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[[Image:Reading Half Marathon in 2004.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The Reading Half Marathon climbing Russell Street in 2004]] |
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The '''Reading Half Marathon''' is a [[half marathon]] [[road running]] event held on the streets of the [[England|English]] town of [[Reading, Berkshire|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 athletes, and was one of the first town races to include wheelchair athletes. In [[2005]] the race had 12,000 registered entrants, and the [[2006]] race had 13,500 places available. The race was first run on the [[13 March]] [[1983]]. |
The '''Reading Half Marathon''' is a [[half marathon]] [[road running]] event held on the streets of the [[England|English]] town of [[Reading, Berkshire|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 athletes, and was one of the first town races to include wheelchair athletes. In [[2005]] the race had 12,000 registered entrants, and the [[2006]] race had 13,500 places available. The race was first run on the [[13 March]] [[1983]]. |
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Revision as of 14:26, 24 January 2007
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 athletes, and was one of the first town races to include wheelchair athletes. In 2005 the race had 12,000 registered entrants, and the 2006 race had 13,500 places available. The race was first run on the 13 March 1983.
Course
The Reading Half Marathon has had several courses over its life. The current course starts and finishes at the Madejski Stadium in south Reading, and proceeds north to the town centre via a loop of University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus. It then loops around the town centre and west Reading before heading back south.
Dates
The race has been, or is planned to be, held on the following dates:
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Records
The current male course record is 61 minutes 38 seconds, shared by Paul Evans in 1993 and Julius Kimtai in 2004. The female record is 72 mins 9 seconds, set by Ann Ford in 1986. The male wheelchair record is 45 minutes 59 seconds, set by David Weir in 2006, whilst the female wheelchair record is 66 minutes 37 seconds, set by Shelly Woods in 2004.[1]
References
- ^ "Course Records". Asics Reading Half Marathon. Retrieved January 24.
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External links
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