2,000 on their marks.THE Liverpool Liverpool, city (1991 pop. 448,300), NW England, on the Mersey River near its mouth. It is one of Britain's largest cities. A large center for food processing (especially flour and sugar), Liverpool has a variety of industries, including the manufacture of electrical International Half Marathon A half marathon is a road running event of 21,097.5 meters, or 13 7/64 miles, about 13.1 miles. It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. is going back to its roots tomorrow. Event organisers have been forced to prepare for the seventh running of the race without the backing of major sponsor Nike. The withdrawal of the US sportswear manufacturers after last year's race left a pounds 15,000 hole in the event's budget. As a result, the race no longer possesses the same pulling power Pulling Power is a regional motoring programme shown only in the Central Television region on ITV1 since 1996. However it has been shown on the ITV1 network on a series trial basis and also as a filler programme at times. for top names. Instead, the focus of the race will be on local runners, with organisers delighted at an increase in entries this year. More than 2,000 runners will line up in Sefton Park This article is about the public park in Liverpool, England. For the place in Adelaide, Australia, see Sefton Park, South Australia. Sefton Park is public park in the Sefton Park district of south Liverpool, England. at 10am. |
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