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Road closures and parking bans for Derby Ramathon half marathon
Hundreds are poised to pound the pavements of Derby for Sunday's Ramathon road Ramathon half marathon and Ram 5 Mile events start from 09:15 BST at Cathedral Green on than 25 roads will be closed to allow the runs to pass through, with others near to the routes restricted with no first traffic orders begin at 18:00 on Saturday to allow roads to be cleared of parked vehicles, with full closures starting from 08:15 on Sunday.
All restrictions should be lifted by 16:00 on Sunday, said organisers.
The Ramathon route starts and finishes at Cathedral Green, heading first along Full Street, Cathedral Road, Jury Street, The Strand, Victoria Street and St Peter's Street towards London then head down Shardlow Road and out of the city through Thulston and Elvaston, into the grounds of Elvaston Castle Country will then follow the Derwent as it snakes through Alvaston Park and on to Pride here, the route takes participants along Derwent Parade and Riverside Road, and then alongside the A6 Pride Parkway to the Bass Recreation Ground, the Riverside Gardens in the city centre and back to Cathedral Green via The Boulevard, Morledge, Corporation Street, Derwent Street and Full Street.
A spokesperson for Run For All, which has organised the event since 2018, said: "The event will be bigger and better than ever."The course is fast and flat. A fantastically vibrant atmosphere on the day is guaranteed."
