# Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon

The Carver Wolverhampton Marathon is an annual marathon that is part of a series of events which constitute the Carver Marathon City Marathon Events. The other events occurring at the same time as the marathon include the Carver Wolverhampton Half Marathon, Banks's Run, Children's Run and a cycling event. The marathon is held in Wolverhampton, England, in September each year. The main purpose of these events is to raise money for charity.
The marathon was first organized in 1998 by the late Roy Carver and Ian Savage, then Carver's Groups Sales Director.
The six categories cater to different participants. They are the Marathon (42.195 km), Half Marathon (21.097 km), Banks's Run (10 km), Cycling Event ( 20 km ), and the Children's Run. All events start and finish on Park Road West. The route consists of closed roads, open roads, paths and cycleways, and controlled roads. An estimated of 2,300 people participated in 2014. The event organizer is Neil Kendrick.
In 2018 the full Marathon was not run due to a lack of participants.

## Past Results
### Marathon

| Edition | Year | Date | Time (h:m:s) | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner |
| | 2018 | No Event | No Event | No Event | No Event | No Event |
| 20 | 2017 | 3 Sep | 2:53:36 | Mark Ince | 3:09:02 | Lauren Draper |
| 19 | 2016 | 4 Sep | 2:50:32 | Kristian Morgan | 3:27:17 | Rachael Green |
| 18 | 2015 | 6 Sep | 2:47:19 | Mark Carwardine | 3:12:33 | Rachael Green |
| 17 | 2014 | 7 Sep | 2:40:27 | Mike Flatley | 3:15:17 | Carole Penlington |
| 16 | 2013 | 1 Sep | 2:42:02 | Peter Stockdale | 3:11:09 | Deborah Thomas |
| 15 | 2012 | 2 Sep | 2:55:07 | James Murray | 3:25:16 | Helen James |
| 14 | 2011 | 4 Sep | 2:41:36 | Dominic Croft | 3:06:39 | Natalie De Villiers |
| 13 | 2010 | 5 Sep | 2:35:07 | Matt Giles | 3:32:53 | Frances Cooke |
| 12 | 2009 | 6 Sep | 2:43:21 | John Trelfa | 3:11:13 | Dawn Broom |
| 11 | 2008 | 7 Sep | 2:40:01 | Colin Gell | 2:59:41 | Julia Matheson |
| 10 | 2007 | 2 Sep | 2:38:55 | Philip Hails | 3:01:44 | Julia Matheson |
| 9 | 2006 | 3 Sep | 2:39:42 | Shaun Milford | 3:15:51 | Lisa Barry |
| 8 | 2005 | 4 Sep | 2:46:41 | Adri Hartveld | 3:15:07 | Ruth Watchorn-Rice |
| 7 | 2004 | 5 Sep | 2:41:20 | Paul Rogers | 3:24:20 | Alayne Malkin |
| 6 | 2003 | 7 Sep | 2:34:32 | Dennis Walmsley | 3:01:59 | Andrea Dennison |

### Half Marathon

| Year | Date | Time (h:m:s) | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner |
| 2019 | 1 Sep | 1:11:01 | Jack Pickett | 1:33:00 | Claire Hotchkiss |
| 2018 | 2 Sep | 1:15:28 | Dean Bate | 1:33:47 | Helen Tromans |
| 2017 | 3 Sep | 1:18:13 | Daniel Turner | 1:31:27 | Helen Tromans |
| 2016 | 4 Sep | 1:13:13 | Martin Williams | 1:26:53 | Lauren Draper |
| 2015 | 6 Sep | 1:11:04 | Martin Williams | 1:28:39 | Lynne Hill |
| 2014 | 7 Sep | 1:11:00 | Ian McBride | 1:28:53 | Audrey Wilson |
| 2013 | 1 Sep | 1:09:07 | Ian McBride | 1:27:56 | Audrey Wilson |
| 2012 | 2 Sep | 1:15:47 | John Wadelin | 1:28:46 | Audrey Wilson |
| 2011 | 4 Sep | 1:09:09 | Ross Jones | 1:19:18 | Debra Mason |
| 2010 | 5 Sep | 1:11:20 | Ross Jones | 1:24:09 | Sue Street-Hall |
| 2009 | 6 Sep | 1:14:23 | Robin Sedman-Smith | 1:24:00 | Adela Salt |
| 2008 | 7 Sep | 1:10:15 | Matt Blunden | 1:23:01 | Stephanie Lane |
| 2007 | 2 Sep | 1:13:04 | Mike Cornes | 1:18:16 | Kim Fawke |
| 2006 | 3 Sep | 1:11:11 | Mark Dalkins | 1:20:14 | Kim Fawke |
| 2005 | 4 Sep | 1:14:08 | Mark Hall | 1:30:50 | Patricia Matheson |
| 2004 | 5 Sep | 1:14:56 | Mark Farnell | 1:31:39 | Lorraine Hardy |

## Charity

The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon focuses mainly on supporting local charities. In total since 1998 the marathon events have raised in excess of £300.000. Charities supported in the last 4 years include:
| Year | Charities |
| 2011 | The Haven Wolverhampton, The Birch Thompson Memorial Fund, Wolverhampton Fostercare Association, The Steve Bull Foundation, The Mayoral Charity Fund. |
| 2012 | Wolves Community Trust, St John Ambulance, Penn Hall School, The Mayoral Charities. |
| 2013 | Midland Air Ambulance, Compton Hospice, Sunnyside Kennels, The Mayoral Charities. |
| 2014 | The planning Committee made the decision to adopt a Charity Partner and that is Compton Hospice. The other Charities who will benefit from a share of the proceeds are: West Park Stroke Cycling Group, Broadmeadow Special School, The Mayoral Charities. |
The Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon is a registered charity.