Born out of the jogging boom of the early 1980s, the Belfast City Marathon first hit the roads in 1982 and has been gathering pace ever since.
The hugely popular event was first run on May 3, 1982, driven by the charismatic head of athletics in Northern Ireland, Les Jones.
Over 3,000 runners took part in the inaugural edition, with 2,171 runners completing the 26.2-mile route which started at the old Maysfield Leisure Centre and included two laps of a specially-designed circuit.
