Thousands of people lined the streets of Bath on Sunday, 17th March, cheering on participants of this year’s Bath Half Marathon.
The start of this year’s Bath Half Marathon | Photo © Bath Half / Running High Events
Following heavy rain overnight, the race remained dry although many runners and their families got quite muddy in the Runners Village in Royal Victoria Park.
The iconic half marathon celebrated its 42nd anniversary, with more than 8,000 participants taking on the famous race through the city.
An estimated 20,000 spectators lined the course to cheer on the runners on a day that brought communities together to celebrate the largest charity fundraising event in the South West.
Outgoing Race Director Andrew Taylor, who founded event organisers Running High with his wife Mel, said: “What a fantastic day! Congratulations to everyone who took part, and it was wonderful to see so much support and celebration for our participants.
“Mel and I would like to thank everyone – our staff, our sponsors, our charity partners, our suppliers, and our brilliant volunteers – for all they have done to make the Bath Half such a great event.
“This was an emotional and unforgettable day for us at our last Bath Half and we know that London Marathon Events will continue to build on our work of the past 25 years.”
Omar Ahmed coming first for the men’s division | Photo © Bath Echo
Omar Ahmed (Birchfield Harriers) won the men’s division in 1:04:42, followed twelve seconds later by Dylan Evans (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) in 1:04.54 with Alex Lawrence ((Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets AC) third in 1:05.37.
Becky Briggs coming first for the women’s division | Photo © Bath Echo
Becky Briggs (City of Hull AC) won the women’s division in 1:14.24, crossing the line thirty seconds ahead of local runner Anna Domville (Team Bath) who clocked 1:14.54 with Katie Olding (Thames Valley Harriers) third in 1:15.16.
The Bath Half Marathon returns next year on Sunday 16th March 2025.
Early Bird entries, at £50, are available here.
The organiser of the London Marathon will be taking over the running of the Bath Half Marathon from 2025.
London Marathon Events (LME) is the organiser of events in running, cycling and swimming including the TCS London Marathon, Ford RideLondon, the Brighton Marathon Weekend, The Big Half, the Vitality London 10,000, the Vitality Westminster Mile, Swim Serpentine and the Royal Parks Half.
