# Hastings Half Marathon

The Hastings Half-Marathon is a road running event that takes place every March around the streets of Hastings. Starting in 1985 and organised by The Hastings Lions Club the race has become quite popular over the last few years, with calls for it to be crowned The Great South Run, attracting 5,000 entries every year. It has been voted best race of its kind in the UK for three years. In 2005 it was voted fifth best race in the UK and was voted number 23 in the list of the Top 50 2007 races in the UK by readers of Runners' World. The 35th edition of the half marathon took place on 24 March 2019.

## Course

The route has a total climb of 237 metres with an average climb rate of 18 metres per mile. Taking this into account, this route is equivalent to running approximately 14.0 miles (22.5 km) on the flat.
The course circumnavigates the ancient town of Hastings, starting at the Seafront and following the route of William the Conqueror towards Battle, East Sussex, around the back of the town and down to the famous 'Old Town' and fishing village of Hastings, then back along the three-mile (5 km) seafront back to where it started. Although tough for the first part of the course, runners have produced some very fast times and PBs, as the last two-thirds is flat or downhill, and then the finish on the promenade.

## Past winners

Key:  Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Nation | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Nation | Time (h:m:s) |
| 38th | 2024 | Seyfu Jamaal | United Kingdom | 1:06:48 | Grace Baker | United Kingdom | 1:21:13 |
| 37th | 2023 | Charlie Brisley | United Kingdom | 1:11:03 | Beth Kidger | United Kingdom | 1:16:30 |
| 36th | 2022 | James Baker | United Kingdom | 1:10:12 | Rachael Mulvey | United Kingdom | 1:22:22 |
| | 2021 | Cancelled |
| | 2020 | Cancelled |
| 35th | 2019 | Josselin Polini | France | 1:10:56 | Heather Noone | United Kingdom | 1:21:44 |
| 34th | 2018 | Adam Clarke | United Kingdom | 1:08:35 | Maria Heslop | United Kingdom | 1:21:29 |
| 33rd | 2017 | Ben Fish | United Kingdom | 1:09:52 | Sarah Gruber | United Kingdom | 1:26:35 |
| 32nd | 2016 | Robert Mbithi | Kenya | 1:04:51 | Lenah Jerotich | Kenya | 1:16:51 |
| 31st | 2015 | Sammy Nyokaye | Kenya | 1:05:27 | Mercyline Ondieki | Kenya | 1:21:36 |
| 30th | 2014 | Boniface Kongin | Kenya | 1:04:18 | Gladys Kwambai | Kenya | 1:16:42 |
| 29th | 2013 | Peter Emase | Kenya | 1:06:58 | Polline Wanjiku | Kenya | 1:16:39 |
| 28th | 2012 | Bernard Chemugo | Kenya | 1:06:17 | Jane Muia | Kenya | 1:14:10 |
| 27th | 2011 | Gordon Mugi Mahugu | Kenya | 1:08:00 | Rebby Cherono Koech | Kenya | 1:15:13 |
| 26th | 2010 | Ben Fish | United Kingdom | 1:07:08 | Jessica Macrory | United Kingdom | 1:21:31 |
| 25th | 2009 | Kiplimo Kimutai | Kenya | 1:02:48 | Caroline Hoyte | United Kingdom | 1:16:56 |
| 24th | 2008 | Kiplimo Kimutai | Kenya | 1:05:24 | Magdeline Mukunzi Syombua | Kenya | 1:14:20 |
| 23rd | 2007 | Philemon Baaru | Kenya | 1:03:22 | Birhan Dagne | Ethiopia | 1:16:02 |
| 22nd | 2006 | Michael Coleman | United Kingdom | 1:06:40 | Birhan Dagne | Ethiopia | 1:15:50 |
| 21st | 2005 | Fred Mogaka | Kenya | 1:04:10 | Jo Kelsey | United Kingdom | 1:18:19 |
| 20th | 2004 | Fred Mogaka | Kenya | 1:04:22 | Hawa Hussein | Tanzania | 1:19:51 |
| 19th | 2003 | Johnson Mururi | Kenya | 1:03:26 | Jane Omoro | Kenya | 1:11:52 |
| 18th | 2002 | Simon Kasimili | Kenya | 1:04:55 | Jude Craft | United Kingdom | 1:20:17 |
| 17th | 2001 | Stephen Ariga | Kenya | 1:04:11 | Andrea Green | United Kingdom | 1:17:08 |
| 16th | 2000 | Simon Kasimili | Kenya | 1:03:45 | Esther Kiplagat | Kenya | 1:12:19 |
| 15th | 1999 | Sammy Otieno | Kenya | 1:01:37 | Bronwen Cardy-Wise | United Kingdom | 1:22:01 |
| 14th | 1998 | Stephen Kiogora | Kenya | 1:02:48 | Birhan Dagne | Ethiopia | 1:16:30 |
| 13th | 1997 | Ian Cornford | United Kingdom | 1:05:44 | Carolyn Horne | United Kingdom | 1:18:53 |
| 12th | 1996 | Mark Flint | United Kingdom | 1:02:55 | Debbie Percival | United Kingdom | 1:15:05 |
| 11th | 1995 | Samuel Bitok Kibiwot | Kenya | 1:03:30 | Debbie Percival | United Kingdom | 1:20:48 |
| 10th | 1994 | Samuel Bitok Kibiwot | Kenya | 1:03:25 | Alison Fletcher | United Kingdom | 1:21:21 |
| 9th | 1993 | Eamonn Martin | United Kingdom | 1:02:52 | Andrea Wallace | United Kingdom | 1:11:13 |
| 8th | 1992 | William Koech | Kenya | 1:02:36 | Andrea Wallace | United Kingdom | 1:13:15 |
| 7th | 1991 | Paul Evans | United Kingdom | 1:03:09 | Glynis Penny | United Kingdom | 1:18:03 |
| 6th | 1990 | Paul Davies-Hale | United Kingdom | 1:03:11 | Julie Holland | United Kingdom | 1:14:17 |
| 5th | 1989 | Paul Davies-Hale | United Kingdom | 1:02:09 | Veronique Marot | United Kingdom | 1:13:54 |
| 4th | 1988 | David Lewis | United Kingdom | 1:03:34 | Susan Tooby | United Kingdom | 1:13:53 |
| 3rd | 1987 | Tony Graham | United Kingdom | 1:10:15 | Ann Marie Fox | United Kingdom | 1:18:59 |
| 2nd | 1986 | Derek Stevens | United Kingdom | 1:06:06 | Eva Isaacs | Sweden | 1:20:01 |
| 1st | 1985 | Derek Stevens | United Kingdom | 1:06:58 | Caroline Horne | United Kingdom | 1:16:08 |
* All information from Association of Road Racing Statisticians.