Road closures as thousands set for Sheffield 10k

Thousands of runners are set to take part in the Sheffield 10k on Sunday.

The event, organised by Jane Tomlinson's Run For All, will start and end in Arundel Gate with runners set to begin at 09:30 BST.

A number of roads will close in the city centre on Sunday and parking restrictions will be in place, but organisers said every effort would be made to minimise disruption.

Participalnts will run along Charter Row, passing Endcliffe Park and Bingham Park before looping round to Graham Road and back towards Arundel Gate.

Road closures will come into effect on a rolling basis between 04:00 and 16:00 on Sunday, while parking suspensions will be in place from Saturday evening until 16:00 on Sunday.

Some of the roads set to close include the A61 Ring Road, Arundel Gate, Charles Street, Clarkehouse Road, Ecclesall Road, Furnival Gate, Norfolk Row and Union Street.

Additional road closures will be in place on Fitzwilliam Street, Milton Street, Trafalgar Street, Eldon Street, Headford Street and Rockingham Street, to accommodate the mini and junior events.

Those roads are expected to reopen by 12:30.

Parking suspensions will come into effect on roads including Ecclesall Road and Rustlings Road between 20:30 on Saturday and 11:30 on Sunday.

A full list of road closures and traffic restrictions can be found on the Run For All website.

Organisers apologised for any inconvenience caused, but warned any vehicles in contravention of the parking suspensions run the risk of being towed.

Tristan Batley-Kyle, operations director at Run For All, said: "The safety of our participants, spectators and local communities is always our top priority.

"As with any major road running event, a number of temporary road closures are required to ensure the event can take place safely."

The race is in partnership with the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.

The late Jane Tomlinson CBE raised £1.85m for children's and cancer charities by taking on a number of endurance challenges despite being diagnosed with incurable cancer.

Alfie Manthorpe was the first person to cross the finish line at last year's event, with a time of 29 minutes and 50 seconds, while the first woman was Laura Smith from Dore.

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