Nottingham Marathon
The Nottingham 'Robin Hood' Marathon, is a race in Nottingham, England held every year since 1981. The race today incorporates a half-marathon and a fun-run. A corporate relay event is also held in which teams of five runners from local companies and businesses run legs of 2–3 miles on the half-marathon course.
The original race started and finished in the Old Market Square, in Nottingham City Centre. From 1982 onwards the race has started and finished from the taking in some of Nottingham's most historical and scenic sights, including the City Centre and Nottingham Castle, Wollaton Park, the University of Nottingham and the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont.
In 2005 Runners World Magazine readers voted the race the number two marathon in the United Kingdom.
The full marathon was dropped for the 2012 event because of "issues with the route around Holme Pierrepont".[1] The half-marathon event was held on a revised route. In 2013 the marathon returned after being cancelled in 2012, following revisions to the route to allow for greater participant safety.[2] It was again dropped in 2018 having 'failed to meet the organisers' aspirations'. [3]
The 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Winners[]
Key: Course record
Half marathon[]
Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | (Wales) | 1:06:55 | 1:15:26 | |
1982 | (Wales) | 1:06:38 | Jill Clarke | 1:20:41 |
1983 | 1:05:51 | Angela Smith | 1:23:42 | |
1984 | 1:05:06 | 1:21:30 | ||
1985 | David Driver | 1:06:47 | 1:24:24 | |
1986 | Jeremy Watson | 1:07:41 | 1:27:30 | |
1987 | 1:08:20 | (Southwell) | 1:19:29 | |
1988 | 1:05:31 | 1:16:57 | ||
1989 | 1:04:43 | 1:18:40 | ||
1990 | 1:06:24 | (Southwell) | 1:19:22 | |
1991 | (Notts AC) | 1:06:09 | 1:20:05 | |
1992 | (Zimbabwe) | 1:05:22 | (Lincoln Wellington) | 1:16:54 |
1993 | 1:07:26 | Ann Ford (Redhill Road Runners) | 1:20:34 | |
1994 | (Australia) | 1:05:41 | (Southwell) | 1:16:38 |
1995 | 1:08:08 | 1:15:16 | ||
1996 | (Notts AC) | 1:09:06 | 1:17:31 | |
1997 | (Redhill Road Runners) | N/A | Ann Ford | N/A |
1998 | 1:09:24 | 1:20:22 | ||
1999 | 1:06:12 | 1:14:38 | ||
2000 | 1:08:25 | 1:18:13 | ||
2001 | Andrew Pearson | 1:08:15 | (Charnwood) | 1:17:09 |
2002 | (Kenya) | 1:07:10 | (Dulwich) | 1:17:37 |
2003 | (Australia) | 1:05:31 | (Sutton-in-Ashfield) | 1:20:49 |
2004 | (Kenya) | 1:05:21 | (Tanzania) | 1:14:25 |
2005 | (Kenya) | 1:03:25 | (Kenya) | 1:15:24 |
2006 | Simon Kasimili (Kenya) | 1:03:42 | Caroline Cheptanui Kilel (Kenya) | 1:13:32 |
2007 | (Kenya) | 1:04:09 | (Kenya) | 1:14:00 |
2008 | (Kenya) | 1:05:28 | (Tanzania) | 1:16:36 |
2009 | (Kenya) | 1:05:43 | (Kenya) | 1:16:57 |
2010 | (Kenya) | 1:04:47 | Sara Kiptoo Cheriwoi (Kenya) | 1:16:54 |
2011 | (Kenya) | 1:05:52 | (Kenya) | 1:14:40 |
2012 | (Kenya) | 1:01:38 | Agnes Chebet (Kenya) | 1:13:33 |
2013 | 1:06:54 | 1:16:10 | ||
2014 | 1:04:23 | 1:14:25 | ||
2015 | Morris Gachaga | 1:02:34 | 1:19:32 | |
2016 | 1:05:55 | 1:12:57 | ||
2017 | Chris Thompson | 1:04:58 | 1:18:01 | |
2018 [4] | 1:07:54 | 1:17:34 | ||
2019 | 1:12:19 | Samantha Harrison | 1:14:39 | |
2020 | Race not held due to COVID-19 | |||
2021 | 1:07:41 | 1:25:49 |
Marathon[]
Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | Michael Palmer | 2:21:21 | Janet Milburn | 3:17:00 |
1983 | Trevor Hawes (Wales) | 2:23:54 | Ann Curtis (Scotland) | 2:55:54 |
1984 | Nicholas Lees | 2:21:40 | Eleanor Robinson (Ripley) | 2:48:55 |
1985 | Phil Hall | 2:25:15 | Eleanor Robinson (Ripley) | 2:55:18 |
1986 | Trevor Hawes (Wales) | 2:26:14 | Eleanor Robinson (Ripley) | 2:57:14 |
1987 | Trevor Hawes (Wales) | 2:22:34 | Eleanor Robinson (Ripley) | 2:48:23 |
1988 | Trevor Hawes (Wales) | 2:24:31 | June Cowper | 2:47:37 |
1989 | Steven Needs (Telford) | 2:24:53 | Eleanor Robinson (Ripley) | 2:52:46 |
1990 | Steven Needs (Telford) | 2:23:43 | Jacqueline Davis | 2:46:11 |
1991 | Eamonn Hyland (Redhill Road Runners) | 2:23:17 | Elizabeth Clarke | 2:53:59 |
1992 | Nick Ballard | 2:25:13 | Jacqueline Casey | 2:50:19 |
1993 | Eamonn Hyland (Ireland) | 2:20:09 | Hayley Nash (Newport) | 2:42:49 |
1994 | Oelof Vorster (South Africa) | 2:22:44 | Gillian Kennedy | 2:58:46 |
1995 | Oelof Vorster (South Africa) | 2:23:10 | Barbara Stevens | 2:59:41 |
1996 | Oelof Vorster (South Africa) | 2:23:46 | Avril Allen (Kimberley) | 2:55:04 |
1997 | Mark Burnhope (Wolverhampton & Bilston) | 2:19:51 | Susan Dolan (Ireland) | 2:49:21 |
1998 | Christopher Parkes | 2:25:43 | Eleanor Robinson (Ripley) | 2:59:11 |
1999 | Gary Staines (South London) | 2:27:25 | Mandy Spink (Nottingham) | 2:52:31 |
2000 | Andrew Wetherill (Redhill Road Runners) | 2:24:41 | Mandy Spink (Nottingham) | 2:45:10 |
2001 | Jamie Jones (Overton) | 2:35:42 | Mandy Spink (Nottingham) | 2:54:15 |
2002 | Tim Hartley (Shepshed) | 2:37:23 | Carin Hume (Windsor, Slough & Eton) | 2:56:56 |
2003 | Darren Bilton (Leeds City) | 2:25:16 | Helen Burrell (Redhill Road Runners) | 2:56:31 |
2004 | Jeremy Bateman (Ripley) | 2:45:26 | Penny Wilson (Fleet and Crookham) | 3:10:58 |
2005 | Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers) | 2:23:21 | Beth Eburne (Hinckley) | 2:25:32 |
2006 | Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers) | 2:30:00 | Nicola Clay (Stilton) | 2:52:24 |
2007 | Nathaniel Williams (North York Moors) | 2:29:40 | Jenny Murray (Stockport) | 2:55:25 |
2008 | Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers) | 2:25:28 | Debra Mason (Rotherham) | 2:53:16 |
2009 | David Kirkland (Alnwick) | 2:26:43 | Jenny Bosman (Redhill Road Runners) | 2:58:17 |
2010 | Thomas Hughes (North Belfast) | 2:29:13 | Jenny Bosman (Redhill Road Runners) | 2:58:37 |
2011 | Carl Allwood (Sutton-in-Ashfield) | 2:38:40 | Sarah Harris (Long Eaton) | 2:47:47 |
2012 | Race not held [1] | |||
2013 | Neil Renault | 2:27:08 | Melissa Pritchard | 2:59:15 |
2014 | Pere Capdevilla | 2:28:33 | Kay Walsha | 2:54:06 |
2015 | Christopher Zablocki | 2:24:22 | Sarah Davis-Foxon | 3:04:10 |
2016 | Adam Holland | 2:37:25 | Joanne Nelson | 2:56:09 |
2017 | 2:31:50 | 2:55:05 |
References[]
- ^ a b "BBC News - Nottingham's Robin Hood marathon 'will not go ahead'". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Ikano - Robin Hood marathon'". 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
- ^ "Full Robin Hood Marathon route scrapped after it fails to meet 'aspirations'". 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Nottingham celebrates in style with Robin Hood and runners in their thousands". RunBritain. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Race reports
- This is Nottingham: 2008 race report[permanent dead link]
- This is Nottingham: 2009 race report[permanent dead link]
- This is Nottingham: 2010 race report[permanent dead link]
- This is Nottingham: 2011 race report[permanent dead link]
- This is Nottingham: 2012 race report
- BBC Nottingham: 2004 race report
- BBC Nottingham: 2007 race report
- BBC Nottingham: 2008 race report
- BBC Nottingham: 2011 race report
- BBC Nottingham: 2012 race report
External links[]
- Sport in Nottingham
- Marathons in the United Kingdom
- Half marathons in the United Kingdom
- Recurring sporting events established in 1981
- Marathon stubs