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The Royal Parks Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in Hyde Park.It is the only half marathon that travels through central London and four of the Royal Parks and is one of London's largest half marathons, with over 16,000 participants.
The Paddock Wood Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Paddock Wood, Kent, United Kingdom. It was first run in 1989 and has taken place every year except 2001 when the race was canceled due to the UK outbreak of Foot-and-mouth disease . [ 1 ]
This is a list of notable half marathon races. [ nb 1 ] According to Running Times Magazine , There were approximately 870 half marathons in the United States in 2009. [ 1 ]
The Great Birmingham Run is an annual half marathon road running event held in Birmingham, UK in October. Formerly known as the Birmingham Half Marathon, from 2011 it became part of the Great Run series of road races. [1] Established in 2008, it incorporated the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. [1]
The race has grown to become the second biggest half marathon in the UK. The number of runners has grown year on year. The Cardiff Half Marathon is now host to the Welsh Half Marathon Championships, recognising Wales’s best athletes. 2010’s winners were Cardiff AAC’s Michael Johnson and Neath’s Anne-Marie Hutchison.
That year's race, which had 4100 runners, was part of the USA Track & Field state championship series, crowning the state half marathon champions. [9] The race is now listed as one of three half marathons in Chicago. [10] Some runners, including 2009 winner Patrick Rizzo, use the race to prepare for the Chicago Marathon. [11]
Jellybean — a 6-year-old, 9-lb Chihuahua mix known for running marathons alongside her owner, Andrew Owens — has already conquered six marathons. Now, she's focusing on setting a new record in ...
The Bath Half is a fast flat course, straddling both sides of the River Avon. The race starts and finishes at Royal Victoria Park . The route follows two laps from the park, first heading westbound out of the city centre along the A4 road (Upper Bristol Road and Newbridge Road) to Newbridge and crossing the 'New Bridge' at the 'Twerton Fork' at ...