Reading Half Marathon
| Reading Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | March/April |
| Location | Reading, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 1983 |
| Official site | www.readinghalfmarathon.com |
The Reading Half Marathon is a half marathon road running event held on the streets of the English town of Reading. The race is normally held on a Sunday in March or early April of each year. It was first run on 13 March 1983, and has been run every year since, with the exception for 2001. The race is open to everyone from fun runner to elite athlete, and was one of the first town races to include wheelchair athletes. [1][2]
The 2015 race was held on 22 March, and over 14,000 athletes started.[3][4]
Course
The Reading Half Marathon has had several courses over its life. The inaugural race in 1983 and several subsequent races used University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus for both the start and finish. Other early courses involved use of the Rivermead Sports Centre, on the banks of the River Thames, as start and/or finish, but recent races have used Green Park Business Park and the adjacent Madejski Stadium, both to the south of Reading, for these purposes.[1][5]
The course for 2015 starts in Green Park Business Park, which it loops before proceeding eastwards through Whitley Wood to the Whiteknights Campus, where lies between the 4-mile (6.4 km) and 5-mile (8.0 km) markers. The route then heads north, passing close to the ruins of Reading Abbey, before traversing the town centre between the 6-mile (9.7 km) and 8-mile (13 km) markers. Leaving the town centre by Oxford Road and a steep climb up Russell Street, the course then loops around West Reading until the 11-mile (18 km) marker. The course then heads back south to the Madejski Stadium.[3]
The 1984 course appears to have been short of the full half marathon distance. In 1992 the course was shortened by approximately 700 metres due to a bomb-scare.[1]
Records
The current male course record is 61 minutes 19 seconds, by Patrick Makau in 2008. The female record is 69 mins 35 seconds, set by Liz Yelling in 2008. The male wheelchair record is 45 minutes 59 seconds, set by David Weir in 2006, while the female wheelchair record is 65 minutes 17 seconds, set by Mel Nicholls in 2015.[6][7][8][9]
Dates and Winners
| Year | Date | Men's Race | Women's Race | Men's Wheelchair | Women's Wheelchair | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 March | Stephen Kiplagat
(1:03:10) |
Lily Partridge
(1:10:32) |
Mel Nicholls
(1:05:17) |
[3][4][10] | |
| 2014 | 2 March | Scott Overall
(1:04:44) |
Susan Partridge
(1:12:18) |
[11][12] | ||
| 2013 | 17 March | Andrew Lesuuda
(1:04:15) |
Emily Biwott
(1:12:14) |
Phil Hogg
(0:59:15) |
Jade Jones
(1:09:11) |
[13][14][15] |
| 2012 | 1 April | Edwin Kipyego
(1:03:08) |
Alice Mogire
(1:11:01) |
Stephen Lightbown
(1:08:59) |
Kate Rowe
(3:15:35) |
[2][16][17] |
| 2011 | 20 March | Simon Kasimili
(1:03:08) |
Edith Chelimo
(1:11:22) |
David Weir
(0:48:18) |
No starters | [18][19][20] |
| 2010 | 21 March | Edwin Kipyego
(1:03:03) |
Susan Partridge
(1:12:47) |
[21] | ||
| 2009 | 29 March | Kiplimo Kimutai
(1:02:46) |
Joyce Kirui
(1:12:49) |
Brian Alldis
(0:54:37) |
No starters | [22] |
| 2008 | 2 March | Patrick Makau
(1:01:19) |
Liz Yelling
(1:09:35) |
Tushar Patel
(0:54:18) |
No starters | [9] |
| 2007 | 25 March | Simon Kasimili
(1:03:36) |
Louise Damen
(1:10:47) |
David Weir
(0:46:06) |
No starters | [8] |
| 2006 | 9 April | Simon Kasimili
(1:04:51) |
Cathy Mutwa
(1:12:10) |
David Weir
(0:45:59) |
[7][23] | |
| 2005 | 6 March | Julius Kimutai
(1:01:51) |
Cathy Mutwa
(1:13:09) |
[24][25] | ||
| 2004 | 7 March | Julius Kimutai
(1:01:38) |
Galina Ignatieva
(1:14:27) |
Tushar Patel
(0:54:36) |
Shelly Woods
(1:06:37) |
[7][24][26][27] |
| 2003 | 9 March | Carl Warren
(1:06:33) |
Catherine Mutua
(1:16:42) |
[1] | ||
| 2002 | 10 March | Michael Rotich
(1:03:23) |
Andrea Green
(1:16:36) |
Tushar Patel
(0:59:22) |
Paula Craig
(1:35:03) |
[28] |
| 2001 | Not run due to restrictions imposed during the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease | [29] | ||||
| 2000 | 12 March | Sammy Bitok
(1:02:56) |
Birhane Dagney
(1:14:23) |
No starters | Carol Hutchins | [30] |
| 1999 | 14 March | Sammy Nyangincha
(1:04:18) |
Lyubov Denisova
(1:15:18) |
[1] | ||
| 1998 | 15 March | James Kuria
(1:03:59) |
Maria Bradley
(1:16:08) |
[1] | ||
| 1997 | 16 March | Spencer Duval
(1:04:50) |
Lucia Subano
(1:15:44) |
[1] | ||
| 1996 | 31 March | Gary Staines
(1:03:31) |
Carolyn Horne
(1:19:08) |
[1] | ||
| 1995 | 30 April | Baha Tulumba
(1:04:49) |
Kathryn Bailey
(1:15:31) |
[1] | ||
| 1994 | 10 April | Andrew Leach
(1:06:46) |
Tanya Maria Ball
(1:24:40) |
[1] | ||
| 1993 | 28 March | Paul Evans
(1:01:38) |
Alison Fletcher
(1:16:49) |
Ian Thompson
(0:59:23) |
Tanni Grey | [1][27] |
| 1992 | 26 April | Steve Brace
(1:02:20) |
Scholasica Ndigingi
(1:11:36) |
[1] | ||
| 1991 | 7 April | Steve Brace
(1:04:28) |
Celia Duncan
(1:18:59 ) |
[1] | ||
| 1990 | 1 April | Steve Brace & Nick Trainer
(1:03:32) |
Angie Pain
(1:12:21) |
[1] | ||
| 1989 | 2 April | Paul Cuskin
(1:04:11) |
Marina Sammy
(1:13:43) |
[1] | ||
| 1988 | 10 April | Paul Cuskin
(1:03:16) |
Karen Macleod
(1:14:09) |
[1] | ||
| 1987 | 5 April | Kevin Forster
(1:02:07) |
Paula Fudge
(1:12:45) |
[1] | ||
| 1986 | 6 April | Paul Davies-Hale
(1:02:39) |
Ann Ford
(1:12:09) |
[1] | ||
| 1985 | 24 March | Kingston Mills
(1:03:55) |
Véronique Marot
(1:12:56) |
Mike Bishop
(1:16:31) |
[1][31] | |
| 1984 | 25 March | Michael Hurd
(1:04:39) |
Karen Holdsworth
(1:13:56) |
[1] | ||
| 1983 | 13 March | Mark Cursons
(1:07:45) |
Sarah Rowell
(1:16:00) |
[1][32] | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Stan Eldon. "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mizuno Reading Half Marathon – Race Info". Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Slevin, Jennie (6 January 2015). "Reading Half Marathon 2015: How the course changes for this year's run". www.getreading.co.uk (Trinity Mirror Southern). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Thousands take part in Reading Half Marathon 2015". getreading.co.uk (BBC). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "Reading Half Marathon 2011 Course Map". Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ "Vitality Reading Wheelchair Half Marathon 2015 – Provisional Results". www.readinghalfmarathon.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Course Records". Asics Reading Half Marathon. Archived from the original on 17 December 2006. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2007 Results". Asics Reading Half Marathon. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Search 2008 Results". Asics Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ↑ http://www.readinghalfmarathon.com/results15/VitalityReadingWheelchairHalfMarathon.pdf
- ↑ Adkins, Natasha (2 March 2014). "Thousands line the streets to cheer runners in the 2014 Reading Half Marathon". getreading.co.uk (S&B Media). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Mizuno Reading Half Marathon 2014 – Provisional Results". Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Kenyans dominate Reading Half Marathon 2013". BBC. 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Half Marathon". Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Half Marathon – Wheelchair". Brasher Leisure Ltd T/A Sweatshop. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Provisional Race Results – Complete". Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Provisional Race Results – Wheelchair". Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Reading Half Marathon 2011". Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ "Thousands take part in Reading half marathon". BBC News website (BBC). 20 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ "Crowds turn out to cheer Reading Half Marathon". www.getreading.co.uk (S&B media). 20 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Reading Half Marathon 2010". Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "Search 2009 Results". Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ↑ "Reading Half Marathon 2006 Results". Asics Reading Half Marathon (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 13 June 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Julius Kimtai". Running Team Simba. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ↑ "Reading Half Marathon 2005 Results". Asics Reading Half Marathon (via Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ↑ "Half marathon sees troubled start". BBC News website (BBC). 7 April 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "28-year of the Reading Half Marathon". Reading Post. Surrey & Berkshire Media Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ↑ Reading Evening Post, 2002-03-13, pages 23–42
- ↑ "RW's Top 100 UK Races of the Year". Runners World. February 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ↑ Reading Evening Post, 2000-03-15, pages 21–36
- ↑ Douglas Henning, Alan Porton, ed. (1985). Digital Reading Half Marathon Pictorial Souvenir. The Reading & Berkshire Newspaper Group. p. 24.
- ↑ Eldon, Stan (2002). Life on the Run. Arthur H Stockwell. ISBN 0722334095.
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