THIS year’s Edinburgh Marathon takes place on Sunday, with road closures and parking restriction in place across East Lothian as the runners take to the streets.

The annual race is the second biggest marathon in the UK behind the London event, attracting thousands of runners every year.

It starts near Holyrood Park in Edinburgh before heading out to East Lothian and along the coast road to Gosford House before looping back to the finish line at Musselburgh Racecourse.

The race is preceded on Sunday by a half marathon which begins at 8am and goes from Holyrood to Prestongrange Mining Museum before looping back to the finish line.

The full marathon starts at 9.50am, followed 10 minutes later by the team relay marathon.

More than 30,000 people took part in last year’s Edinburgh Marathon Festival, which also includes shorter runs in Edinburgh on Saturday before the main Sunday events.

Roads will be closed across East Lothian to ensure the safety of competitions:

In Musselburgh, road closures will be in place between 5am and 1.30pm on Sunday on New Street, Harbour Road, Bush Street, Caird’s Row, Beach Lane, Promenade, Links View, Links Avenue, Links Street, Downie Place, Ladywell, Eskdale News, Mountjoy Terrace/Crescent, Eskside West, James Street, Goose Green Road/Avenue/Place/Crescent. Parking restrictions will be in place between 10pm on Saturday until 2.30pm on Edinburgh Road, Harbour Road, New Street, Promenade, Links View, Goose Green Crescent, and Balcarres Road.

Roads closed between 5am and 6.30pm on Sunday are High Street, Beulah, Linkfield Court, Windsor Garden, Ashgrove, Pinkie Service Road, Pinkie Terrace, Edenhall Road, Park Lane, Rothesay Place, Grove Street, Lower Pinkie Road, Craighall Terrace, Macbeth Moir Road, King Street, Wanless Court, Battlefield Drive and Almond Park.

Ravensheugh Road, B1348 outside Prestongrange, Hope Place, Mayville Bank, Ravensheugh Crescent, Drum-Mohr entrance and Managers Brae will also remain closed.

Parking on the west side of Newhailes Road from Olive Bank Road to Edinburgh Road will be banned between 10pm on Saturday and 6.30pm on Sunday. Balcarres Road will be closed on Sunday from 5am until 2.30pm. Millhill will also close at 5am until 6pm on Sunday, with Linkfield Road remaining shut until 6.30pm on the same day.

Parking restrictions will be in place between 10pm on Saturday until 6.30pm on Sunday on Millhill, Newbigging, Pinkie Road, Inveresk Brae, High Street, Linkfield Road, Pinkie Service Road, A199 at Strawberry Corner, Salters Road, Inchview Road, Miners Terrace, Wemyss Gardens, Inveresk Village Road and A6124, as well as Ravensheugh Road, Wallyford Park/Ride, Haddington Road and B1348 outside Prestongrange.

In Prestonpans, road closures will be in place between 5am on Sunday and 6pm on Prestongrange Road, Inchview North, The Pottery, Redburn Road North, Cookies Wynd, Ormiston Place, West Seaside, East Seaside, New Street, Ayres Wynd, Harlawhill, Pypers Wynd, Robertson Avenue, Fowlers Court, Salt Preston Place, Sir Walter Scott Pend, Nethershot Road at Appin Drive and High Street. The B1348 from Prestonpans to Cockenzie will also close between 5am and 6pm.

In Cockenzie, High Street, Elcho Place, Wemyss Place, Viewforth and Seton Place will close from 5am until 5pm, as will Barga Court, Marshall Street, South Doors, School Lane, New Street, Hares Close, Gardiner’s Close, Kay Gardens, Manse Lane, Cope Lane, The Promenade, Barracks Street, Links Court, Castle Terrace and Long Craigs. Roads closed between 5am and 6pm in Cockenzie will include Whin Park Industrial Estate, West Lorimer Place, West Harbour Road, East Lorimer Place Lane, Park Road and Fishers Road.

Parking restrictions will be in place on Prestonpans High Street from 10pm Saturday until 6.30pm Sunday and along the B1348. They will also be in place between 10pm on Saturday and 6.30pm on Sunday in Cockenzie at North Lorimer Place, High Street, East Lorimer Place, Avenue Road, Gosford Road, Elcho Place, Wemyss Place, Viewforth, Seton Place, Links Road, Long Craigs, Fishers Road and Alder Road.

The B1348 coast road from Seton Sands Holiday Park to Lyars Road, Longniddry, will be closed from 5am on Sunday until 5pm, along with Dean Road and Lyars Road, with parking restrictions in place from 10pm on Saturday until 6.30pm Sunday. The A198 will be closed from its junction with B1348 to the access at Green Craig from 5am to 5pm on Sunday. Parking restrictions will be in place from 10pm Saturday until 6.30pm Sunday on the A198 stretch, A6137 Haddington Place and Aberlady High Street.