The Greatest UK Half Marathons 2022
The Large Half
Subsequent occasion: 4th September 2022
Historically a spring occasion, The Large Half moved to a late-summer date in 2021 and the organisers have opted to stay with that berth subsequent yr as effectively, which retains the race according to the London Marathon, which has additionally moved from pre- to post-summer in 2022.
The course begins at Tower Bridge and finishes in Greenwich, following the same path to the primary half of the London Marathon, and organisers make an effort to contain runners from the 4 boroughs it passes via – Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Greenwich – with a £10 low cost for residents.
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Nice North Run
Subsequent occasion: eleventh September 2022
The world’s greatest half marathon went digital in 2020 and altered its route in 2021. In 2022 it’s planning a return to normality, with its well-known crowds cheering runners from central Newcastle to the end in South Shields. The poll for this yr’s occasion is now closed, however you should still have the ability to bag a charity place within the race.
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Scottish Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: 18th September 2022
The route of the Scottish Half Marathon runs alongside the coast of East Lothian, simply exterior Edinburgh, and finishes at Musselburgh racecourse, which has been holding horse-racing occasions since 1816. PB hunters will likely be happy to study that the course is a really quick one, with runners heading downhill for essentially the most half within the first 6km earlier than settling into the flat alongside the coast.
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Ealing Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: twenty fifth September 2022
This standard occasion takes runners on a tour of west London, beginning and ending in Lammas Park and visiting many inexperienced spots in between. The route has quite a lot of twists and turns and a few appreciable bumps as effectively, so it’s not the flat-out quickest choice you’ll come throughout, however the Ealing Half Marathon at all times presents runners an important ambiance and constantly earns rave critiques from members.
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Cardiff Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: 2nd October 2022
Runners searching for a cracking ambiance and a PB-friendly course ought to head to the Welsh capital for one of many greatest races within the autumn calendar. The 2020 race was postponed till March this yr, however there’s a second version of half marathon in its conventional autumn berth on 2nd October. Race entries opened on thirtieth March and locations will promote out quick.
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Kielder Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: 2nd October 2022
Kielder Water in Northumberland is the setting for this race, which is a part of a operating pageant that additionally features a full marathon and 10K. The half marathon begins with a 6km out-and-back stretch previous an enormous spectator level on Kielder Dam, which ought to hopefully present sufficient motivation to energy you thru the remainder of the race across the southern half of the lake.
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Oxford Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: sixteenth October 2022
This half marathon within the autumn has a scenic route that takes in Oxford’s historic metropolis centre and the charming village of Outdated Marston, although for those who favor to get your head down and race it’s additionally a fast sufficient course to log a PB. You possibly can enter the second poll for the race till 1st August, with the entry charge of £51 charged solely if you’re profitable.
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The Greatest UK Half Marathons 2023
Nice Manchester Run
Subsequent occasion: twenty first Might 2023
There are 24 leisure zones alongside the route of this half marathon, which begins and finishes in central Manchester, and visits the grounds of each United and Metropolis, in addition to Salford Quays. The leisure consists of music and cheer buses, and huge crowds of organised assist and locals line the path to cheer you in your approach.
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Hackney Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: twenty first Might 2023
There’s a complete lot greater than a half marathon occurring at this occasion in east London, with a pageant of health spanning the weekend. It limbers up with a stretching session on Friday, continues with a 5K on Saturday, after which there’s the small matter of the Hackney Half on Sunday morning. The race has a route that winds via the borough, together with the Olympic Park, in addition to the most effective atmospheres of any race within the capital – with supporters popping out in numbers in all situations. Alongside the operating you will get concerned in health lessons on the pageant, which matches effectively past the same old runner’s village in the beginning/end space.
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Edinburgh Half Marathon
Subsequent occasion: twenty eighth Might 2023
It’s not at all times advisable to have a look at the elevation profile of a race, since you may discover the ups scare you greater than the downs delight you, nevertheless it’s positively price trying out the graph for the Edinburgh Half Marathon earlier than you run it. That’s as a result of the elevation line dives nearly 90m as you head from the town centre to the coast over the course of the race. Virtually all of that downhill is within the first 8km of the occasion, so you may get pleasure from a quick begin and a shot at a giant PB on the day.
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