The Nottingham 'Robin Hood' Marathon, is a race in Nottingham

Nottingham

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, England

England

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 held every year since 1981. The race today incorporates a half-marathon, and a fun-run, in addition to the full marathon, whilst many businesses and charities take part in the popular "Hoofers Marathon Relay", in which teams of employees and volunteers run the race in legs of a few miles each. The event is sponsored by Experian

Experian

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, who have their headquarters in the city.

The original race started and finished in the Old Market Square

Old Market Square

The Old Market Square is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England. It is the largest such surviving square in the United Kingdom, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately 22,000 m²....

, in Nottingham City Centre. From 1982 onwards the race has started and finished from the Victoria Embankment (Nottingham) taking in some of Nottingham's most historical and scenic sights, including the city centre and Nottingham Castle

Nottingham Castle

Nottingham Castle is a castle in Nottingham, England. It is located in a commanding position on a natural promontory known as "'Castle Rock'", with cliffs high to the south and west. In the Middle Ages it was a major royal fortress and occasional royal residence...

, Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Hall

Wollaton Hall is a country house standing on a small but prominent hill in Wollaton, Nottingham, England. Wollaton Park is the area of parkland that the stately house stands in. The house itself is a natural history museum, with other museums in the out-buildings...

 and parkland, the University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham

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 and the National Watersports Centre

National Watersports Centre

National Watersports Centre may refer to either of these organisations:* Sport England run Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre near Nottingham on the River Trent* sportscotland run the National Watersports Centre on the Isle of Cumbrae...

 at Holme Pierrepont

Holme Pierrepont

Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet located south of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region....

. The 2007 event was rebranded as the "Experian Robin Hood Festival of Running."

In 2005 Runners World Magazine

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 readers voted the race the "Number 2 Marathon" in the country.

The Robin Hood Marathon events are open to people of all ages and ability:

• Marathon - Full 42.195 kilometres (26.2 mi)
• Half Marathon - 21.0975 kilometres (13.1 mi)
• Fun Run - 2.5 miles (4 km)
• Wheelchair Half Marathon - 21.0975 kilometres (13.1 mi)

Half marathon

Year	Men's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1981	Richard Milne (Wales)	1:06:55	Cherry Hanson	1:15:26
1982	Richard Milne (Wales)	1:06:38	Jill Clarke	1:20:41
1983	James Merryfield	1:05:51	Angela Smith	1:23:42
1984	Christopher Woodhouse	1:05:06	Ann Bankowska	1:21:30
1985	David Driver	1:06:47	Rosemary Hill	1:24:24
1986	Jeremy Watson	1:07:41	Jacqueline Davis	1:27:30
1987	David Lewis	1:08:20	Linda Rushmere (Southwell)	1:19:29
1988	David Lewis	1:05:31	Heather Jennings	1:16:57
1989	David Lewis	1:04:43	Heather Jennings	1:18:40
1990	David Lewis	1:06:24	Linda Rushmere (Southwell)	1:19:22
1991	Richard Ironmonger (Notts AC)	1:06:09	Jacqueline Davis	1:20:05
1992	James Gombetza (Zimbabwe)	1:05:22	Annette Bell (Lincoln Wellington)	1:16:54
1993	Michael Pearson	1:07:26	Ann Ford (Redhill Road Runners)	1:20:34
1994	James Harrison (Australia)	1:05:41	Linda Rushmere (Southwell)	1:16:38
1995	Alan Chilton	1:08:08	Carol Holmes	1:15:16
1996	Richard Ironmonger (Notts AC)	1:09:06	Carol Holmes	1:17:31
1997	Eamonn Hyland (Redhill Road Runners)	N/A	Ann Ford	N/A
1998	Michael Pearson	1:09:24	Claire Naylor	1:20:22
1999	Malcolm Price	1:06:12	Elizabeth Allott	1:14:38
2000	Vince Garner	1:08:25	Claire Naylor	1:18:13
2001	Andrew Pearson	1:08:15	Tara Krzywicki (Charnwood)	1:17:09
2002	William Musyoki (Kenya)	1:07:10	Alison Fletcher (Dulwich)	1:17:37
2003	Phillip Sly (Australia)	1:05:31	Lisa Knights (Sutton-in-Ashfield)	1:20:49
2004	Zachary Kihara Njoroge (Kenya)	1:05:21	Hawa Hussein (Tanzania)	1:14:25
2005	Paul Langat Kipkemboi (Kenya)	1:03:25	Catherine Mutua (Kenya)	1:15:24
2006	Simon Kasimili (Kenya)	1:03:42	Caroline Cheptanui (Kenya)	1:13:32
2007	Simon Tanui (Kenya)	1:04:09	Jane Muia Mwikali (Kenya)	1:14:00
2008	Ezekeic Cherop (Kenya)	1:05:28	Banuela Katesigwa (Tanzania)	1:16:36
2009	Ezekiel Cherop (Kenya)	1:05:43	Joyce Kirui (Kenya)	1:16:57
2010	Gordon Mugi Mahugu (Kenya)	1:04:47	Sara Kiptoo Cheriwoi (Kenya)	1:16:54
2011	Elisha Tarus Meli (Kenya)	1:05:52	Dorcus Chesang (Kenya)	1:14:40

Marathon

Year	Men's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1982	Michael Palmer	2:21:21	Janet Milburn	3:17:00
1983	Trevor Hawes (Wales)	2:23:54	Ann Curtis (Scotland)	2:55:54
1984	Nicholas Lees	2:21:40	Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)	2:48:55
1985	Phil Hall	2:25:15	Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)	2:55:18
1986	Trevor Hawes (Wales)	2:26:14	Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)	2:57:14
1987	Trevor Hawes (Wales)	2:22:34	Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)	2:48:23
1988	Trevor Hawes (Wales)	2:24:31	June Cowper	2:47:37
1989	Steven Needs (Telford)	2:24:53	Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)	2:52:46
1990	Steven Needs (Telford)	2:23:43	Jacqueline Davis	2:46:11
1991	Eamonn Hyland (Redhill Road Runners)	2:23:17	Elizabeth Clarke	2:53:59
1992	Nick Ballard	2:25:13	Jacqueline Casey	2:50:19
1993	Eamonn Hyland (Ireland)	2:20:09	Hayley Nash (Newport)	2:42:49
1994	Oelof Vorster (South Africa)	2:22:44	Gillian Kennedy	2:58:46
1995	Oelof Vorster (South Africa)	2:23:10	Barbara Stevens	2:59:41
1996	Oelof Vorster (South Africa)	2:23:46	Avril Allen (Kimberley)	2:55:04
1997	Mark Burnhope (Wolverhampton & Bilston)	2:19:51	Susan Dolan (Ireland)	2:49:21
1998	Christopher Parkes	2:25:43	Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)	2:59:11
1999	Gary Staines (South London)	2:27:25	Mandy Spink (Nottingham)	2:52:31
2000	Andrew Wetherill (Redhill Road Runners)	2:24:41	Mandy Spink (Nottingham)	2:45:10
2001	Jamie Jones (Overton)	2:35:42	Mandy Spink (Nottingham)	2:54:15
2002	Tim Hartley (Shepshed)	2:37:23	Carin Hume (Windsor, Slough & Eton)	2:56:56
2003	Darren Bilton (Leeds City)	2:25:16	Helen Burrell (Redhill Road Runners)	2:56:31
2004	Jeremy Bateman (Ripley)	2:45:26	Penny Wilson (Fleet and Crookham)	3:10:58
2005	Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers)	2:23:21	Beth Eburne (Hinckley)	2:25:32
2006	Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers)	2:30:00	Nicola Clay (Stilton)	2:52:24
2007	Nathaniel Williams (North York Moors)	2:29:40	Jenny Murray (Stockport)	2:55:25
2008	Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers)	2:25:28	Debra Mason (Rotherham)	2:53:16
2009	David Kirkland (Alnwick)	2:26:43	Jenny Bosman (Redhill Road Runners)	2:58:17
2010	Thomas Hughes (North Belfast)	2:29:13	Jenny Bosman (Redhill Road Runners)	2:58:37
2011	Carl Allwood (Sutton-in-Ashfield)	2:38:40	Sarah Harris (Long Eaton)	2:47:47

External links

Official website