Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon facts for kids
The Carver Wolverhampton Marathon is a big yearly running event held in Wolverhampton, England every September. It's actually part of a larger series of races called the Carver Marathon City Marathon Events. These events include a full Marathon, a Half Marathon, the Banks's Run, a Children's Run, and even a cycling event! The main goal of all these races is to raise money for different charities, helping people in need.
The first marathon was organized in 1998 by Roy Carver and Ian Savage. They wanted to create a fun way for people to get active and support good causes.
There are different races for everyone, no matter how far you want to run or cycle. The full Marathon is about 42 kilometers (26 miles), and the Half Marathon is half of that, around 21 kilometers (13 miles). The Banks's Run is 10 kilometers (about 6 miles), and the cycling event is 20 kilometers (about 12 miles). There's even a special Children's Run for younger participants! All the races begin and end on Park Road West. The routes use a mix of closed roads, open roads, paths, and cycleways. In 2014, about 2,300 people took part in the events. Neil Kendrick is the person who organizes everything.
In 2018, the full marathon race didn't happen because not enough people signed up to run it.
Past Winners
Over the years, many amazing runners have taken part in the Carver Wolverhampton Marathon events. Here are some of the winners from the past full marathon races:
Marathon Winners
- 2017: Mark Ince (men's winner) and Lauren Draper (women's winner)
- 2016: Kristian Morgan (men's winner) and Rachael Green (women's winner)
- 2015: Mark Carwardine (men's winner) and Rachael Green (women's winner)
- 2014: Mike Flatley (men's winner) and Carole Penlington (women's winner)
- 2013: Peter Stockdale (men's winner) and Deborah Thomas (women's winner)
- 2012: James Murray (men's winner) and Helen James (women's winner)
- 2011: Dominic Croft (men's winner) and Natalie De Villiers (women's winner)
- 2010: Matt Giles (men's winner) and Frances Cooke (women's winner)
- 2009: John Trelfa (men's winner) and Dawn Broom (women's winner)
- 2008: Colin Gell (men's winner) and Julia Matheson (women's winner)
- 2007: Philip Hails (men's winner) and Julia Matheson (women's winner)
- 2006: Shaun Milford (men's winner) and Lisa Barry (women's winner)
- 2005: Adri Hartveld (men's winner) and Ruth Watchorn-Rice (women's winner)
- 2004: Paul Rogers (men's winner) and Alayne Malkin (women's winner)
- 2003: Dennis Walmsley (men's winner) and Andrea Dennison (women's winner)
Half Marathon Winners
- 2019: Jack Pickett (men's winner) and Claire Hotchkiss (women's winner)
- 2018: Dean Bate (men's winner) and Helen Tromans (women's winner)
- 2017: Daniel Turner (men's winner) and Helen Tromans (women's winner)
- 2016: Martin Williams (men's winner) and Lauren Draper (women's winner)
- 2015: Martin Williams (men's winner) and Lynne Hill (women's winner)
- 2014: Ian McBride (men's winner) and Audrey Wilson (women's winner)
- 2013: Ian McBride (men's winner) and Audrey Wilson (women's winner)
- 2012: John Wadelin (men's winner) and Audrey Wilson (women's winner)
- 2011: Ross Jones (men's winner) and Debra Mason (women's winner)
- 2010: Ross Jones (men's winner) and Sue Street-Hall (women's winner)
- 2009: Robin Sedman-Smith (men's winner) and Adela Salt (women's winner)
- 2008: Matt Blunden (men's winner) and Stephanie Lane (women's winner)
- 2007: Mike Cornes (men's winner) and Kim Fawke (women's winner)
- 2006: Mark Dalkins (men's winner) and Kim Fawke (women's winner)
- 2005: Mark Hall (men's winner) and Patricia Matheson (women's winner)
- 2004: Mark Farnell (men's winner) and Lorraine Hardy (women's winner)
Helping Charities
The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon is all about giving back to the community. It mainly supports local charities in the Wolverhampton area. Since it started in 1998, the marathon events have raised over £300,000! That's a lot of money to help good causes.
Here are some of the charities that have been supported in recent years:
- 2011: The Haven Wolverhampton, The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund, Wolverhampton Fostercare Association, The Steve Bull Foundation, and The Mayoral Charity Fund.
- 2012: Wolves Community Trust, St John Ambulance, Penn Hall School, and The Mayoral Charities.
- 2013: Midland Air Ambulance, Compton Hospice, Sunnyside Kennels, and The Mayoral Charities.
- 2014: Compton Hospice was chosen as the main Charity Partner. Other charities that also received money were West Park Stroke Cycling Group, Broadmeadow Special School, and The Mayoral Charities.
The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon is officially a registered charity itself, which means it's dedicated to its charitable mission.
