Leeds Half Marathon 2019: 26 photos that capture the agony and ecstasy of the race

The Leeds Half Marathon 2019 is over.

Here's a selection of our photos from the race. The winner was Kenyan athlete Mohammed Abu-Rezeq with a time of one hour seven minutes. Local runner Faye Banks, 39, from Adel, was the first female finisher for the second year in a row with a time of 81 minutes.

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Leeds Half Marathon
A Bingley Harriers runner on the courseplaceholder image
A Bingley Harriers runner on the course
A woman is helped over the finish lineplaceholder image
A woman is helped over the finish line
Faye Banks, from Adel, was the female winner for the second year in a rowplaceholder image
Faye Banks, from Adel, was the female winner for the second year in a row
Sophie Miller, 20, prepares for the startplaceholder image
Sophie Miller, 20, prepares for the start
A runner enjoys the crowdsplaceholder image
A runner enjoys the crowds
A runner is supported at the finishplaceholder image
A runner is supported at the finish
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Runners on the course
A woman pushed a wheelchair-bound man around the courseplaceholder image
A woman pushed a wheelchair-bound man around the course
A woman in a carrot costume ran the raceplaceholder image
A woman in a carrot costume ran the race
Runners enjoyed warm conditions on race dayplaceholder image
Runners enjoyed warm conditions on race day
Runners support each otherplaceholder image
Runners support each other
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