City of Norwich Half Marathon
DateApril (2017 onward)
November (until 2015)
LocationNorwich
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1985 (1985)
Course records1:03:59 (men)
1:14:49 (women)
Official sitecityofnorwichhalfmarathon.com

The City of Norwich Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Norwich, United Kingdom.

History

Duke Street Running Club staged the first event in 1985. The race was originally based in the City of Norwich, but in 1992 it moved to the Royal Norfolk Showground, close to Easton, Norfolk. The event was run in November but after the 2015 edition was moved to April, resulting in the cancellation of the 2016 edition.

Past winners

The event has been won four times by Adrian Mussett,[1] and five times by Sarah Stradling.[2]

Edition Year Time (h:m:s) Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner
119851:05:11Dennis Fowles1:12:57Sarah Rowell
219861:07:29Mark Flint1:23:52Sandra Lappage
319871:06:16Steve Brace1:16:48Sally Ellis
419881:07:04Seamus Kerr1:27:10Helen Johnson
519891:07:26Gregor Booth1:18:37Celia Duncan
619901:10:29Jerry Watson1:22:10Wendy Gaisford
719911:07:25Tony Graham1:17:03Sally Eastall
819921:07:21Tommy Hughes1:19:32Susan Coxhall
Change of Route
919931:08:24Gareth Deacon1:15:25Sally Eastall
1019941:07:02Gareth Spring1:18:22Teresa Dyer
1119951:07:38Nigel Powley1:16:44Karen Cornwell
1219961:08:01Darren Mead1:19:52Angela Joiner
1319971:10:28Gareth Deacon1:19:23Angela Joiner
1419981:06:28Adrian Mussett[1]1:24:26Satomi Miwa
1519991:05:56Adrian Mussett[1]1:22:05Sandra Bower
1620001:11:11Guy Amos1:23:45Sandra Bower
1720011:05:10Guy Amos1:18:35Debbie Percival
1820021:06:39Erick Kiplagat1:15:26Cathy Mutwa
1920031:07:25Erick Kiplagat1:14:49Mara Yamauchi
2020041:09:20Tesfaye Eticha1:19:14Birhan Dagne
2120051:03:59Neo Molema1:16:52Lucy Hasell
2220061:07:26Simon Tonui1:17:18Birhan Dagne
2320071:09:09Adrian Mussett[1]1:21:22Sarah Stradling[2]
2420081:05:44Matthew Janes1:17:29Olivia Walwyn
2520091:08:51Ian Kimpton1:18:20Sarah Stradling[2]
2620101:08:23Ian Kimpton1:18:55Sarah Stradling[2]
2720111:12:44Adrian Mussett[1]1:19:44Sarah Stradling[2]
2820121:13:34Nick Earl1:20:13Daisy Glover
2920131:10:20Ben Russell1:17:25Daisy Glover
3020141:08:08Daniel Watts1:20:21Sarah Stradling[2]
3120151:09:46Adrian Mussett[1]1:19:17Helen Davies
2016 edition cancelled [3]
3220171:12:32Piers Arnold1:27:07Emma Risbey
3320181:09:54Ash Harrell1:21:19Mabel Beckett
3420191:07:41Piers Arnold1:20:11Mabel Beckett
2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
3520211:08:30Norman Shreeve1:16:31Natasha Cockram[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adrian Mussett at Power of 10
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sarah Stradling at Power of 10
  3. Tom Bristow (1 February 2016). "Norwich Half Marathon cancelled this year - and moved to April 2017". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. "Coronavirus means City of Norwich Half Marathon postponed until 2021". Eastern Daily Press. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. "Another week of thrilling British performances". Fast Running. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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