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The Bristol Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Bristol, UK. Road running or road racing is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road (as opposed to track and cross country running). ...
Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city...
 Fun runners taking part in the 2006 Bristol Half Marathon. The first Bristol Half Marathon was held in 1989, with just 1000 runners competing. The event has grown every year since with 12,000 competitors in 2005 and 15,000 in the 2006 edition of the race.[1] In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ...
The route is at sea level and winds through the city centre, along the Avon Gorge and under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...
The central area of the city of Bristol, South West England, is the area south of the central ring road and north of the Floating Harbour, bordered north by St Pauls and Easton, east by Temple Meads and Redcliffe, and west by Clifton and Canons Marsh. ...
The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge, looking south from the Downs The Avon Gorge (Grid reference ST560743) is a 2. ...
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge, spanning the Avon Gorge and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, UK. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is a distinctive landmark that is often used as a symbol of Bristol. ...
Notable editions of the race include 1997, when the event was titled 'The Cabot 500 Run Through History' to celebrate the 500th anniversary of John Cabot's first voyage to Newfoundland in 1497 and 2001, when the Bristol Half Marathon was also the 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and attracted competitors such as Haile Gebrselassie and Paula Radcliffe. Giovanni Caboto. ...
Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ...
The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on 7th October 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run simultaneously with that years Bristol Half Marathon. ...
Haile GebreSelassie (born April 18, 1973) is a long distance track and road running athlete born as one of ten children in Asella, Arsi, Ethiopia. ...
Paula Radcliffe Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born December 17, 1973) is a British long-distance runner. ...
Since 2005, a sponsorship deal means that the race is now officially called the Reebok Bristol Half Marathon. Prior to this, it was known as the BUPA Bristol Half Marathon. Reebok International Limited (NYSE: RBK) is an Anglo-American Fortune 500 company, subsidiary of Adidas, and producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories. ...
BUPA is a healthcare organisation with bases on four continents and more than eight million satsified customers in under 192 countries. ...
Former Winners
| Year | Men's Race Winner | Women's Race Winner | | 2001 |
 Haile Gebrselassie (1:00:03) |
 Paula Radcliffe (1:06:47) | | 2002 |
 Hilary Lelei (1:05:29) |
Emily Samoie (1:16:42) | | 2003 |
Julius Kibet (1:02:51) |
Miryam Wangari (1:12:20) | | 2004 |
Simon Tonui (1:04:18) |
Miryam Wangari (1:13:40) | | 2005 |
Wilfred Taragon (1:03:30) |
Birhan Dagne (1:12:53) | | 2006 |
Patrick Makau (1:03:38) |
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See also The 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on 7th October 2001 in the city of Bristol, UK, and was run simultaneously with that years Bristol Half Marathon. ...
References - ^ http://www.bristolhalfmarathon.com/welcome.php
External Links - Official Website
- BBC race coverage
- An unofficial Bristol Half Marathon website
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