
Torbay Half Marathon: 38 amazing moments in photos through the years – Devon Live
This weekend sees the 28th running of the Torbay Half Marathon
The 28th Torbay Half-Marathon will draw crowds to Paignton seafront on Sunday morning as hundreds of runners tackle the 13.1-mile course between the starting line on the Green and Torquay harbour. Still more runners will tackle a 10k race over half of the same route.
And a fun run around the Green will cater for the younger runners who one day aspire to complete the half-marathon distance or even further. Torbay has had its long-distance races for more than 30 years, covering various routes around South Devon.
The Torbay Marathon once used a route which took runners out to Newton Abbot and beyond, while another version of the route took the field across to Brixham as well as including some gruelling climbs in Torquay. More recently, after the marathon distance was scrapped, the half-marathon has experimented with a route through Churston to Brixham, before settling on its current course.
Traffic-free roads now take runners from the Green and out through Preston and Livermead to Torquay seafront, round the Kings Drive to the Pavilion and back to Paignton. Then there’s a second lap to complete the half-marathon distance.
And as always, there will be a fun run for the younger runners, giving them a one-mile lap of the Green.
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Scenes from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k
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Scenes from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k
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Scenes from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k
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Scenes from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k
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Action from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k. (picture by Appleton Event Photography)
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Action from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k. (pictures by Appleton Event Photography)
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Runners take part in the Torbay Half Marathon 2018. Photographer: Max Madry, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Torbay Half Marathon and Fun Run 2019.Paignton.Photographer: Andy Uglow, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Runners take part in the Torbay Half Marathon 2018. Photographer: Max Madry, Pyramid Torbay Photography
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Action from the 2021 Torbay Half Marathon and 10k. (picture by Appleton Event Photography)
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John Drennan of South Devon Athletic Club
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Athletes on the start line
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Presentation to some of the Fun Run winners
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Athletes heading away from the start
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Runners arrive in all shapes and sizes
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A sprint finish for this young runner
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They’re off!
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Fancy dress is always encouraged
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Stretching out before the start, with a little help from a supporter
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It’s all over!
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Young runners ready for their start
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Fun Run racers wait for the off
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Torbay’s races are always well supported
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Running for the fun of it
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Torbay Mayor Doug Lentell with Justin Fashanu, who was playing for Torquay United at the time, and came to start the big race
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Runners climb away from the Breakwater when the marathon route went all the way to Brixham
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Water station on Churston Common
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Miss Torbay prepares to get the runners under way
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Sprinting for the line on a wet marathon day
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Another little-used route, through one of Paignton’s holiday parks
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