Easter festival of running starts today

The Island's annual Easter Festival of Running kicks off today.

With more than 500 entrants, today will see the Bushy's 10K Road race start at 6.45pm tonight at Port Erin Promenade.

Tomorrow, the Full Factory Peel Hill race takes place for men at 2.15pm and women at 3.05pm.

Then on Easter Sunday the Outback 5K Road Race will take place at 10.30am for women and 11.15am retrospectively for men on Douglas Promenade walkway.

Full information on the Festival can be found at www.easterfestival.info, and regular updates are posted on the Facebook page Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running.