Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon
| Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2008 - present |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half Marathon |
| Established | 2008 |
| Official site |
royalparkshalf |
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, first held in 2008, takes place each October, starting and finishing in the Hyde Park. It is the only Half-Marathon that travels through central London and is one of London's largest half-marathons with over 16,000 participants.[1]
History
The Royal Parks Foundation 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. Over its first seven years the event raised over £20 million for more than 500 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]
Winners
Men
- 2008 John Muriithi - 01:10:19
- 2009 Paolo Sandali - 01:09:31
- 2010 Edwin Kipkorir - 01:05:40
- 2011 Abdul Farah - 01:08:39
- 2012 Martyn Bean - 01:12:32
- 2013 Ryan Mckinley - 01:09:07
- 2014 Carlos Fernando García Mañas - 01:12:05 [2]
- 2015 Russ Best - 01:09:37
- 2016 Russ Best - 1:09:37
Women
- 2008 Natalie Gray - 01:24:19
- 2009 Natalie Gray - 01:17:39
- 2010 Miriam Makewa - 01:14:01
- 2011 Tish Jones - 01:22:09
- 2012 Carey Lynn - 01:25:09
- 2013 Jessica Henderson - 01:22:27
- 2014 Amy Clements - 01:17:02[2]
- 2015 Gaby Van Clarke - 01:21:53
- 2016 Rose Harvey - 1:21:20