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| Hull 10km course cut due to broken bridge | Hull 10km course cut due to broken bridge |
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| Thousands of runners taking part in the Jane Tomlinson 10km road race in Hull will have to run a shortened course due to problems with a bridge on the route. | |
| The race got under way earlier but organisers said a diversion had been put in place "due to a bridge becoming stuck in the upright position". | |
| It means those taking part will only be able to run 9km. | It means those taking part will only be able to run 9km. |
| In a tweet, race organiser For All Events said runners would be compensated. | |
| It said: "We will be making a real and significant compensatory offer to every runner who took part today." | |
| Mrs Tomlinson, of Rothwell, Leeds, died in September 2007 after having cancer for seven years. | Mrs Tomlinson, of Rothwell, Leeds, died in September 2007 after having cancer for seven years. |
| She raised £1.85m for children's and cancer charities. The family set up a number of 10km races to mark her fundraising legacy. |