About 800 brave runners have taken part in a testing 26.2mile course around the city today in the second Chelmsford Marathon.

The race kicked off this morning at 9am in the High Street, which was lined with cheering an waving supporters.

The first runners crossed the finish line after about 2.5 hours.

Check out our Chelmsford Marathon 2015 photo gallery here: http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/picture_galleries/chelmsford_marathon_2015/