilets and water, along with nine on-course entertainment locations.

The cut-off time is three and a half hours, but runners will not be stopped if they exceed this time - they will just be asked to move to the pavement to allow roads to reopen.

A spectator route is available in the Race Day Guide and provides a walking route for spectators to see the runners multiple times.