Wolverhampton Marathon to be axed after drop in entrants

The Wolverhampton Marathon is to be axed after a fall in entrants.

Fewer than 200 signed up for this year's 26.2 mile Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon – less than 10 per cent of the total number of entrants.

Organisers will now focus on the shorter-distance events instead, boosting the overall places by an extra 1,000 for the half-marathon, cycling race and the 10k.

Bosses say keeping the event open for several hours, to see all marathon runners safely home, costs money that could go to the charities that benefit from the annual fundraiser.