The Carver Wolverhampton Marathon is an annual marathon that is part of a series of events which constitute the Carver Marathon City Marathon Events. The other events occurring at the same time as the marathon include the Carver Wolverhampton Half Marathon, Banks's Run, Children's Run and a cycling event. The marathon is held in Wolverhampton, England in September each year. The main purpose of these events is to raise money for charity.

The marathon was first organized in 1998 by the late Roy Carver and Ian Savage, then Carver's Groups Sales Director.[1]

The six categories cater to different participants. They are the Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.097 km), Banks's Run (10 km), Cycling Event ( 20 km ), and the Children's Run. All events start and finish on Park Road West. The route consists of closed roads, open roads, paths and cycleways, and controlled roads.[2] An estimated of 2,300 people participated in 2014.[3] The event organizer is Neil Kendrick.[4]

In 2018 the full Marathon was not run due to a lack of participants. [5]

Past Results

Marathon

Edition Year Date Time (h:m:s) Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner
2018No Event [5]
2020173 Sep2:53:36Mark Ince3:09:02Lauren Draper
1920164 Sep2:50:32Kristian Morgan3:27:17Rachael Green [6]
1820156 Sep2:47:19Mark Carwardine3:12:33Rachael Green [6]
1720147 Sep2:40:27Mike Flatley3:15:17Carole Penlington
1620131 Sep2:42:02Peter Stockdale3:11:09Deborah Thomas
1520122 Sep2:55:07James Murray3:25:16Helen James
1420114 Sep2:41:36Dominic Croft3:06:39Natalie De Villiers [3]
1320105 Sep2:35:07Matt Giles3:32:53Frances Cooke
1220096 Sep2:43:21John Trelfa3:11:13Dawn Broom
1120087 Sep2:40:01Colin Gell2:59:41Julia Matheson [7]
1020072 Sep2:38:55Philip Hails3:01:44Julia Matheson [7][8]
920063 Sep2:39:42Shaun Milford3:15:51Lisa Barry [9]
820054 Sep2:46:41Adri Hartveld3:15:07Ruth Watchorn-Rice [10]
720045 Sep2:41:20Paul Rogers3:24:20Alayne Malkin [11]
620037 Sep2:34:32Dennis Walmsley3:01:59Andrea Dennison

Half Marathon

Edition Year Date Time (h:m:s) Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner
20191 Sep1:11:01Jack Pickett1:33:00Claire Hotchkiss
20182 Sep1:15:28Dean Bate1:33:47Helen Tromans
20173 Sep1:18:13Daniel Turner1:31:27Helen Tromans
20164 Sep1:13:13Martin Williams1:26:53Lauren Draper
20156 Sep1:11:04Martin Williams1:28:39Lynne Hill
20147 Sep1:11:00Ian McBride1:28:53Audrey Wilson
20131 Sep1:09:07Ian McBride1:27:56Audrey Wilson
20122 Sep1:15:47John Wadelin1:28:46Audrey Wilson
20114 Sep1:09:09Ross Jones1:19:18Debra Mason
20105 Sep1:11:20Ross Jones1:24:09Sue Street-Hall
20096 Sep1:14:23Robin Sedman-Smith1:24:00Adela Salt
20087 Sep1:10:15Matt Blunden1:23:01Stephanie Lane
20072 Sep1:13:04Mike Cornes1:18:16Kim Fawke
20063 Sep1:11:11Mark Dalkins1:20:14Kim Fawke
2005 [12]4 Sep1:14:08Mark Hall1:30:50Patricia Matheson
2004 [13]5 Sep1:14:56Mark Farnell1:31:39Lorraine Hardy [11]

Charity

The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon focuses mainly on supporting local charities.[14][15] In total since 1998 the marathon events have raised in excess of £300.000. Charities supported in the last 4 years include:

YearCharities
2011The Haven Wolverhampton, The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund, Wolverhampton Fostercare Association, The Steve Bull Foundation, The Mayoral Charity Fund.
2012Wolves Community Trust, St John Ambulance, Penn Hall School, The Mayoral Charities.[16]
2013Midland Air Ambulance, Compton Hospice, Sunnyside Kennels, The Mayoral Charities.
2014The planning Committee made the decision to adopt a Charity Partner and that is Compton Hospice.

The other Charities who will benefit from a share of the proceeds are: West Park Stroke Cycling Group, Broadmeadow Special School, The Mayoral Charities.

The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon is a registered charity.[1][17]

References

  1. 1 2 "History". Carver Woverhampton City Marathon Events 2014. VeloxServ.
  2. ↑ "Street-by-Street". Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon Events. VeloxServ.
  3. 1 2 "Thousands in Wolverhampton Marathon Events". BBC News. BBC News.
  4. ↑ "Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon". British Cycling. British Cycling.
  5. 1 2 Marion Brennan (5 December 2017). "Wolverhampton Marathon to be axed after drop in entrants". Express & Star. Express & Star. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 Rachael Green at Power of 10
  7. 1 2 Julia Matheson at Power of 10
  8. ↑ "City hosting 10th annual marathon". BBC News. BBC. 2 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wolverhampton Marathon 2006".
  10. ↑ "Wolverhampton Marathon 2005". BBC Local black country. BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  11. 1 2 "In pictures: Wolverhampton Marathon". BBC Local black country. BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "WOLVERHAMPTON HALF MARATHON". UKResults.
  13. ↑ "CARVER WOLVERHAMPTON HALF MARATHON". UKResults.
  14. ↑ "All set for start of city marathon". Birmingham Evening Mail. 2 September 2009. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Race money for charities". Birmingham Evening Mail. 10 December 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  16. ↑ "Charity chosen for marathon". Birmingham Evening Mail. 27 April 2012. p. 25. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Charity Overview". Charity Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2014.


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