THE award-winning Ealing Half Marathon will be sponsored for the second year by Mercedes-Benz, Brentford, as part of its community support programme.

A promotional Mercedes B-Class will be seen around town in the months leading up to the race on Sunday, September 28.

Among the expected 6,000 runners will be a team from Mercedes-Benz Brentford, including general manager Trevor Webb, who will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Starting close to the Mercedes-Benz site on Great West Road, the Ealing race was voted the top half marathon in the UK by magazine readers and is one of only three half marathons in London held on fully-closed roads.