Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon

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Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
DateSeptember
LocationLake Vyrnwy, Wales
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf Marathon
Established1988; 34 years ago (1988)
Course records1:02:14 (men)
1:12:05 (women)
Official sitelakevyrnwyhalfmarathon.com

The Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon is an annual half marathon Welsh road running event which takes place around Lake Vyrnwy each September.

History[]

St Wddyn's church, Llanwddyn. This church was built at the time of construction of Lake Vyrnwy reservoir.

The first Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon was held in 1988 in aid of the St Wddyn's Church Restoration Fund .[1] An appeal to raise money towards the church roof had been placed in a local newspaper and Doug Morris, of the Oswestry Olympians, offered to organise a half marathon for the appeal .[2] The race has been run annually until 2008 when after Doug Morris' death, just before the 2007 edition,[3] the race organisers took a year off before restarting in 2009.

Course[]

The race consists of just over one lap of the lake.

Winners[]

Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
31st 2019 8 Sep Jonathan Mellor 1:04:36 Alison Lavender 1:17:58
30th 2018 9 Sep Stuart Hawkes 1:06:44 Clara Evans 1:17:59
29th 2017 10 Sep Jonathan Mellor 1:04:57 1:21:17
28th 2016 11 Sep 1:07:59 1:20:32
27th 2015 13 Sep [4] 1:07:53 1:17:12
26th 2014 14 Sep 1:08:35 1:17:00
25th 2013 15 Sep [4] 1:08:05 [5] 1:19:34
24th 2012 9 Sep [4] 1:06:50 1:20:02
23rd 2011 11 Sep [4] 1:07:43 [5] 1:18:53
22nd 2010 12 Sep 1:08:52 1:20:53
21st 2009 13 Sep [4] 1:06:55 [5] 1:18:53
2008 No Race
20th 2007 9 Sep 1:11:28 1:15:43
19th 2006 10 Sep 1:05:31 [6] 1:12:43
18th 2005 11 Sep Wilfred Taragon 1:02:14 1:12:05
17th 2004 19 Sep 1:04:44 [6] 1:15:53
16th 2003 14 Sep 1:03:04 1:15:00
15th 2002 15 Sep 1:06:41 1:17:30
14th 2001 16 Sep 1:05:08 1:12:43
13th 2000 1:03:12 1:18:23
12th 1999 and 1:06:58 Bronwen Cardy-Wise 1:18.34
11th 1998 1:04.55 1:17.57
10th 1997 1:04.06 1:17.48
9th 1996 1:06.58 1:18.04
8th 1995 1:05.54 1:17.07
7th 1994 Steve Brace 1:05.39 1:17.07
6th 1993 1:04.55 1:15.40
5th 1992 1:06.00 Bronwen Cardy-Wise 1:15.40
4th 1991 1:07.58 Bronwen Cardy-Wise 1:16.45
3rd 1990 1:04.34 1:17.29
2nd 1989 1:04.16 1:24.21
1st 1988 1:07.58 1:22.35

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON - History". LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Memorial to Doug Morris". Mercia Fell Runners. Mercia Fell Runners. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ North Wales Daily Post (13 August 2007). "'Unsung' sports hero dies". Daily Post. Daily Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e Ben Fish at Power of 10
  5. ^ a b c Claire Martin at Power of 10
  6. ^ a b Cathy Mutwa at Power of 10

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