Our live feed has now finished.
- First Bournemouth Marathon Festival gets underway today.
- 9,000 people are expected to take part in events over the weekend with many more expected to turn-out and cheer
- Races today include the junior 1.5k and 3k, the Supersonic 10k and Speed of Light 5k
- The world's oldest marathoner 102-year-old Faruja Singh will launch the festival on Saturday
- More than 100 roads will be closed over the weekend as well as the Bakers Arms roundabout
- We'll be reporting live from the races all afternoon and into this evening- join the coverage on Twitter using #bmf13 or #runbmth, in the comments, by emailing digital@bournemouthecho.co.uk or at Facebook.com/bournemouthdailyecho
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