Race competitors conquer the clouds

RUNNERS from around the country pushed their bodies to the limit as they battled the elements in the Oldham Half Marathon.
Billed as one of the hardest tracks across the country, the last of the Milltown Marathons saw runners run up and down 13 miles of gruelling hills on a wet and windy Sunday morning.
Starting from the town centre at 9.30am, the track saw competitors travel up to Saddleworth and across the exposed moorland of the Peak District National Park before returning via Grasscroft, Lydgate, Lees and the Glodwick area of Oldham.
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