Bournemouth Marathon

Bournemouth Marathon
LocationBournemouth, United Kingdom
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon & Half Marathon
Established2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Course recordsMarathon:
Men:
Kenya Boaz Kiprono 2:16:00
Women:
Ukraine Olga Kotovska 2:30:04
Half Marathon:
Men:
United Kingdom Richard Horton 1:08:02
Women:
United Kingdom Anna Boniface 1:19:43
Official siteBournemouth Marathon

The Bournemouth Marathon was a road race run over the distance of 42.195 km or 26 miles and 385 yards. It took place each October in Bournemouth on the south coast of England. It was discontinued in 2020, although the half-marathon event continues. The inaugural Bournemouth Marathon took place on 6 October 2013. It was part of a festival of running which included a half marathon, 10km run, and shorter races.

The marathon held the IAAF Road Race Bronze Label status in the 2015,[1] 2016[2] and 2017[3] editions.

Elite race winners

Key:   Current course record

Marathon

Year Men's Winner Time (h:m:s) Women's Winner Time (h:m:s)
2013  Ebisa Merga (ETH) 2:16:41  Olga Kotovska (UKR) 2:30:04
2014  Andrew Lesuuda (KEN) 2:21:44  Kateryna Stetsenko (UKR) 2:30:58
2015 [1]  Boaz Kiprono (KEN) 2:16:00  Joan Kigen (KEN) 2:36:46
2016 [2]  Stanley Kiprotich (KEN) 2:17:59  Eddah Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:40:38
2017  Jacek Cieluszecki (POL) 2:31:59  Laura Trimble (GBR) 3:05:18
2018  Iain Trickett (GBR) 2:25:45  Sarah Hill (GBR) 2:55:39
2019  Lloyd Biddell (GBR) 2:25:48  Gill Bland (GBR) 2:59:41

Half Marathon

Year Time (h:m:s) Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner
2013 1:18:41  Manol Dimitrov (BUL) 1:29:03  Amanda Kerr (GBR)
2014 1:09:30  Jacek Cieluszecki (POL) 1:25:28  Helen Dyke (GBR)
2015 1:08:02  Richard Horton (GBR) 1:22:50  Tamsin Lewis (GBR)
2016 1:11:04  Alex Wall-Clarke (GBR) 1:21:26  Emma Dews (GBR)
2017 1:10:29  Peter Baksh (GBR) 1:19:43  Anna Boniface (GBR)
2018 1:10:14  Alex Van Tuyl (GBR) 1:24:25  Alissa Ellis (GBR)
2019 1:09:45  James Hoad (GBR) 1:21:17  Sophie Delderfield (GBR)

References

  1. ^ a b Broadbent, Chris (2015-10-04). Kiprono and Kigen take the honours at the Bournemouth Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  2. ^ a b IAAF (2016-10-02). Bett and Jepkosgei a class apart in Bournemouth. IAAF. Retrieved on 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ "Bournemouth Marathon".