Liverpool Half Marathon
Coordinates: 53°24′15.7″N 2°59′41.6″W / 53.404361°N 2.994889°W
| Liverpool Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Location | Liverpool |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 1994 |
| Course records |
1:06:23 (men) 1:15:53 (women) |
| Official site |
btrliverpool |
The Liverpool Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has previously been sponsored by the Japanese Mizuno Corporation.
In 2014 the Liverpool Half Marathon was named as one the eight events in the Vitality Run Series alongside the Brighton Half Marathon, Reading Half Marathon, Oxford Half Marathon, Bath Half Marathon, North London Half Marathon, Hackney Half Marathon and British 10k London Run.
Course
Generally the course starts in Liverpool town centre and runs south towards Sefton Park and Otterspool before proceeding north along the waterfront back towards the centre.[1]
In 2015 the event featured a 10 mile race running along a similar route.[2]
Past winners
Key: Course record
| Edition | Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th [3] | 2004 | October 10 |  Zachary Kihara (KEN) | 1:05:21 |  Hawa Hussein (TAN) | 1:18:07 |
| 11th | 2005 | March 13 | Simon Kasimili (KEN) | 1:04:15 |  Debra Mason (GBR) | 1:13:02 |
| 12th | 2006 | March 19 | Andi Jones (GBR) | 1:05:24 | Birhan Dagne (GBR) | 1:15:01 |
| 13th | 2007 | March 25 | Ben Fish (GBR) | 1:07:15 | Liz Hawker (GBR) | 1:17:35 |
| 14th | 2008 | March 2 | Ben Fish (GBR) | 1:08:01 | Jenny Blizard (GBR) | 1:15:53 |
| 15th | 2009 | March 29 | Stuart Stokes (GBR) [4] | 1:10:20 | Sarah Ridehalgh (GBR) | 1:23:46 |
| 16th | 2010 | March 28 | Paul Sankey (GBR)[5] | 1:13:25 | Julie Briscoe (GBR) | 1:16:57 |
| 17th | 2011 | March 20 | Ben Fish (GBR) | 1:07:41 | Lauren Jeska (GBR) | 1:19:03 |
| 18th | 2012 | March 18 |  Bartosz Mazerski (POL) | 1:08:41 | Caroline Walsh (GBR) | 1:21:25 |
| 19th | 2013 | March 17 | Josh Lilly (GBR)[6] | 1:06:23 | Linda Howell (GBR) | 1:22:59 |
| 20th | 2014 | March 23 | Andrew Davies (GBR) | 1:09:52 | Nikki Boyde (GBR) | 1:26:16 |
| 21st | 2015 | March 29 | Paul Martelletti (GBR) | 1:08:00 |  Michelle Poulsen (DEN) | 1:21:04 |
| 22nd | 2016 | March 13 |  Dejene Gezimu (ETH) [7] | 1:06:59 | Michelle Nolan (GBR) [8] | 1:20:21 |
References
- ↑ Liverpool Half Marathon
- ↑ Liverpool 10 Miler
- ↑ "7,000 pound pavements in city's big race". Crewe Chronicle. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ↑ "Stuart Stokes wins Liverpool Half Marathon 2009". Liverpool Echo. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ↑ "Thousands of runners take part in Liverpool half marathon". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ↑ "Tipton Harrier Josh Lilly is the Liverpool Half Marathon champion". Liverpool Echo. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ↑ Dejene Gezimu profile at Power of 10
- ↑ Michelle Nolan profile at Power of 10