The Hackney Half is an annual half-marathon held during the spring in the London borough of Hackney. The first event was held in 2014, with over 12,000 runners taking part. The event is London's biggest half-marathon event, with 24,000 runners taking part in the 2023 event.
In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the event originally set to happen in May, was postponed to September 26th with a scaled back event due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.
In 2023, organisers of the event were accused of “greenwashing” by Green Party councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, after the airline Wizz Air sponsored the event. General entries for the 2025 event sold out in a record time of two weeks. The event's popularity has grown, with general entries for the 2026 race selling out in two days.
Course
The closed road race has a flat course that starts and finishes in Hackney Marshes, taking in Hackney Downs, Hackney Central past the Hackney Empire, Broadway Market, and Hackney Wick.
Records Editions Edition Date Men's winner Time Women's winner Time1 22 June 2014 Peter Emase 1:04:19 Gladys Yator 1:15:302 10 May 2015 Mathew Kimutai 1:03:21 Katy Webster 1:17:383 8 May 2016 Mark Kibiwott 1:04:38 Hannah Walker 1:18:124 30 April 2017 Paul Whittaker 1:06:55 Isabel Clark 1:18:105 22 May 2018 Joe Morwood 1:08:50 Stephanie Davis 1:16:416 19 May 2019 Jonathan Cornish 1:06:58 Emily Stewart 1:19:457 26 September 2021 Jonathan Cornish 1:06:36 Laura Kaye 1:19:128 22 May 2022 Sam Bramwell 1:09:17 Rebecca Bunting 1:19:139 21 May 2023 Sam Bramwell 1:07.56 Kirsty Fraser 1:17.1610 19 May 2024 Fredrick Hessian 1:08:05 Yvie Lock 1:15:2511 18 May 2025 Hugo Fry and Chris Bruchhausen 1:06:53 Becky Briggs 1:14:2012 17 May 2026 Sam Tyas 1:06:35 Ciara Boyd-Squires Long 1:14:54
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