1981 saw the first Bolton Marathon, under the official title of the Pony British Marathon. More than 8,000 runners from all over the world came to town, with hundreds of thousands of supporters lining the route. At the start of the race in Beaumont Road, there was a sea of faces waiting to get going.
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