They ran a 26-mile loop from the University of York through the city centre and out into the Ryedale and east Yorkshire countryside back to the university.
Thousands more people lined the streets and roads to cheer them on as did groups of musicians.
Among the runners were 37 who have run in every one of the 10 Yorkshire Marathons.
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