Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon | |
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Date | September |
Location | Lake Vyrnwy, Wales |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Half Marathon |
Established | 1988 |
Course records | 1:02:14 (men) 1:12:05 (women) |
Official site | lakevyrnwyhalfmarathon |
The Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon is an annual half marathon Welsh road running event which takes place around Lake Vyrnwy each September.
History[]
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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) |
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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[]
- ^ "LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON - History". LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Memorial to Doug Morris". Mercia Fell Runners. Mercia Fell Runners. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ North Wales Daily Post (13 August 2007). "'Unsung' sports hero dies". Daily Post. Daily Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Ben Fish at Power of 10
- ^ a b c Claire Martin at Power of 10
- ^ a b Cathy Mutwa at Power of 10
External links[]
Categories:
- Athletics competitions in Wales
- Half marathons in the United Kingdom
- Recurring sporting events established in 1988