Liverpool Half Marathon

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Liverpool Half Marathon
DateMarch
LocationLiverpool, England
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Course records1:06:23 (men)
1:15:53 (women)
Official sitebtrliverpool.com

The Liverpool Half Marathon is a British annual road running event held on the streets of Liverpool. It has previously been sponsored by Vitality and Mizuno Corporation.

Overview

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The course generally starts in the city centre, then goes up Parliament Street and turns south towards Sefton Park and Otterspool before proceeding north along the waterfront back towards the centre.[1]

In 2014, the Liverpool Half Marathon was named as one of 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.[2]

From 2016 onwards, the event featured a 10-mile race running along a similar route.[3]

Past winners

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Finishers Medal from the 2017 Liverpool Half Marathon

Key:   Course record

Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
8th 2002 1 September   Neo Molema (RSA) 1:03:49   Cathy Mutwa (KEN) 1:19:20
9th 2003 12 October   Wilson Kogo Kiptoo (KEN) 1:04:56   Yelena Burykina (RUS) 1:15:01
10th[4] 2004 10 October   Zachary Kihara (KEN) 1:05:21   Hawa Hussein (TAN) 1:18:07
11th 2005 13 March   Simon Kasimili (KEN) 1:04:15   Debra Mason (GBR) 1:13:02
12th 2006 19 March   Andi Jones (GBR) 1:05:24   Birhan Dagne (GBR) 1:15:01
13th 2007 25 March   Ben Fish (GBR) 1:07:15   Liz Hawker (GBR) 1:17:35
14th 2008 2 March   Ben Fish (GBR) 1:08:01   Jenny Blizard (GBR) 1:15:53
15th 2009 29 March   Stuart Stokes (GBR)[5] 1:10:20   Sarah Ridehalgh (GBR) 1:23:46
16th 2010 28 March   Paul Sankey (GBR)[6] 1:13:25   Julie Briscoe (GBR) 1:16:57
17th 2011 20 March   Ben Fish (GBR) 1:07:41   Lauren Jeska (GBR) 1:19:03[a]
18th 2012 18 March   Bartosz Mazerski (POL) 1:08:41   Caroline Walsh (GBR) 1:21:25
19th 2013 17 March   Josh Lilly (GBR)[8] 1:06:23   Linda Howell (GBR) 1:22:59
20th 2014 23 March   Andrew Davies (GBR) 1:09:52   Nikki Boyde (GBR) 1:26:16
21st 2015 29 March   Paul Martelletti (GBR) 1:08:00   Michelle Poulsen (DEN) 1:21:04
22nd 2016 13 March   Dejene Gezimu (ETH)[9] 1:06:59   Michelle Nolan (GBR)[10] 1:20:21
23rd 2017 2 April   Dejene Gezimu (ETH)[9] 1:05:52   Michelle Nolan (GBR)[10] 1:19:38
24th 2018 25 March   Jonathan Mellor (GBR) 1:03:36   Kirsty Longley (GBR) 1:16:30[b]
25th 2019 10 March   Daniel Kestrel (GBR) 1:11:01   Ellen Mcleod (GBR) 1:28:00
26th 2020 15 March   Alistair Rutherford (GBR) 1:09:51   Charlotte Mason (GBR) 1:21:52
27th 2022 27 March   Ben Taylor (GBR)[12] 1:10:40   Chloe Wilkinson (GBR)[13] 1:23:02

References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Half Marathon
  2. ^ Osborne, Paul (21 May 2014). "Olympic champion Ennis-Hill launches new Vitality Run Series". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ Liverpool 10 Miler
  4. ^ "7,000 pound pavements in city's big race". Crewe Chronicle. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Stuart Stokes wins Liverpool Half Marathon 2009". Liverpool Echo. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Thousands of runners take part in Liverpool half marathon". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  7. ^ Transgender athlete jailed | Lancashire Evening Post
  8. ^ "Tipton Harrier Josh Lilly is the Liverpool Half Marathon champion". Liverpool Echo. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b Dejene Gezimu at Power of 10
  10. ^ a b Michelle Nolan at Power of 10
  11. ^ Liverpool's half marathon WAS 400 yards short
  12. ^ "Official results 2022". TDL Events. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Official results 2022". TDL Events. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

Notes

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  1. ^ All of Jeska's results were declared null and void when she failed to produce samples of her testosterone levels.[7]
  2. ^ The route of the 2018 event was found to be slightly short and so will not count as a course record.[11]
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