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