- Maidenhead Half Marathon
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Maidenhead Half Marathon is an annual running race held in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The inaugural race at 9:30am on Sunday 4 September 2011, organized by local company Purple Patch Running, attracted over 2000 entrants[1].
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Past Winners
As 2011 was the inaugural race, the times below are also the current course records.
Year Men's Race Winner Women's Race Winner 2011 Charles Coleman (WSEH, 1:12:02) Samantha Amend (Belgrave Harriers, 1:19:39)[2] Course
Maidenhead Half Marathon has a fast flat course[3] with an overall elevation change of less than 10m and therefore provides excellent PB potential. The route takes in some of the most attractive local scenery including Bray, Maidenhead Riverside and Cookham. Starting in front of the Town Hall, runners make their way round the town centre before heading out along the A308 towards Windsor. Around the 3-mile (4.8 km) mark the route turns left and heads into and through Bray Village, then along Oldfield Road and through Guards Club Park to Maidenhead Bridge. Next is a scenic, mile long stretch alongside the River Thames before runners make their way to Cookham on Ray Mead Road. The route then turns left onto The Causeway, then back towards Maidenhead on Maidenhead Road. Approaching Maidenhead the runners turn left again and follow Cookham Road as far as Kidwells Park. The final part of the route goes through the centre of Kidwells Park, under the A4, down the High Street, loops around the town centre and finishes in front of the Town Hall.
Number for Life
Maidenhead Half Marathon offers an unusual feature in that participants keep their race number for life. A charity auction allows people to bid for desirable numbers, with all proceeds going to a local charity called The Link Foundation. In 2011 this raised over £2600[4] and attracted a winning bid of £300 for the number "1"[5].
References
- ^ Amanda Hall, "Final preparations underway for Maidenhead half marathon", Maidenhead Advertiser, 1 September 2011
- ^ Alistair Hendrie, "Amend's joy at half marathon success", Maidenhead Advertiser, 6 September 2011
- ^ Maidenhead Half Marathon route map
- ^ JustGiving page for charity auction of race numbers for Maidenhead Half Marathon 2011
- ^ Amanda Hall, "Maidenhead Half Marathon's No.1 runner chosen", Maidenhead Advertiser, 4 August 2011
- "First Maidenhead Half Marathon to be held". Windsor Express. 21 May 2011. http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/news/article-21368-first-maidenhead-half-marathon-to-be-held/.
- "Maidenhead holding its first half marathon". BBC News. 23 May 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-13502308.
- "Sign up for Maidenhead's first half marathon". Maidenhead Advertiser. 2 June 2011. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/sport/article-21569-sign-up-for-maidenhead-s-first-half-marathon/.
- "More women urged to sign up for Maidenhead's first half marathon". Maidenhead Advertiser. 22 June 2011. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/m/sport/article-21934-more-women-urged-to-sign-up-for-maidenhead-s-first-half-marathon/.
- "Places filling up quickly for Maidenhead's first half marathon". Maidenhead Advertiser. 8 July 2011. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/article-22224-places-filling-up-quickly-for-maidenhead-s-first-half-marathon/.
- "Maidenhead half marathon souvenir special published today". Maidenhead Advertiser. 8 September 2011. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/article-22957-maidenhead-half-marathon-souvenir-special-published-today/.
External links
Annual half marathons in Europe France Lille Half Marathon • Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale • Paris Half MarathonNetherlands Portugal Lisbon Half Marathon • Porto Half Marathon • Portugal Half MarathonSweden United Kingdom Barrathon • Bath • Bristol • Cardiff • Great Birmingham Run • Great Eastern Run • Great North Run • Great West Run • Hastings • Liverpool • Maidenhead • Meadows Marathon • Nottingham • Reading • Run to the Beat • Sheffield • Silverstone • Tunbridge Wells • Windsor • WokinghamElsewhere Berlin Half Marathon (Germany) • Budapest Half Marathon (Hungary) • Neujahrsmarathon Zürich (Switzerland) • Prague Half Marathon (Czech Republic) • Roma-Ostia Half Marathon (Italy) • Zurrieq Half Marathon (Malta) • Kärnten läuft (Austria)See also: List of half marathon races • IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Categories:- Athletics competitions in England
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