ORGANISERS of the award-winning Ealing Half Marathon have issued a last call for early bird entries for the event, which this year will take place on Sunday, September 30.

Runners have until January 31 to secure a reduced-rate place at West London’s only fully-closed road half marathon.

Entry currently costs £38 for affiliated athletes and £40 for non-affiliated athletes. Prices will rise to £44-£46 on February 1.

The 2018 event will be the seventh edition of and was set up as a legacy to London’s Olympic Games. It will also be the second year in which the Ealing Mini Mile takes place the day before the main event, on Saturday, September 29.

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The 2018 Mini Mile is open to youngsters aged 6-16 years and 1,500 places are available to get as many children involved as possible.

A new addition for 2018 is a Family Mile, offering children aged five and under the chance to take part in their own race with an adult.

All money raised by the Ealing Half Marathon is ploughed straight back into projects and activities within the community.

The headline charities for 2018 are Alzheimer’s Society and Cancer Research UK.

Go to www.ealinghalfmarathon.com for further race info. You can also like the Facebook page www.facebook.com/ealinghalf and follow @EalingHalf #EalingFeeling on Twitter and Instagram.