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City of Norwich Half Marathon

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City of Norwich Half Marathon
DateApril (2017 onward)
November (until 2015)
LocationNorwich
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established1985; 39 years ago (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

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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

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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
1 1985 1:05:11 Dennis Fowles 1:12:57 Sarah Rowell
2 1986 1:07:29 Mark Flint 1:23:52 Sandra Lappage
3 1987 1:06:16 Steve Brace 1:16:48 Sally Ellis
4 1988 1:07:04 Seamus Kerr 1:27:10 Helen Johnson
5 1989 1:07:26 Gregor Booth 1:18:37 Celia Duncan
6 1990 1:10:29 Jerry Watson 1:22:10 Wendy Gaisford
7 1991 1:07:25 Tony Graham 1:17:03 Sally Eastall
8 1992 1:07:21 Tommy Hughes 1:19:32 Susan Coxhall
Change of Route
9 1993 1:08:24 Gareth Deacon 1:15:25 Sally Eastall
10 1994 1:07:02 Gareth Spring 1:18:22 Teresa Dyer
11 1995 1:07:38 Nigel Powley 1:16:44 Karen Cornwell
12 1996 1:08:01 Darren Mead 1:19:52 Angela Joiner
13 1997 1:10:28 Gareth Deacon 1:19:23 Angela Joiner
14 1998 1:06:28 Adrian Mussett[1] 1:24:26 Satomi Miwa
15 1999 1:05:56 Adrian Mussett[1] 1:22:05 Sandra Bower
16 2000 1:11:11 Guy Amos 1:23:45 Sandra Bower
17 2001 1:05:10 Guy Amos 1:18:35 Debbie Percival
18 2002 1:06:39 Erick Kiplagat 1:15:26 Cathy Mutwa
19 2003 1:07:25 Erick Kiplagat 1:14:49 Mara Yamauchi
20 2004 1:09:20 Tesfaye Eticha 1:19:14 Birhan Dagne
21 2005 1:03:59 Neo Molema 1:16:52 Lucy Hasell
22 2006 1:07:26 Simon Tonui 1:17:18 Birhan Dagne
23 2007 1:09:09 Adrian Mussett[1] 1:21:22 Sarah Stradling[2]
24 2008 1:05:44 Matthew Janes 1:17:29 Olivia Walwyn
25 2009 1:08:51 Ian Kimpton 1:18:20 Sarah Stradling[2]
26 2010 1:08:23 Ian Kimpton 1:18:55 Sarah Stradling[2]
27 2011 1:12:44 Adrian Mussett[1] 1:19:44 Sarah Stradling[2]
28 2012 1:13:34 Nick Earl 1:20:13 Daisy Glover
29 2013 1:10:20 Ben Russell 1:17:25 Daisy Glover
30 2014 1:08:08 Daniel Watts 1:20:21 Sarah Stradling[2]
31 2015 1:09:46 Adrian Mussett[1] 1:19:17 Helen Davies
2016 edition cancelled [3]
32 2017 1:12:32 Piers Arnold 1:27:07 Emma Risbey
33 2018 1:09:54 Ash Harrell 1:21:19 Mabel Beckett
34 2019 1:07:41 Piers Arnold 1:20:11 Mabel Beckett
2020 edition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
35 2021 1:08:30 Norman Shreeve 1:16:31 Natasha Cockram[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Adrian Mussett at Power of 10
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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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