YOUNGSTERS gathered at the start of the Weston Athletics Club prom race to carry out their own one-mile run.

Weston Mercury: Children doing the one-mile race to mark the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister's breaking of the four minute mile.Children doing the one-mile race to mark the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister's breaking of the four minute mile. (Image: Archant)

The race celebrated the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile and involved children from all across the town.

Weston Mercury: Children doing the one-mile race to mark the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister's breaking of the four minute mile.Children doing the one-mile race to mark the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister's breaking of the four minute mile. (Image: Archant)

More than 230 adult runners then took part in the last race of the season, a five-mile dash starting from Knightstone Island.