People have been paying their respects to those who died in the 2017 suicide blast at an Ariana Grande concert, which happened as mainly youngsters were leaving the venue.
Helping to start the race as well as taking part was attack survivor Freya Lewis, 19, who learned to walk again after being seriously injured in the bombing.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham shared pictures of the Glade Of Light memorial on Twitter and wrote:"Their names forever at the heart of our city."Our thanks for the goodness and strength of the people of Greater Manchester - eternal."TwitterPrime Minister Boris Johnson also paid tribute to the victims and said the courage shown by people in Manchester in the days following the attack had"touched the world".
"This was an act of terrorism against the freedoms we all hold dear, but as the people of Manchester demonstrated so courageously in the days that followed, hatred will never win.
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