Wilmslow Half Marathon Explained

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Date:	Sunday March 15th 2020
Location:	Wilmslow
Type:	Road
Distance:	Half marathon
Record:	1:01:52 (men) 1:11:41 (women)
Homepage:	https://wilmslowrunningfestival.org.uk/

The Wilmslow Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running race, established in 1984 and usually run in March as part of the Wilmslow Running Festival.^[1]

Course

The race starts to the west of Wilmslow, Cheshire and to the south of Manchester Airport. The course is a single loop and runs through the villages of Morley, Cheshire and Mobberley, finishing near the start.^[2] It uses country lanes, which are closed to traffic. It has been described as a 'beautiful Cheshire countryside course that is both fast and flat - a PB course!'

The course was remeasured in 2016 as the same measuring equipment had been used that incorrectly measured the Greater Manchester Marathon.^[3]

In 2019, the Wilmslow Half Marathon became part of 'Wilmslow Running Festival' and also included a 10k and Fun Run race.

Incidents

The 2018 edition of the event had to be cancelled due to bad weather.^[4] It was rearranged to June.

Recent winners

Key:

Edition	Year	Date	Time (h:m:s)	Time (h:m:s)
35	2019	24 Mar	1:05:27	1:17:04
34	2018	24 Jun	1:06:44	1:20:12
33	2017	19 Mar	1:06:27	1:18:11
32	2016	3 Apr	1:04:59	1:14:49
31	2015	22 Mar	1:04:57	1:11:41
30	2014	23 Mar	1:06:01	1:15:28
29	2013	24 Mar	1:04:54	1:15:15
28	2012	25 Mar	1:04:54	1:16:53
27	2011	27 Mar	1:04:24	1:13:29
26	2010	28 Mar	1:04:45	1:12:02
25	2009	29 Mar	1:04:11	1:12:35
24	2008	30 Mar	1:06:29	1:12:50
23	2007	25 Mar	1:04:24	1:12:43
22	2006	19 Mar	1:05:54	1:16:15
21	2005	20 Mar	1:06:11	1:18:26
20	2004	21 Mar	1:01:52^[5]	1:13:29
19	2003	23 Mar	1:02:23	1:12:44
18	2002	24 Mar	1:02:57	1:13:33
	2001	No Race
17	2000	26 Mar	1:03:51	1:13:40
16	1999	28 Mar	1:04:00	1:17:00
15	1998	29 Mar	1:04:22	1:15:59
14	1997	23 Mar	1:05:52	1:15:23
13	1996	31 Mar	1:04:32	1:12:32
12	1995	19 Mar	1:04:39	1:16:58
11	1994	27 Mar	1:04:51	1:14:48
10	1993	28 Mar	1:05:28	1:21:36
9	1992	29 Mar	1:06:23	1:13:42
8	1991	14 Apr	1:06:37	1:25:14
7	1990	1 Apr	1:06:10	1:15:26
6	1989	3 Apr	1:06:51	1:20:15
5	1988	30 Mar	1:06:10	1:19:19
4	1987	29 Mar	1:04:58	1:15:31
3	1986	6 Apr	1:04:16	1:17:03
2	1985	31 Mar	1:05:21	1:22:28
1	1984	4 Apr	1:08:41	1:26:57

Notes and References

Web site: Wilmslow: Race series detail. ARRS. ARRS. 1 January 2018.
Web site: Locations and Race Route. Wilmslow Half Marathon. Wilmslow Half Marathon. 1 January 2018.
Web site: Todd Fitzgerald. More misery for runners as 33 north west races are now under investigation for being 'too short'. Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. 1 January 2018. 11 May 2016.
Web site: Carly Read . Reading, Wilmslow & Brentwood Half Marathon races CANCELLED as UK snow worse than forecast . Express . Express . 24 July 2018 . 18 Mar 2018.
Web site: Half-marathon is total triumph. Macclesfield express. Macclesfield express. 3 January 2018. 24 March 2004.