Chester Half Marathon

The Chester Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in the city of Chester, United Kingdom.

Chester Half Marathon
Date	May
Location	Chester
Event type	Road
Distance	Half marathon
Established	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Course records	1:02:21 (men) 1:14:32 (women)
Official site	www.activeleisureevents.co.uk/half-marathon

History

It was first run in 1982 ^[1] using a route that started and finished at the Chester Racecourse via Blacon, Saughall and Sealand.

In 1993, the race was organised by Chester and Ellesmere Port Athletic Club; they moved the route to the south of the City, going out and back via Eccleston, Belgrave and Pulford. West Cheshire AC took over in 1998 and, in 2012, Active Leisure Events provided the organisation with a new route finishing outside the town hall and Chester Cathedral.

Past winners

Edition	Year	Date	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
39	2021	19 Sep	Jonathan Escalante-Phillips	1:06:36	Tracy Barlow	1:20:13
	2020	Edition cancelled due to Covid-19[2]
38	2019	19 May	Mohammed Abu-Rezeq	1:04:28	Kirsty Longley	1:19:03
37	2018	29 April	Phillip Matthews	1:07:59	Hayley Munn	1:18:06
36	2017	21 May	Mohammed Abu-Rezeq [3]	1:07:20	Julie Briscoe [4]	1:17:06
35	2016	15 May	Mark Kangogo	1:03:58	Julie Briscoe	1:17:21
34	2015	17 May	Vincent Boit	1:02:21	Teresiah Omosa	1:15:37
33	2014	18 May	Mohammed Abu-Rezeq	1:05:48	Gemma Connolly	1:22:20
32	2013	12 May	Mohammed Abu-Rezeq	1:08:07	Amanda Crook	1:14:32
31	2012	13 May	Robert Baker	1:09:26	Emma Parry	1:20:44
30	2011	15 May	John Gilbert	1:07:28	Marilyn Kitching	1:20:48
29	2010	16 May	Damian Nicholls	1:10:55	Marilyn Kitching	1:19:16
28	2009	17 May	Kenneth Svendsen	1:13:26	Nicola Bird	1:22:40
27	2008	18 May	Paul Sankey	1:11:02	Marilyn Kitching	1:24:14
26	2007	20 May	Michael Halman	1:09:58	Lynne Wright	1:24:44
25	2006	21 May	Nick Leigh	1:09:41	Gill Laithwaite	1:18:15
24	2005	22 May	Mike Proudlove	1:09:05	Nicola Bird	1:21:49
23	2004	23 May	Mike Proudlove	1:10:08	Louise Cooper	1:23:05
22	2003	18 May	Nick Jones	1:08:26	Lisa Heyes	1:15:57
21	2002	26 May	Mike Proudlove	1:07:24	Helen Lawrence	1:17:50
20	2001	20 May	Jamie Lewis	1:04:54	Janet Kenyon	1:18:53
19	2000	21 May	Alan Shepherd	1:04:36	Kath Charnock	1:18:47
18	1999	23 May	Alan Shepherd	1:07:09	Lynne Maddison	1:20:28
17	1998	24 May	Simon Shiels	1:07:59	Lynne Maddison	1:18:21
16	1997	18 May	Alan Shepherd	1:05:04	Louise Cooper	1:25:26
15	1996	19 May	Martin McLoughlin	1:05:12	Jill McGee	1:23:31
14	1995	30 April	Simon Shiels	1:08:39	Lynne Quigley	1:22:29
13	1994	8 May	Jamie Lewis	1:05:49	Alison Whitelaw	1:24:15
12	1993	9 May	Tony Power	1:07:37	Louise Davies	1:26:30
11	1992	10 May	Tony Power	1:06:02	Liz Hardley	1:24:59
10	1991	12 May	Tony Power	1:06:30	D Payton	1:22:55
9	1990	3 June	T Holloway	1:07:35	Frances Mudway	1:23:47
8	1989	14 May	G Harvey	1:07:43	Suzanne Youngberg	1:16:53
7	1988	15 May	Anthony Blackwell	1:08:30	Colette Harkin	1:22:30
6	1987	17 May	Steve Brace	1:05:04	Colette Harkin	1:17:32
5	1986	18 May	Mark Flint	1:05:51	Colette Harkin	1:17:13
4	1985	19 May	Ken Moss	1:06:00	Sally-Ann Hales	1:15:38
3	1984	20 May	Stephen Poulton	1:09:35	Sally-Ann Hales	1:16:53
2	1983	22 May	Stephen Poulton	1:09:19	Sally-Ann Hales	1:21:16