Liverpool Half Marathon

Coordinates: 53°24′15.7″N 2°59′41.6″W / 53.404361°N 2.994889°W / 53.404361; -2.994889

Liverpool Half Marathon
Date March
Location Liverpool
Event type Road
Distance Half marathon
Established 1994 (1994)
Course records 1:06:23 (men)
1:15:53 (women)
Official site btrliverpool.com

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

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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

  1. Liverpool Half Marathon
  2. Liverpool 10 Miler
  3. "7,000 pound pavements in city's big race". Crewe Chronicle. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. "Stuart Stokes wins Liverpool Half Marathon 2009". Liverpool Echo. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  5. "Thousands of runners take part in Liverpool half marathon". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  6. "Tipton Harrier Josh Lilly is the Liverpool Half Marathon champion". Liverpool Echo. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  7. Dejene Gezimu profile at Power of 10
  8. Michelle Nolan profile at Power of 10
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