Liverpool Half Marathon
{{Short description|British annual road running event held in Liverpool}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Coord|53|24|15.7|N|2|59|41.6|W|display=title}}
{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour = lightgrey
| image =
| imagesize = 250px
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| date = March
| location = Liverpool, England
| type = Road
| distance = Half marathon
| est = {{start date and age|1994}}
| record = 1:06:23 (men)
1:15:53 (women)
| homepage = {{URL|btrliverpool.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
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.[http://www.btrliverpool.com/half-marathon-route Liverpool Half Marathon]
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.{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Paul |date=2014-05-21 |title=Olympic champion Ennis-Hill launches new Vitality Run Series |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1020249/olympic-champion-ennis-hill-launches-new-vitality-run-series |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}
From 2016 onwards, the event featured a 10-mile race running along a similar route.[http://www.btrliverpool.com/lpool-10-miler Liverpool 10 Miler]
Past winners
File:Liverpool_Half_Marathon_2017_Finishers_Medal.jpg
{{Expand list|date=August 2014}}
Key:
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|Course record|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!class="unsortable"| Edition !Year !class="unsortable"| Date !Men's winner !Women's winner | ||
| 8th
|2002 |1 September |{{flagathlete|Neo Molema|RSA}} | bgcolor=#A9F5A9 align=center |1:03:49
|{{flagathlete|Cathy Mutwa|KEN}} | align=center |1:19:20 |
| 9th
|2003 |12 October |{{flagathlete|Wilson Kogo Kiptoo|KEN}} | align=center |1:04:56
|{{flagathlete|Yelena Burykina|RUS}} | align=center |1:15:01 |
| 10th{{cite web|url=http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/news/local-news/7000-pound-pavements-citys-big-5654177|title=7,000 pound pavements in city's big race |date=11 October 2004|work=Crewe Chronicle |accessdate=10 April 2016}}
|2004 |10 October |{{flagathlete|Zachary Kihara|KEN}} | align=center |1:05:21
|{{flagathlete|Hawa Hussein|TAN}} | align=center |1:18:07 |
| 11th
|2005 |13 March |{{flagathlete|Simon Kasimili|KEN}} | align=center | 1:04:15
|{{flagathlete|Debra Mason|GBR}} | align=center bgcolor=#A9F5A9 |1:13:02 |
| 12th
|2006 |19 March |{{flagathlete|Andi Jones|GBR}} | align=center |1:05:24
|{{flagathlete|Birhan Dagne|GBR}} | align=center |1:15:01 |
| 13th
|2007 |25 March |{{flagathlete|Ben Fish|GBR}} | align=center| 1:07:15
|{{flagathlete|Liz Hawker|GBR}} | align=center| 1:17:35 |
| 14th
|2008 |2 March |{{flagathlete|Ben Fish|GBR}} | align=center| 1:08:01
|{{flagathlete|Jenny Blizard|GBR}} | align=center| 1:15:53 |
| 15th
|2009 |29 March |{{flagathlete|Stuart Stokes|GBR}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/stuart-stokes-wins-liverpool-half-3458243|title=Stuart Stokes wins Liverpool Half Marathon 2009 |date=30 March 2009|work=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=30 March 2009}} | align=center| 1:10:20
|{{flagathlete|Sarah Ridehalgh|GBR}} | align=center| 1:23:46 |
| 16th
|2010 |28 March | align=center| 1:13:25
|{{flagathlete|Julie Briscoe|GBR}} | align=center | 1:16:57 |
| 17th
|2011 |20 March |{{flagathlete|Ben Fish|GBR}} | align=center| 1:07:41
|{{flagathlete|{{strike|Lauren Jeska}}|GBR}} | align=center | {{strike|1:19:03}}{{efn|All of Jeska's results were declared null and void when she failed to produce samples of her testosterone levels.[https://www.lep.co.uk/news/transgender-athlete-jailed-655208 Transgender athlete jailed | Lancashire Evening Post]}} |
| 18th
|2012 |18 March |{{flagathlete|Bartosz Mazerski|POL}} | align=center| 1:08:41
|{{flagathlete|Caroline Walsh|GBR}} | align=center| 1:21:25 |
| 19th
|2013 |17 March |{{flagathlete|Josh Lilly|GBR}}{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/athletics/tipton-harrier-josh-lilly-liverpool-3010389|title=Tipton Harrier Josh Lilly is the Liverpool Half Marathon champion|date=21 March 2013|work=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=21 March 2013}} | align=center | 1:06:23
|{{flagathlete|Linda Howell|GBR}} | align=center |1:22:59 |
| 20th
|2014 |23 March |{{flagathlete|Andrew Davies|GBR}} | align=center |1:09:52
|{{flagathlete|Nikki Boyde|GBR}} | align=center |1:26:16 |
| 21st
|2015 |29 March |{{flagathlete|Paul Martelletti|GBR}} | align=center | 1:08:00
|{{flagathlete|Michelle Poulsen|DEN}} | align=center |1:21:04 |
| 22nd
|2016 |13 March |{{flagathlete|Dejene Gezimu|ETH}}{{Power of 10 name|750892|Dejene Gezimu}} | align=center | 1:06:59
|{{flagathlete|Michelle Nolan|GBR}}{{Power of 10 name|225167|Michelle Nolan}} | align=center |1:20:21 |
| 23rd
|2017 |2 April | align=center | 1:05:52 | align=center |1:19:38 |
| 24th
|2018 |25 March |{{flagathlete|Jonathan Mellor|GBR}} | align=center |{{strike|1:03:36}}
|{{flagathlete|Kirsty Longley|GBR}} | align=center |{{strike|1:16:30}}{{efn|The route of the 2018 event was found to be slightly short and so will not count as a course record.[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/liverpools-half-marathon-400-yards-14462638 Liverpool's half marathon WAS 400 yards short]}} |
| 25th
|2019 |10 March |{{flagathlete|Daniel Kestrel|GBR}} | align=center |1:11:01
|{{flagathlete|Ellen Mcleod|GBR}} | align=center |1:28:00 |
| 26th
|2020 |15 March |{{flagathlete|Alistair Rutherford|GBR}} | align=center |1:09:51
|{{flagathlete|Charlotte Mason|GBR}} | align=center |1:21:52 |
| 27th
|2022 |27 March |{{flagathlete|Ben Taylor|GBR}}{{cite web|url= https://www.tdleventservices.co.uk/event-results/events |title=Official results 2022|work=TDL Events|accessdate=29 March 2022}} | align=center |1:10:40
|{{flagathlete|Chloe Wilkinson|GBR}}{{cite web|url= https://www.tdleventservices.co.uk/event-results/events |title=Official results 2022|work=TDL Events|accessdate=29 March 2022}} | align=center |1:23:02 |
References
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Notes
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External links
- [http://www.btrliverpool.com/#!liverpool-half-marathon/cjg9 Official website]
{{European half marathons}}
Category:Sports competitions in Liverpool