Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon

Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
Date September
Location Lake Vyrnwy, Wales
Event type Road
Distance Half Marathon
Established 1988 (1988)
Course records 1:02:14 (men)
1:12:05 (women)
Official site lakevyrnwyhalfmarathon.com

The Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place around Lake Vyrnwy, Wales each September.

History

The first Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon was held in 1988 in aid of the St Wddyn's Church Restoration Fund .[1] An appeal to raise money towards the church roof had been placed in a local newspaper and Doug Morris, of the Oswestry Olympians, offered to organise a half marathon for the appeal .[2] The race has been run annually until 2008 when after Doug Morris' death, just before the 2007 edition,[3] the race organisers took a year off before restarting in 2009.

Course

The race consists of just over one lap of the lake.

Winners

Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
28th2016 11 Sep Ryan Holroyd 1:07:59 Rachel Jones 1:20:32
27th2015 13 Sep Ben Fish [4] 1:07:53 Kelly Crickmore 1:17:12
26th2014 14 Sep Alex O'Gorman 1:08:35 Alison Lavender 1:17:00
25th2013 15 Sep Ben Fish [4] 1:08:05 Claire Martin[5]1:19:34
24th2012 9 Sep Ben Fish [4] 1:06:50 Alison Lavender 1:20:02
23rd2011 11 Sep Ben Fish [4] 1:07:43 Claire Martin[5]1:18:53
22nd2010 12 Sep John McCole 1:08:52 Jenny Clague 1:20:53
21st2009 13 Sep Ben Fish [4] 1:06:55 Claire Martin[5]1:18:53
2008 No Race
20th2007 9 Sep Paul Sankey 1:11:28 Jenny Clague 1:15:43
19th2006 10 Sep Marc Yattich 1:05:31 Cathy Mutwa [6] 1:12:43
18th2005 11 Sep Wilfred Taragon1:02:14 Ogla Kimaiyo 1:12:05
17th2004 19 Sep Zachary Kihara 1:04:44 Cathy Mutwa [6] 1:15:53
16th2003 14 Sep Onesmus Kilonzo 1:03:04 Pauline Wangui 1:15:00
15th2002 15 Sep Eric Kiplagat 1:06:41 Louise Watson 1:17:30
14th2001 16 Sep Larry Mathews 1:05:08 Amanda Allen 1:12:43
13th2000 Nick Jones 1:03:12 Amanda Wright-Allen 1:18:23
12th1999 Ian Pierce & Tony Graham 1:06:58 Bronwen Cardy-Wise 1:18.34
11th1998 Joseph Kioo Mitunda 1:04.55 Cath Charnock 1:17.57
10th1997 Dale Loughlin 1:04.06 Lesley Turner 1:17.48
9th1996 Tony Graham 1:06.58 Tracy Swindell 1:18.04
8th1995 Tony O’Brien 1:05.54 Lesley Turner 1:17.07
7th1994 Steve Brace 1:05.39 Janice Moorekite 1:17.07
6th1993 Andrew Green 1:04.55 Lesley Turner 1:15.40
5th1992 Dave Gratton 1:06.00 Bronwen Cardy-Wise 1:15.40
4th1991 Paul Campbell 1:07.58 Bronwen Cardy-Wise 1:16.45
3rd1990 Andrew Green 1:04.34 Amanda Wright 1:17.29
2nd1989 Andrew Green 1:04.16 Janet Witter 1:24.21
1st1988 Andrew Green 1:07.58 Frances Mudway 1:22.35

References

  1. ↑ "LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON - History". LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Memorial to Doug Morris". Mercia Fell Runners. Mercia Fell Runners. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ North Wales Daily Post (13 August 2007). "‘Unsung’ sports hero dies". Daily Post. Daily Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ben Fish profile at Power of 10
  5. 1 2 3 Claire Martin profile at Power of 10
  6. 1 2 Cathy Mutwa profile at Power of 10
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