Bath Half Marathon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bath Half Marathon |
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| Date | March |
| Location | Bath, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 1981 |
| Course records | Men's: 1:01:45 (2016) Robert Wambua Mbithi Women's: 1:09.27 (2007) Liz Yelling |
| Participants | 11,693 (in 2015) |
The Bath Half Marathon (also known as the "BATHALF") is an annual road running half marathon held in Bath, England, normally on the second or third Sunday in March. It has been held every year since 1982, except for 2018 when it was cancelled due to snow. The race was first run in the year after the first London Marathon in 1981 and has remained a popular race for runners preparing for that event. The next race is scheduled for Sunday 14 March 2021.
It is the largest single day charity fundraising event in South West England, raising over £2.2 million for charity in 2016. Since 2000 the race has been organised by Bath-based Running High Events Ltd.
Course
The Bath Half is a fast flat course, straddling both sides of the River Avon. The race starts and finishes in Great Pulteney Street, which with its roadway spanning 46 feet (14 m) is one of the widest Georgian boulevards in Europe. The first mile is gently downhill on Pulteney Road to Churchill Bridge, then the route follows two identical laps from Churchill Bridge, rising up past Green Park station, round Queen Square, then down Charlotte Street and westbound out of the city centre along the A4 road (Upper Bristol Road and Newbridge Road) to Newbridge and crossing the 'New Bridge' at the 'Twerton Fork' at the beginning of the dual carriageway. From here the race heads eastbound on the A36 back towards the city centre, along Lower Bristol Road, before crossing over Churchill Bridge and up Green Park again for the beginning of the second lap. At the end of the second lap the runners pass across Churchill Bridge, then up Pulteney Road to the finish back in Great Pulteney Street.
The course route is unchanged since minor modifications in 2006. It was remeasured in 2006 by IAAF official course measurer Hugh Jones, describing the course as 'officially flat, with three undulations'. The assembly area for the race is the Bath Recreation Ground.
Results
| Year | Competitors | Men's winner | Women's winner | ||||
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| Athlete | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | Athlete | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | ||
| 1982 | Nigel Gates |  United Kingdom |
1:03:01 | Joyce Smith | United Kingdom |
1:11.45 | |
| 1983 | Nigel Gates | United Kingdom |
1:04:24 | Annette Roberts | United Kingdom |
1:15.35 | |
| 1984 | Maurice Cowman | United Kingdom |
1:04:13 | Priscilla Welch | United Kingdom |
1:12.13 | |
| 1985 | Steve Anders | United Kingdom |
1:03:29 | Veronique Marot | United Kingdom |
1:11.10 | |
| 1986 | Steve Anders | United Kingdom |
1:02:35 | Veronique Marot | United Kingdom |
1:10.23 | |
| 1987 | John Wheway | United Kingdom |
1:03:02 | Veronique Marot | United Kingdom |
1:11.53 | |
| 1988 | John Wheway | United Kingdom |
1:04:11 | Sally Ellis | United Kingdom |
1:11.38 | |
| 1989 | John Wheway | United Kingdom |
1:04:26 | Bronwen Cardy-Wise | United Kingdom |
1:15.20 | |
| 1990 | Steve Brace | United Kingdom |
1:05:11 | Veronique Marot | United Kingdom |
1:13.46 | |
| 1991 | Chris Buckley | United Kingdom |
1:04:41 | Karen MacLeod | United Kingdom |
1:13.31 | |
| 1992 | Colin Walker | United Kingdom |
1:03:59 | Ann Roden | United Kingdom |
1:15.26 | |
| 1993 | Steve Brace | United Kingdom |
1:04:05 | Andrea Wallace | United Kingdom |
1:09.39 | |
| 1994 | Chris Buckley | United Kingdom |
1:03:44 | Hayley Nash | United Kingdom |
1:13.15 | |
| 1995 | David Taylor | United Kingdom |
1:04:22 | Karen MacLeod | United Kingdom |
1:14.17 | |
| 1996 | Phil Makepeace | United Kingdom |
1:05:15 | Hayley Nash | United Kingdom |
1:16.10 | |
| 1997 | Gareth Davies | United Kingdom |
1:06:55 | Hayley Nash | United Kingdom |
1:18.37 | |
| 1998 | Stuart Hall | United Kingdom |
1:06:52 | Melanie Ellis | United Kingdom |
1:15.34 | |
| 1999 | Tony Graham | United Kingdom |
1:06:58 | Debbie Gunning | United Kingdom |
1:18.36 | |
| 2000 | Alan Sheppard | United Kingdom |
1:05:48 | Helen Purdy | United Kingdom |
1:15.55 | |
| 2001 | Paul Green | United Kingdom |
1:04:57 | Annie Emmerson | United Kingdom |
1:11.13 | |
| 2002 | William Musyoki |  Kenya |
1:04:14 | Jo Lodge | United Kingdom |
1:14.01 | |
| 2003 | Huw Lobb | United Kingdom |
1:04:51 | Debbie Robinson | United Kingdom |
1:11.57 | |
| 2004 | Joseph Riri | Kenya |
1:02:20 | Miriam Wangari | Kenya |
1:14.37 | |
| 2005 | Simon Tonui | Kenya |
1:02:53 | Susan Partridge | United Kingdom |
1:13.10 | |
| 2006 | 6,000 | Simon Kasimili | Kenya |
1:04:08 | Cathy Mutwa | Kenya |
1:12:43 |
| 2007 | 8,165 | Tewodros Shiferaw |  Ethiopia |
1:02:09 | Liz Yelling | United Kingdom |
1:09.27 |
| 2008 | 10,054 | Raymond Tonui | Kenya |
1:05:21 | Roman Gebresse | Kenya |
1:13:09 |
| 2009 | 10,700 | Simon Tonui | Kenya |
1:03:09 | Joyce Kandia | Kenya |
1:11:49 |
| 2010 | 10,800 | Ezekiel Cherop | Kenya |
1:03:03 | Michelle Ross-Cope | United Kingdom |
1:12:07 |
| 2011 | 12,000 | Edwin Kipkorir | Kenya |
1:04:00 | Edith Chelimo | Kenya |
1:11:25 |
| 2012 | Edwin Kiptoo | Kenya |
1:02:01 | Jane Muia | Kenya |
1:11:19 | |
| 2013 | 12,000 | Tewodros Shiferaw | Ethiopia |
1:03:26 | Polline Wanjiru | Kenya |
1:10:28 |
| 2014 | 11,300 | Nicholas Kirui | Kenya |
1:03:13 | Perendis Lekapana | Kenya |
1:10:53 |
| 2015 | 11,693 | Paul Martelletti | United Kingdom |
1:05:27 | Emma Stepto | United Kingdom |
1:13:48 |
| 2016 | 11,352 | Robert Mbithi | Kenya |
1:01:45 | Lenah Jerotich | Kenya |
1:12:24 |
| 2017 | 12,748 | Ben Fish | United Kingdom |
1:05:16 | Ruth Barnes | United Kingdom |
1:15:32 |
| 2018 | Cancelled due to snow | ||||||
| 2019 | 11,348 | Chris Thompson | United Kingdom |
1:03:09 | Kate Reed | United Kingdom |
1:12:44 |
| 2020 | 6,827 | Paul Pollock |  Ireland |
1:04:14 | Becky Briggs | United Kingdom |
1:14:34 |
Images for kids
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Leading runners in 2006, Simon Tonui and Simon Kasimili
