Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
DateSeptember
LocationLake Vyrnwy, Wales
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf Marathon
Established1988 (1988)
Course records1:02:14 (men)
1:12:05 (women)
Official sitelakevyrnwyhalfmarathon.com

The Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon is an annual half marathon Welsh road running event which takes place around Lake Vyrnwy each September.

History

St Wddyn's church, Llanwddyn. This church was built at the time of construction of Lake Vyrnwy reservoir.

The first Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon was held in 1988 in aid of the St Wddyn's Church Restoration Fund .[1] An appeal to raise money towards the church roof had been placed in a local newspaper and Doug Morris, of the Oswestry Olympians, offered to organise a half marathon for the appeal .[2] The race has been run annually until 2008 when after Doug Morris' death, just before the 2007 edition,[3] the race organisers took a year off before restarting in 2009.

Course

The race consists of just over one lap of the lake.

Winners

Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
31st20198 SepJonathan Mellor1:04:36Alison Lavender1:17:58
30th20189 SepStuart Hawkes1:06:44Clara Evans1:17:59
29th201710 SepJonathan Mellor1:04:57Elizabeth Renondeau1:21:17
28th201611 SepRyan Holroyd1:07:59Rachel Jones1:20:32
27th201513 SepBen Fish[4]1:07:53Kelly Crickmore1:17:12
26th201414 SepAlex O'Gorman1:08:35Alison Lavender1:17:00
25th201315 SepBen Fish[4]1:08:05Claire Martin[5]1:19:34
24th20129 SepBen Fish[4]1:06:50Alison Lavender1:20:02
23rd201111 SepBen Fish[4]1:07:43Claire Martin[5]1:18:53
22nd201012 SepJohn McCole1:08:52Jenny Clague1:20:53
21st200913 SepBen Fish[4]1:06:55Claire Martin[5]1:18:53
2008No Race
20th20079 SepPaul Sankey1:11:28Jenny Clague1:15:43
19th200610 SepMarc Yattich1:05:31Cathy Mutwa[6]1:12:43
18th200511 SepWilfred Taragon1:02:14Ogla Kimaiyo1:12:05
17th200419 SepZachary Kihara1:04:44Cathy Mutwa[6]1:15:53
16th200314 SepOnesmus Kilonzo1:03:04Pauline Wangui1:15:00
15th200215 SepEric Kiplagat1:06:41Louise Watson1:17:30
14th200116 SepLarry Mathews1:05:08Amanda Allen1:12:43
13th2000Nick Jones1:03:12Amanda Wright-Allen1:18:23
12th1999Ian Pierce and Tony Graham1:06:58Bronwen Cardy-Wise1:18.34
11th1998Joseph Kioo Mitunda1:04.55Cath Charnock1:17.57
10th1997Dale Loughlin1:04.06Lesley Turner1:17.48
9th1996Tony Graham1:06.58Tracy Swindell1:18.04
8th1995Tony O'Brien1:05.54Lesley Turner1:17.07
7th1994Steve Brace1:05.39Janice Moorekite1:17.07
6th1993Andrew Green1:04.55Lesley Turner1:15.40
5th1992Dave Gratton1:06.00Bronwen Cardy-Wise1:15.40
4th1991Paul Campbell1:07.58Bronwen Cardy-Wise1:16.45
3rd1990Andrew Green1:04.34Amanda Wright1:17.29
2nd1989Andrew Green1:04.16Janet Witter1:24.21
1st1988Andrew Green1:07.58Frances Mudway1:22.35

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON - History". LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. LAKE VYRNWY HALF MARATHON. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Memorial to Doug Morris". Mercia Fell Runners. Mercia Fell Runners. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ North Wales Daily Post (13 August 2007). "'Unsung' sports hero dies". Daily Post. Daily Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ben Fish at Power of 10
  5. 1 2 3 Claire Martin at Power of 10
  6. 1 2 Cathy Mutwa at Power of 10
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