Putting on an event like this does mean some road closures. The route may pass by your home so please study the road closure information carefully. This promises to be a fantastic event for our local community and we hope you’ll be able to enjoy it with us. All roads will be closed from 10.00am and will reopen as the last runner passes. Anticipated timings for the roads to reopen are shown below.

This year we are also welcoming 5k runners in a separate 5k race.  Note that this will NOT impact the amount of time that A65 will be fully re-opened which we anticipate to be at around noon.  However you can anticipate that roads in Ben Rydding and Ilkley will also remain closed longer than normal up until around noon.

You can view a more detailed map of the Half Marathon and 5k routes here

Things you can do in preparation for the day if you’re not running:

• Support the 2,500 runners as they dash through our community – banners and cheering very welcome!

• Study the route and road closures below to minimise the risk of disruption to your plans. For full road closure details visit ilkleyhalfmarathon.co.uk/road-closures

• Volunteer to be a ‘Race Maker’ – there are roles for all ages and abilities. Email volunteers@ilkleyhalfmarathon.co.uk to find out more

• Complete your application to receive some of the charitable funds generated by the event

If you have any enquiries then please contact the organisers by email at enquiries@ilkleyhalfmarathon.co.uk.  We hope you will join us enjoying this community event.