THE Ealing Half Marathon has its sights set on a third consecutive win at The Running Awards this month.

Voted the UK’s Best Half Marathon in 2014 and 2015, the popular west London race is again shortlisted at this year’s awards on Friday April 22.

Voting in The Running Awards 2016 for the Best Half Marathon category closes at 6pm on Wednesday April 20.

Kelvin Walker, Director of Ealing Half Marathon CIC and Race Director of the Half Marathon, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted once more for Best Half Marathon at The Running Awards 2016.

"It was an honour to win this category the past two years and we are incredibly grateful to all those who have voted for us so far.

"We like to think of the Ealing Half Marathon as a real community race with the professional touch, and we are proud that our hard work in the community is being recognised.

“Thank you to all those who have voted for us again at this year’s awards. We are looking forward to a wonderful night of celebration for the running industry as a whole.

“Entries for our 2016 race are open and anyone wishing to run and to support our work in the community should go to the website and sign up as soon as possible.”

The Ealing Half Marathon has raised more than £850,000 since its inauguration in 2012, and is looking forward to welcoming 8,000 runners of all abilities to its fifth anniversary race on Sunday September 25.

The race starts and finishes in Lammas Park and features a 13.1 mile route on closed roads around the leafy streets and parks of the west London borough.

The Running Awards is an independent annual awards ceremony celebrating the very best of running and its culture under one roof, with runners and consumers nominating and voting for their favourite products, brands, publications, sports retailers, charities and events.

You can vote for the Ealing Half Marathon here.