Milton Keynes Marathon

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Milton Keynes Marathon
Stadium North & East Stands.jpg
Stadium MK, in which the marathon finishes
DateEarly May Bank Holiday
LocationMilton Keynes, England, U.K.
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 5K run
Primary sponsorRightmove
Established2012 (9 years ago) (2012)
Course recordsMen's: 2:31:05 (2021)
United Kingdom Joshua Teece
Women's: 2:52:44 (2021)
United Kingdom Melissah Gibson
Official siteMilton Keynes Marathon
Participants847 finishers (2021)[1]
120 (2020)
1,841 (2019)

The Milton Keynes Marathon is an annual road marathon and marathon relay event held in Milton Keynes, England on the Spring bank holiday, first held in 2012.

History[]

The inaugural event was held in April 2012 and attracted 4,400 runners.[2]

The 2012 event was won by Team Mizuno runner Dave Mitchinson with a time of 2:41:54.[3]

In 2013 a kids "Superhero Fun Run" was added to the schedule followed by a half marathon race in 2014 and a 5k "Rocket" race in 2016. The Rocket 5k is held on the preceding Sunday to the Bank Holiday Monday on which the marathon, half marathon, marathon relay and superhero fun run are held.

In 2018 the race weekend attracted 11,000 runners.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.09.06 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of either transferring their entry to another runner or to 2021 for free, running the race virtually, or obtaining a full refund.[4]

Course[]

The start and finish of the event are based at the Stadium MK football stadium, home of Milton Keynes Dons F.C..[3]

Much of the route of the marathon uses the Milton Keynes redway system through the parks and thus involves far less of the invariant-grade road running that is typical elsewhere.[5]

Winners[]

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Marathon[]

Ed. Date Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
1 2012.04.29 Dave Mitchinson 2:41:54 Yvette Grice 3:00:35
2 2013.05.06 Edward Catmur 2:46:59 Andrea Green 3:04:23
3 2014.05.05 Rick Lloyd 2:43:25 Sarah Hill 3:00:21
4 2015.05.04 Jack Parslow 2:37:30 Kate Wright 2:58:30
5 2016.05.02 Ben Fish 2:31:14 Kate Wright 3:03:41
6 2017.05.01 Gareth Cooke 2:40:08 Asia Zmyslona 2:57:37
7 2018.05.07 Denys Olefir 2:37:43 Colleen Mukuya 2:57:58
8 2019.05.06 Michael Aldridge 2:32:48 Helen Mussen 2:54:55
9 2020.09.06[b] Paul Parkins 3:03:35 Petra Gowans 3:29:02
10 2021.06.27 2:31:05 2:52:44 [6]

Half marathon[]

Ed. Date Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
1 2014.05.05 Ismail Ssenyange 1:08:38 Jane Ovington 1:23:01
2 2015.05.04 Marcus Engstrom 1:15:27 Sophie Carter 1:18:59
3 2016.05.02 Steve Way 1:09:53 Sophie Carter 1:25:29
4 2017.05.01 David Hudson 1:14:16 Rebecca Moore 1:16:50
5 2018.05.07 Michael Aldridge 1:13:02 Johanna O'Regan 1:25:33
6 2019.05.06 Jordan Clay 1:10:57 Rebecca Butler 1:28:48
7 2020.09.06[b] Mark Brinsley 1:33:06 Susie Leggett 1:38:18
8 2021.06.26 1:15:10 1:24:36 [7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d h:m:s
  2. ^ a b The 2020 race had a very limited field because of the continuing COVID19 pandemic.

References[]

  1. ^ "Results Base - MK Marathon Weekend 2021".
  2. ^ "Milton Keynes marathon". ITV. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Milton Keynes' first marathon hailed a success". BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus (COVID19) Updates". 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Milton Keynes Marathon and Half Marathon". Spinal Injuries Association. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019. The Milton Keynes Marathon has quickly established itself as one of the highlights of the County’s sporting year. With 4,500 acres of woodlands, lakesides, parks and landscaped areas within the city boundary, Milton Keynes is the ideal venue for a Green City Marathon.
  6. ^ "Results Base - MK Marathon Weekend 2021".
  7. ^ "Results Base - MK Marathon Weekend 2021".


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