The Liverpool Half Marathon is a British annual road running event held on the streets of
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
. It has previously been sponsored by Vitality and
Mizuno Corporation
() is a Japanese sports equipment and sportswear company, founded in Osaka in 1906 by Rihachi Mizuno. Today, Mizuno is a global corporation which makes a wide variety of sports equipment and sportswear for badminton, baseball, boxing, cycling ...
.
Overview
The course generally starts in
the city centre, then goes up Parliament Street and turns south towards
Sefton Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name, located roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park. Neighbouring districts include modern-day Toxteth, Aigburth, ...
and Otterspool before proceeding north along the waterfront back towards the centre.
In 2014, the Liverpool Half Marathon was named as one of the eight events in the Vitality Run Series alongside the
Brighton Half Marathon
The Brighton Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running race. The race is run primarily along Brighton seafront and passes through famous landmarks such as the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Pier, West Pier and Brighton Marina.
In 2014 the ...
,
Reading Half Marathon
The Reading Half Marathon (currently known as the Sage Reading Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a half marathon road running event held on the streets of the English town of Reading, first held in 1983. The race is normally held on a Su ...
, Oxford Half Marathon,
Bath Half Marathon
The Bath Half Marathon (also known as the "BATHALF") is an annual road running half marathon held in Bath, England, normally on the second or third Sunday in March. It has been held almost every year since 1982. The race was first run in the ye ...
, North London Half Marathon, Hackney Half Marathon and British 10k London Run.
From 2016 onwards, the event featured a 10-mile race running along a similar route.
Liverpool 10 Miler
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Past winners
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References
Notes
External links
Official website
{{European half marathons
Sports competitions in Liverpool
Half marathons in the United Kingdom
Recurring sporting events established in 1994