Please find below and attached information that may be of interest to you:
We are emailing to provide you with advanced notice of the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon/Half Marathon taking place on Sunday 11th May 2025 and the road closures being implemented around the city to accommodate this.
Event Specific Information
Date: 11/05/2025
Leeds Marathon Start Time: 09:00
Leeds Half Marathon Start Time: 10:00 (Subject to change)
Last Runner expected to Finish: 16:45
Leeds Marathon/Half Marathon Routes: https://www.runforall.com/events/marathon/leeds-marathon/
Leeds Marathon Route Specifics
The 2025 Leeds Marathon will start on St Michael’s Lane and finish inside Headingley Stadium. The route will head out via Cardigan Road, Victoria Road and loop around Woodhouse Moor towards Leeds city centre. Runners will then complete a loop by Leeds University before using Otley Road (towards Otley crossing Lawnswood roundabout) > Eccup Lane > Kings Road > Leeds Road > Creskeld Lane > Arthington Lane > Pool Road > Walkergate > Gay Lane. Runners will then take the climb up Leeds Road and Otley Chevin heading back towards Headingley. Runners will then turn onto North Lane > Cardigan Road and finish inside Headingley Stadium.
Road Closure Information
Road closures will be implemented from 04:00 on Sunday 11th May to facilitate the event build around St Michael’s Lane and will be re-opened no later than 18:00. Road closures around Cardigan Road and North Lane will then be implemented from 06:30 to facilitate further event build. Road closures around the route will then be implemented from 07:30 – 09:00. Roads will re-open on a rolling basis when safe to do so with the final closure on route re-opening for 16:45. Please also note that parking suspensions around the route will come into place from 18:00 on Saturday 10th May; vehicles may have to be moved for safety purposes if in contravention of the suspensions on the Sunday morning. For more information on the road closures and re-opening times as well as diversion routes to plan ahead please see our interactive road closure map here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1RPoEFEu1x_MdbIsB1-JrLt4X6DhgRkbN&usp=sharing
Please share the attached road closure poster with your community to allow for them to plan for the day.
If you need any access arrangements please e-mail us at [email protected] as soon as possible or before Monday 28th April to ensure we can facilitate these requirements before our event.
Thank you for your continued support of the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon & Half Marathon.
