Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon

Summary

The Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon is a half marathon road running event that takes place in Tunbridge Wells every February. It is organised by the Tunbridge Wells Harriers running club.

Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
2010 Finishers Medal
DateFebruary
LocationTunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf Marathon
Established1983
Course records1:04:15
Official site[1]

The first Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon was staged in 1983, with just 53 runners.[1] The race came in at number 38 in Runner's World's top 50 races of 2007,[2] and was given a rating of 83 out of 100 by members of the magazine's forum.[3] The magazine said that "The historical villages and the undulating course make for a great race".[4] In 2008 the race attracted over 1,500 entrants.

The race is run on a single 13.1 miles (21.1 km) circuit through Tunbridge Wells and some of the nearby villages. It starts at the Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre on St John's Road, and follows the A26 through Southborough, the B2176 along Bidborough Ridge, the B2188 through Penshurst and Fordcombe and the A264 through Langton Green before rejoining the A26 to return to the finish line at the Sports Centre.

Elite race winners edit

Key:   Course record

Men edit

Year Athlete Nationality Time
(h:m:s)
2020 Billy Hobbs   United Kingdom 1:13:16
2019 Simon Goldsworthy   United Kingdom 1:11:29
2018 Simon Goldsworthy   United Kingdom 1:11:21
2017 James Connor   United Kingdom 1:08:50
2016 Paul Martelletti   New Zealand 1:08:30
2015 Daniel Bradley   United Kingdom 1:12:56
2014 Ben Cole   United Kingdom 1:11:11
2013 Tom Payn   United Kingdom 1:07:11
2012 Yared Hagos   Ethiopia 1:04:15
2011 Andy Greenleaf   United Kingdom 1:09:24
2010 Ben Moreau   United Kingdom 1:09:11
2009 Florian Neuschwander   Germany 1:08:49
2008 Benjamin Noad   United Kingdom 1:09:48
2007 William Levett   United Kingdom 1:11:15
2006 Julian Rendall   United Kingdom 1:13:56
2005 No event held
2004 Julian Rendall   United Kingdom 1:12:51
2003 Allan Lee   United Kingdom 1:12:31
2002 Andrew Graffin   United Kingdom 1:10:39
2001 Darrell Smith   United Kingdom 1:11:26
2000 Scott McDonald   United Kingdom 1:13:42
1999 Barry Royden   United Kingdom 1:05:33

Women edit

 
Tunbridge Wells on a map of UK
Year Athlete Nationality Time
(h:m:s)
2019 Helen Gaunt   United Kingdom 1:23:44
2019 Andrea Berquez   United Kingdom 1:26:35
2018 Maria Heslop   United Kingdom 1:22:25
2017 Maria Heslop   United Kingdom 1:22:29
2016 Maria Heslop   United Kingdom 1:23:43
2015 Alice Heather-Hayes   United Kingdom 1:22:35
2014 Maria Heslop   United Kingdom 1:21:17
2013 Deirdre McDermot   United Kingdom 1:21:58
2012 Helen Davies   United Kingdom 1:12:41
2011 Liz Yelling   United Kingdom 1:13:56
2010 Helen Decker   United Kingdom 1:18:37
2009 Tina Oldershaw   United Kingdom 1:22:57
2008 Tina Oldershaw   United Kingdom 1:23:12
2007 Emma Dennis   United Kingdom 1:27:55
2006 Miranda Heathcote   United Kingdom 1:24:25
2005 No event held
2004 Tina Oldershaw   United Kingdom 1:25:10
2003 Tina Oldershaw   United Kingdom 1:25:33
2002 Kristina Farr   United Kingdom 1:26:24
2001 Andrea Green   United Kingdom 1:15:36
2000 Tina Oldershaw   United Kingdom 1:20:13
1999 Janice Moorekite   United Kingdom 1:23:20

References edit

  1. ^ TW Harriers club history
  2. ^ RW Races Of The Year 2007
  3. ^ RW Readers' races of the year 2007
  4. ^ Runner's World preview of the 2009 Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon

External links edit

  • Tunbridge Wells Harriers TW Half Marathon web page