Temporary traffic restrictions will be put in place on Sunday during the 2011 Beijing International Long-distance Running Festival.

More than 10,000 athletes will take part in the event, which starts at the Monument to the People in Tian'anmen Square and finishes at Xiannongtan Stadium.

The 10-kilometer route runs through Meishi Jie, Zhushikou Xidajie, Qianmen Dajie, Tiantan Lu, Tiantan Donglu, Yongdingmen Dongjie and Yongdingmen Xijie, while the shorter 4.2-km route turns from Qianmen Dajie onto Tianqiao Nanjie and Yongdingmen Neidajie.

Only public buses and emergency vehicles will be allowed to travel on these roads from 8:35 am until about late afternoon. Detours will be in place.