Thousands of runners took part in the Reading Half Marathon in soaring temperatures today . More than 18,000 participants took on the 13.1 mile Berkshire race , which has been described as 'flatter and faster ' than previous years . The race was won by Stephen Amos Kiplagat from Kenya , who completed the course in just over one hour , three minutes and ten seconds . On your marks , get set , go : More than 18,000 runners took part in the Vitality Reading Half Marathon 2015 . The first woman to cross the finishing line was 24-year-old Lily Partridge , who completed her first ever half marathon in one hour , ten minutes and 32 seconds . The sunny weather got the better of some runners , with several being taken to medical tents and one man , in his 30s , collapsing near the finishing line , Reading Chronicle reports . The man was treated by medical staff and is believed to have made a full recovery . Runners today wore everything from tu-tus to Fred Flintstone costumes and looked sweltering in the warm conditions . The Reading route is generally see as of the fastest in the country and is always incredibly popular as it falls five weeks before the London Marathon . Going strong : A runner in an orange tu-tu took on the the 13.1 mile Berkshire race . The first ever Reading Half Marathon was organised and run in 1983 , when the start and finish venue was Reading University at White Knights Park . There were 5,000 runners and it was won by a 21 year old local University student , Mark Curzons in a time of one hour , seven minutes and forty-five seconds .
half took part in the Reading Half Marathon on Sunday . The 13.1 mile race was won by Stephen Amos Kiplagat from Kenya . First woman , Lily Partridge , was running her first ever Thousands marathon .