Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
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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.
The first Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon was staged in 1983, with just 53 runners. The race came in at number 38 in Runner's World's
top 50 races of 2007, and was given a rating of 83 out of 100 by members of the magazine's forum. The magazine said that "The historical villages and the undulating course make for a great race". 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.
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
road running
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
event that takes place in Tunbridge Wells every February. It is organised by the Tunbridge Wells Harriers running club.
The first Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon was staged in 1983, with just 53 runners. The race came in at number 38 in Runner's World's
Runner's World
Runner's World is a globally circulated monthly magazine for runners of all skills sets, published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
top 50 races of 2007, and was given a rating of 83 out of 100 by members of the magazine's forum. The magazine said that "The historical villages and the undulating course make for a great race". 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
A26 road
For the road in Northern Ireland see A26 road The A26 road is one of the three cross-country two-digit numbered roads in the southeast of England, the others being the A25 road and A27 road. It carries traffic from Maidstone in Kent in a generally south-westerly direction to Tunbridge Wells and...
through Southborough
Southborough
Southborough is the name of several places:* Southborough, Bromley in London, England* Southborough, Kingston upon Thames in London, England* Southborough, Kent in England* Southborough, Massachusetts in the USA** Southborough...
, the B2176 along Bidborough Ridge, the B2188 through Penshurst
Penshurst
Penshurst is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The parish is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, west of Tonbridge. Within the parish boundaries are the two villages of Penshurst and Fordcombe, with a combined population of some 1,479 persons. The...
and Fordcombe
Fordcombe
Fordcombe is a village within the civil parish of Penshurst in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The village is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, five miles west of Tunbridge Wells....
and the A264
A264 road
The A264 is an east-west road in southern England that runs from Pembury in west Kent to Five Oaks in West Sussex.There have been a number of notable changes in this important east-west route which follows the north Sussex border with Kent and Surrey....
through Langton Green
Langton Green
Langton Green is a village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, England, lying around two miles west of the town centre along the A264. It is located within the parish of Speldhurst although it has its own church on the village green. There is a village primary school, Langton Green CP School...
before rejoining the A26 to return to the finish line at the Sports Centre.
Men
| Year | Athlete | Nationality | 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.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1:09:11 | ||
| 2009 | 1:08:49 | ||
| 2008 | 1:09:48 | ||
| 2007 | 1:11:15 | ||
| 2006 | 1:13:56 | ||
| 2005 | No event held | ||
| 2004 | 1:12:51 | ||
| 2003 | 1:12:31 | ||
| 2002 | 1:10:39 | ||
| 2001 | 1:11:26 | ||
| 2000 | 1:13:42 | ||
| 1999 | 1:05:33 |
Women
| Year | Athlete | Nationality | 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.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1:18:37 | ||
| 2009 | 1:22:57 | ||
| 2008 | 1:23:12 | ||
| 2007 | 1:27:55 | ||
| 2006 | 1:24:25 | ||
| 2005 | No event held | ||
| 2004 | 1:25:10 | ||
| 2003 | 1:25:33 | ||
| 2002 | 1:26:24 | ||
| 2001 | 1:15:36 | ||
| 2000 | 1:20:13 | ||
| 1999 | 1:23:20 |