Hastings Half Marathon Explained

Date:March
Location:Hastings, East Sussex
Type:Half Marathon
Distance:13.1 miles
Est:1985
Homepage:http://www.hastings-half.co.uk

The Hastings Half-Marathon is a road running event that takes place every March around the streets of Hastings. Starting in 1985 and organised by The Hastings Lions Club the race has become quite popular over the last few years, with calls for it to be crowned The Great South Run, attracting 5,000 entries every year. It has been voted best race of its kind in the UK for three years. In 2005 it was voted fifth best race in the UK and was voted number 23 in the list of the Top 50 2007 races in the UK by readers of Runners' World. The 35th edition of the half marathon took place on 24 March 2019.

Course

The route has a total climb of 237 metres with an average climb rate of 18 metres per mile. Taking this into account, this route is equivalent to running approximately 14miles on the flat.

The course circumnavigates the ancient town of Hastings, starting at the Seafront and following the route of William the Conqueror towards Battle, East Sussex, around the back of the town and down to the famous 'Old Town' and fishing village of Hastings, then back along the three-mile (5 km) seafront back to where it started. Although tough for the first part of the course, runners have produced some very fast times and PBs, as the last two-thirds is flat or downhill, and then the finish on the promenade.

Past winners

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerNationTime (h:m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerNationTime (h:m:s)
38th2024Seyfu Jamaal1:06:48Grace Baker1:21:13
37th2023Charlie Brisley1:11:03Beth Kidger1:16:30
36th2022James Baker1:10:12Rachael Mulvey 1:22:22
2021Cancelled
2020 Cancelled
35th2019Josselin Polini1:10:56Heather Noone1:21:44
34th2018Adam Clarke1:08:35Maria Heslop1:21:29
33rd2017Ben Fish1:09:52Sarah Gruber1:26:35
32nd2016Robert Mbithi1:04:51Lenah Jerotich1:16:51
31st2015Sammy Nyokaye1:05:27Mercyline Ondieki1:21:36
30th2014Boniface Kongin1:04:18Gladys Kwambai1:16:42
29th2013Peter Emase1:06:58Polline Wanjiku1:16:39
28th2012Bernard Chemugo1:06:17Jane Muia1:14:10
27th2011Gordon Mugi Mahugu1:08:00Rebby Cherono Koech1:15:13
26th2010Ben Fish1:07:08Jessica Macrory1:21:31
25th2009Kiplimo Kimutai1:02:48Caroline Hoyte1:16:56
24th2008Kiplimo Kimutai1:05:24Magdeline Mukunzi Syombua1:14:20
23rd2007Philemon Baaru1:03:22Birhan Dagne1:16:02
22nd2006Michael Coleman1:06:40Birhan Dagne1:15:50
21st2005Fred Mogaka1:04:10Jo Kelsey1:18:19
20th2004Fred Mogaka1:04:22Hawa Hussein1:19:51
19th2003Johnson Mururi1:03:26Jane Omoro1:11:52
18th2002Simon Kasimili1:04:55Jude Craft1:20:17
17th2001Stephen Ariga1:04:11Andrea Green1:17:08
16th2000Simon Kasimili1:03:45Esther Kiplagat1:12:19
15th1999Sammy Otieno1:01:37Bronwen Cardy-Wise1:22:01
14th1998Stephen Kiogora1:02:48Birhan Dagne1:16:30
13th1997Ian Cornford1:05:44Carolyn Horne1:18:53
12th1996Mark Flint1:02:55Debbie Percival1:15:05
11th1995Samuel Bitok Kibiwot1:03:30Debbie Percival1:20:48
10th1994Samuel Bitok Kibiwot1:03:25Alison Fletcher1:21:21
9th1993Eamonn Martin1:02:52Andrea Wallace1:11:13
8th1992William Koech1:02:36Andrea Wallace1:13:15
7th1991Paul Evans1:03:09Glynis Penny1:18:03
6th1990Paul Davies-Hale1:03:11Julie Holland1:14:17
5th1989Paul Davies-Hale1:02:09Veronique Marot1:13:54
4th1988David Lewis1:03:34Susan Tooby1:13:53
3rd1987Tony Graham1:10:15Ann Marie Fox1:18:59
2nd1986Derek Stevens1:06:06Eva Isaacs1:20:01
1st1985Derek Stevens1:06:58Caroline Horne1:16:08

External links

Notes and References

  1. Franco Civai & Mick McGeoch (2011-03-24). Hastings Half Marathon. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-27.