Maidenhead Half Marathon is an annual running race held in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The inaugural race took place on Sunday 4 September 2011, starting at 9.30am, and attracted over 2,000 entrants.Amanda Hall, "Final preparations underway for Maidenhead half marathon" , Maidenhead Advertiser, 1 September 2011 It was organised by local company Purple Patch Running.
Past winners Year DateMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s) 2011 Charles Coleman 1:12:02 Samantha Amend Alistair Hendrie, "Amend's joy at half marathon success" , Maidenhead Advertiser, 6 September 2011 1:19:39 2012 Jonathan Stead 1:10:56 Shona McIntosh 1:17:49 2013 8 September Tim Haughian 1:11:49 Alex Gounelas 1:20:11 2014 Michael Hiscott 1:07:34 Amy Clements 1:20:39 2015 6 September Peter Thompson 1:10:48 Tracy Barlow 1:17:29 2016 4 September Matthew Richards 1:12:25 Tracy Barlow 1:15:51 2017 3 September Paul Molyneux 1:07:55 Helen Davies 1:18:00 2018 2 September Joe Morwood 1:10:05 Camilla Hermsen 1:22:50 2019 1 September Rob Corney 1:08:30 Katherine Wood 1:15:28 2020 No Event 2021 § 5 September Neil Kevern 1:09:23 Naomi Mitchell 1:16:44 § Location changed to Dorney Lake for this edition.
Course Maidenhead Half Marathon has a fast flat course,Maidenhead Half Marathon route map with an overall elevation change of less than 10 m, and therefore provides excellent PB potential.
2011 The original course took in some of the most attractive local scenery including Bray, Maidenhead Riverside and Cookham. Starting in front of the Town Hall, runners made their way round the town centre before heading out along the A308 towards Windsor. Around the mark the route turned left and headed into Bray Village, then along Oldfield Road and through Guards Club Park to Maidenhead Bridge. Next was a scenic, mile-long stretch alongside the River Thames before runners made their way to Cookham on Ray Mead Road. The route then turned left onto The Causeway, then back towards Maidenhead on Maidenhead Road. Approaching Maidenhead the runners turned left again and followed Cookham Road as far as Kidwells Park. The final part of the route went through the centre of Kidwells Park, under the A4, down the High Street, and looped around Chapel Arches before finishing in front of the Town Hall.
2012 For 2012 the route was altered to two laps of the Maidenhead/Cookham half of the route, staying north of the A4 throughout. Although less picturesque, this reduced congestion at the start and gave spectators a better opportunity to see the action. The amended route was voted in 4th place for PB potential in the Runner's World Races of the Year 2012 Awards.
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 £2,600JustGiving page for charity auction of race numbers for Maidenhead Half Marathon 2011 and attracted a winning bid of £300 for the number "1".Amanda Hall, "Maidenhead Half Marathon's No.1 runner chosen" , Maidenhead Advertiser, 4 August 2011
References
External links Maidenhead Half Marathon web site Runner's World event ratings for 2011 Maidenhead Half Marathon