Hundreds of people took to the streets of Carlisle on Sunday for the 40th annual Great Cumbrian Run.

The race began near the Sands Centre at 9am on Sunday, October 6 with the crowds preparing to take on either the full half marathon or a 10k.

Hundreds of runners took part in the raceHundreds of runners took part in the race (Image: Carlos Reina Photography) There were also two-family events run over three miles and one mile respectively.

The route began at the Sands Centre before going through the city, up Brampton Road, heading back down into Carlisle and finishing at the Sheepmount Stadium.

Roads were closed throughout the city to help facilitate the safe running of the event.

The main half marathon, which is run over 13.1 miles, was won by Adrian Holliday of the Border Harriers in a time of one hour, 12 minutes and five seconds.

Supporters lined the route throughoutSupporters lined the route throughout (Image: Carlos Reina Photography) Adrian was more than two minutes ahead of Matthew Grieve in second place and four minutes ahead of Paul Graham in third.

It was a clean sweep for the Border Harriers with Nathan Postill winning the 10k race in a time of 32 minutes and 10 seconds.

In the half marathon, Chloe Kendal and Sally Addison of the Border Harriers took first and second place respectively in the women’s race with 1.21:31 and 1.22:0.

Kathryn Metcalfe of the Eden Runners won the women’s 10k in a time of 42 minutes and three seconds.

Supporters lined the route throughoutSupporters lined the route throughout (Image: Carlos Reina Photography) Many people were raising money for charity by running the event and a number of local and national charities were represented on the run.

The race was organised by ‘Sport in Action’ who run events in and around Carlisle.

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Founded in 2012 their mission is to provide high quality events with “athletes at the heart of their work”.

The Solway Coast Marathon, Carlisle Resolution Run, Castle 5K Series and The Carlisle Santa Dash for Jigsaw childrens hospital are some of Sport in Actions annual races ran in and around Carlisle.

Applications for next year’s event are already open.