page_title: Reading Half Marathon
section_title: Dates and winners
hierarchical_section_title: Reading Half Marathon / Dates and winners
caption_attribution_description: English: Reading half marathon Reading half marathon is apparently the third most popular half marathon in the country. It is usually run about a month before the London marathon so is a good training event for that one. The route in West Reading via Russell Street, Tilehurst Road, Liebenrood Road, Bath Road and Coley Avenue means that part of Reading is cut off whilst it is on, so the only thing to do is to go and watch. This is Liebenrood Road looking north. One of the wheel-chair competitors is about to be engulfed by hordes of good runners. The massed ranks are coming. This is about eight and a half miles.
context_page_description: The Reading Half Marathon is a half marathon road running event held on the streets of the English town of Reading. The race is normally held on a Sunday in March or early April of each year. The race is open to everyone from fun runner to elite athlete, and was one of the first town races to include wheelchair athletes.
  The race was first run on 13 March 1983, and has been run every year since, with the exceptions of 2001 and 2018. From 2003 to 2018 the race was organised by Sweatshop, the chain of running equipment shops founded by Chris Brasher in 1971. From 2019 the race was organised by Goldline Events, who also organise the Ikano Bank Robin Hood Marathon Events and goGIRL. Since 2018, the race has been sponsored by Sage, the publishers of accountancy software. Previously headline sponsors have included Digital, Asics, Mizuno and Vitality.
  The 2019 race was held on Sunday 17 March, with more than 14,000 runners taking part. The 2020 race was due to be held on Sunday 5 April. However on 15 March it was announced that the race had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race will now be held on Sunday 1 November.
caption: In 2007, the marathon passes down Liebenrood Road.
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