Royal Parks Half Marathon
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.[1]
| Royal Parks Half Marathon | |
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| Date | 2008 - present |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half Marathon |
| Established | 2008 |
| Official site | royalparkshalf |
History
The Royal Parks Half Marathon was established in 2008 by the Royal Parks Foundation as an annual fundraising initiative to both raise funds to support the Foundations work in maintaining London's eight Royal Parks and enabling charities to be involved as well. Since its inception the event raised over £43 million for more than 1000 UK charities.[1]
Route
The route starts and ends in Hyde Park and travels through and past many of central London's famous landmarks on closed roads. It also takes in four of the eight Royal Parks in London, namely Hyde Park, The Green Park, St. James's Park and Kensington Gardens.[1] The 2020 event is scheduled to take place on Sunday 11 October, 2020.
Winners
Men
- 2008 John Muriithi - 1:10:19
- 2009 Paolo Sandali - 1:09:31
- 2010 Edwin Kipkorir - 1:05:40
- 2011 Abdul Farah - 1:08:39
- 2012 Martyn Bean - 1:12:32
- 2013 Ryan Mckinley - 1:09:07
- 2014 Carlos Fernando García Mañas - 1:12:05 [2]
- 2015 Russ Best - 1:09:37
- 2016 Russ Best - 1:09:37
- 2017 James Hoad - 1:08:51
- 2018 Samatar Farah - 1:10:52
- 2019 James Hoad - 1:06:48
Women
- 2008 Natalie Gray - 1:24:19
- 2009 Natalie Gray - 1:17:39
- 2010 Miriam Makewa - 1:14:01
- 2011 Tish Jones - 1:22:09
- 2012 Carey Lynn - 1:25:09
- 2013 Jessica Henderson - 1:22:27
- 2014 Amy Clements - 1:17:02[2]
- 2015 Gaby Van Clarke - 1:21:53
- 2016 Rose Harvey - 1:21:20
- 2017 Stephanie Davis - 1:17:25
- 2018 Katie Murray - 1:23:18
- 2019 Georgie Fenn - 1:22:09