City of Norwich Half Marathon

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City of Norwich Half Marathon
DateApril (2017 onward)
November (until 2015)
LocationNorwich
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1985; 37 years ago (1985)
Course records1:03:59 (men)
1:14:49 (women)
Official sitecityofnorwichhalfmarathon.com

The City of Norwich Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Norwich, United Kingdom.

History[]

Duke Street Running Club staged the first event in 1985. The race was originally based in the City of Norwich, but in 1992 it moved to the Royal Norfolk Showground, close to Easton, Norfolk. The event was run in November but after the 2015 edition was moved to April, resulting in the cancellation of the 2016 edition.

Past winners[]

The event has been won four times by ,[1] and five times by .[2]

Edition Year Time (h:m:s) Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner
1 1985 1:05:11 Dennis Fowles 1:12:57 Sarah Rowell
2 1986 1:07:29 1:23:52
3 1987 1:06:16 Steve Brace 1:16:48 Sally Ellis
4 1988 1:07:04 1:27:10
5 1989 1:07:26 1:18:37
6 1990 1:10:29 1:22:10
7 1991 1:07:25 1:17:03 Sally Eastall
8 1992 1:07:21 Tommy Hughes 1:19:32
Change of Route
9 1993 1:08:24 1:15:25 Sally Eastall
10 1994 1:07:02 1:18:22
11 1995 1:07:38 1:16:44
12 1996 1:08:01 1:19:52
13 1997 1:10:28 1:19:23
14 1998 1:06:28 [1] 1:24:26
15 1999 1:05:56 [1] 1:22:05
16 2000 1:11:11 1:23:45
17 2001 1:05:10 1:18:35
18 2002 1:06:39 1:15:26
19 2003 1:07:25 1:14:49 Mara Yamauchi
20 2004 1:09:20 Tesfaye Eticha 1:19:14 Birhan Dagne
21 2005 1:03:59 1:16:52
22 2006 1:07:26 1:17:18 Birhan Dagne
23 2007 1:09:09 [1] 1:21:22 [2]
24 2008 1:05:44 1:17:29
25 2009 1:08:51 1:18:20 [2]
26 2010 1:08:23 1:18:55 [2]
27 2011 1:12:44 [1] 1:19:44 [2]
28 2012 1:13:34 1:20:13
29 2013 1:10:20 1:17:25
30 2014 1:08:08 1:20:21 [2]
31 2015 1:09:46 [1] 1:19:17 Helen Davies
2016 edition cancelled [3]
32 2017 1:12:32 Piers Arnold 1:27:07 Emma Risbey
33 2018 1:09:54 Ash Harrell 1:21:19 Mabel Beckett
34 2019 1:07:41 Piers Arnold 1:20:11 Mabel Beckett
2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
35 2021 1:08:30 1:16:31 Natasha Cockram[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Adrian Mussett at Power of 10
  2. ^ a b c d e f Sarah Stradling at Power of 10
  3. ^ Tom Bristow (1 February 2016). "Norwich Half Marathon cancelled this year - and moved to April 2017". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus means City of Norwich Half Marathon postponed until 2021". Eastern Daily Press. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Another week of thrilling British performances". Fast Running. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

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