Hastings Half Marathon

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Part of the race goes through the historic old town

The Hastings Half-Marathon is a road running event that takes place every March around the streets of Hastings. Starting in 1985 and organised by The Hastings Lions Club the race has become quite popular over the last few years, with calls for it to be crowned The Great South Run, attracting 5,000 entries every year. It has been voted best race of its kind in the UK for three years. In 2005 it was voted fifth best race in the UK and was voted number 23 in the list of the Top 50 2007 races in the UK by readers of Runners' World. The 35th edition of the half marathon took place on 24 March 2019.

Course[]

The route has a total climb of 237 metres with an average climb rate of 18 metres per mile. Taking this into account, this route is equivalent to running approximately 14.0 miles (22.5 km) on the flat.

The course circumnavigates the ancient town of Hastings, starting at the Seafront and following the route of William the Conqueror towards Battle, East Sussex, around the back of the town and down to the famous 'Old Town' and fishing village of Hastings, then back along the three-mile (5 km) seafront back to where it started. Although tough for the first part of the course, runners have produced some very fast times and PBs, as the last two-thirds is flat or downhill, and then the finish on the promenade.

Past winners[]

Key:   Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Nation	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Nation	Time (h:m:s)
35th	2019		France	1:10:56		United Kingdom	1:21:44
34th	2018		United Kingdom	1:08:35		United Kingdom	1:21:29
33rd	2017		United Kingdom	1:09:52		United Kingdom	1:26:35
32nd	2016	Robert Mbithi	Kenya	1:04:51		Kenya	1:16:51
31st	2015		Kenya	1:05:27		Kenya	1:21:36
30th	2014	Boniface Kongin	Kenya	1:04:18		Kenya	1:16:42
29th	2013		Kenya	1:06:58		Kenya	1:16:39
28th	2012		Kenya	1:06:17		Kenya	1:14:10
27th	2011		Kenya	1:08:00		Kenya	1:15:13
26th	2010		United Kingdom	1:07:08		United Kingdom	1:21:31
25th	2009	Kiplimo Kimutai	Kenya	1:02:48		United Kingdom	1:16:56
24th	2008	Kiplimo Kimutai	Kenya	1:05:24		Kenya	1:14:20
23rd	2007		Kenya	1:03:22	Birhan Dagne	Ethiopia	1:16:02
22nd	2006		United Kingdom	1:06:40	Birhan Dagne	Ethiopia	1:15:50
21st	2005	Fred Mogaka	Kenya	1:04:10		United Kingdom	1:18:19
20th	2004	Fred Mogaka	Kenya	1:04:22		Tanzania	1:19:51
19th	2003		Kenya	1:03:26	Jane Omoro	Kenya	1:11:52
18th	2002	Simon Kasimili	Kenya	1:04:55		United Kingdom	1:20:17
17th	2001		Kenya	1:04:11	Andrea Green	United Kingdom	1:17:08
16th	2000	Simon Kasimili	Kenya	1:03:45	Esther Kiplagat	Kenya	1:12:19
15th	1999		Kenya	1:01:37	Bronwen Cardy-Wise	United Kingdom	1:22:01
14th	1998	Stephen Kiogora	Kenya	1:02:48	Birhan Dagne	Ethiopia	1:16:30
13th	1997		United Kingdom	1:05:44		United Kingdom	1:18:53
12th	1996		United Kingdom	1:02:55		United Kingdom	1:15:05
11th	1995		Kenya	1:03:30		United Kingdom	1:20:48
10th	1994		Kenya	1:03:25		United Kingdom	1:21:21
9th	1993	Eamonn Martin	United Kingdom	1:02:52	Andrea Wallace	United Kingdom	1:11:13
8th	1992	William Koech	Kenya	1:02:36	Andrea Wallace	United Kingdom	1:13:15
7th	1991	Paul Evans	United Kingdom	1:03:09	Glynis Penny	United Kingdom	1:18:03
6th	1990	Paul Davies-Hale	United Kingdom	1:03:11		United Kingdom	1:14:17
5th	1989	Paul Davies-Hale	United Kingdom	1:02:09	Veronique Marot	United Kingdom	1:13:54
4th	1988		United Kingdom	1:03:34	Susan Tooby	United Kingdom	1:13:53
3rd	1987		United Kingdom	1:10:15		United Kingdom	1:18:59
2nd	1986	Derek Stevens	United Kingdom	1:06:06		Sweden	1:20:01
1st	1985	Derek Stevens	United Kingdom	1:06:58		United Kingdom	1:16:08

• All information from Association of Road Racing Statisticians.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Runners World

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