Brighton Marathon

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Brighton Marathon
Brighton Marathon 2010.jpg
Runners during the first Brighton Marathon in 2010
Location Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Established2010;14 years ago (2010)
Course recordsMen: 2:09:25 (William Chebor, 2014)
Women: 2:28:50 (Eunice Kales, 2013)
Official site Brightonmarathonweekend.co.uk
Inaugural finisher's medal, 2010 Brighton Marathon Medal.jpg
Inaugural finisher's medal, 2010
Finisher's medal from 2018 2018 Brighton Marathon.jpg
Finisher's medal from 2018

The Brighton Marathon is an annual marathon in Brighton and Hove, England. It was first held on 18 April 2010 and has usually been held in April every year since. [1] The inaugural Brighton Marathon was set up by former international athlete Tim Hutchings and local athlete Tom Naylor. [2]

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History

The first Brighton Marathon took place on 18 April 2010. The race opened to 12,000 entries, with 7,589 participating on race day. The course start line was at Preston Park. The route took in some of the sights of central Brighton before heading East towards Rottingdean. The race then headed west out to and around Hove, before returning on the seafront and finishing on Madeira Drive, close to Brighton Pier.

In Year 2 (April 2011), over 8,000 runners took part with spectator numbers estimated at around 120,000. The race has acquired the status of "Britain's No. 2 marathon", after the London Marathon, for its profile in the national running arena, for its standard of race organisation and for the publicity generated by the event.[ citation needed ] More than two hundred charities had runners in the 2011 event and this demand has led to an increase from 3,000 to 5,000 in the number of places being offered to charities in 2012.

The 2012 event saw a 20% increase on entries to an acceptance of 18,000, putting it in the top 12 running events in the UK. In September 2011, The Brighton Marathon was granted coveted Bronze Medal status by the World governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). [3] [4] [5]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. [6] [7] [lower-alpha 2]

Similarly, the 2021 edition of the race, originally scheduled for April, was postponed to 12 September due to the pandemic, with many registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2022 or obtaining a full refund. [11] [12] [13] An error in setup led to the 2021 course being 568m too long, which affected the final result of the men's race when winner Neil McClements overtook Ollie Garrod, who had led the whole way, in the last 100m of the course. [14] [15]

In September 2022, event organisers Grounded Events Company Limited (Grounded Events) were critisied by a number recent winners of the marathon over not being paid their prize money. [16]

In November 2022, Grounded Events filed for administration, with the company being about £1.2million in debt. [17] FRP were appointed as administrators. The company was bought by London Marathon Events (LME) the next month, with Brighton & Hove City Council granting a five year licence to operate the event until at least 2027. The 2023 edition of the race went ahead as planned, with the event being added to LME's portfolio of events, that also includes the London Marathon, Ride London and Swim Serpentine. [18] [19]

Results

The first Men's Elite Race in 2010 was won by Mongolian runner Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od with a time of 2:19:05. Between 2011 and 2014, the Men's Elite Race course record was broken consecutively by Kenyans Philemon Boit, Peter Kimeli Some, Dominic Kangor and William Chebor. In 2014, Chebor set the current record with a time of 2:09:25. Kenyan Duncan Maiyo is the most successful athlete with back-to-back wins in 2015 and 2016. In both races, he was less than a minute over the course record. In 2017, Stuart Hawkes became the first English winner and first European winner in the Men's Elite Race with a time of 2:27:36.

The first Women's Elite Race, also in 2010, was won by Briton Joanna Bryce in 3:05:20. The course record was broken for three consecutive years by Alyson Dixon, Sviatlana Kouhan and Eunice Kales. Kouhan became the first non-British winner with a time of 2:41:22 in 2012, and Kales became the first non-European winner in 2013 with a time of 2:28:50 – the current course record. Alice Milgo, Pennina Wanjiru and Grace Momanyi all continued the success for Kenya in the following years, while Lishan Dula became the first Asian athlete to finish in the top three with her second-place finish in 2015. Helen Davies became the first Briton to win in six years with a time of 2:42:40 in 2017, and he retained the win in 2018 with an improved time of 2:38:41.

Elite race winners

Men

YearWinnerRunner-UpThird PlaceNotes
2010 Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2:19:05Michael ColemanFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:24:38Christopher ThomsonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:29:54Course record
2011Philemon BoitFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:16:07Richard RotichFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:16:32Anbessy TolossaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:16:54Course record
2012 Peter Kimeli Some Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:03 Dominic Pius Ondoro Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:10 John Kelai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:44Course record
2013Dominic KangorFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:46Bernard RotichFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:51Robert MwangiFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:26Course record
2014William CheborFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:25Dominic KangorFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:36Wilfred MurgorFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:12:17Course record
2015Duncan MaiyoFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:15Dominic KangorFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:52Mutai KipkemeiFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:14:41
2016Duncan MaiyoFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:09:51Raymond ChemungorFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:10:50 Edwin Kiptoo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:11:23
2017Stuart HawkesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:27:36Ollie GarrodFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:31:32Jon PepperFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:31:56
2018Stuart HawkesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:22:33Dan NashFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:22:55Kevin RojasFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:23:54
2019Peter Le GriceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:16:23Paul NaveseyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:18:17Ian LeitchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:18:34
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [6]
2021Neil McClementsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:33:45Ollie GarrodFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:34:02Mark InnocentiFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:35:49Course 568m too long. [15]
2022Alix RamsierFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:29:08Ben HolmesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:29:26Will GreenFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:30:02
2023Marshall SmithFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:24:07Barney ReedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:36:16Axel FinkeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:36:44
2024Oliver KnowlesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:32:27Matthew AldersonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:32:45James CookFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:36:19

Women

YearWinnerRunner-UpThird PlaceNotes
2010Joanna BryceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:05:20Cathy UlliottFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:05:42Louisa RudermanFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:13:50Course record
2011 Alyson Dixon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:34:51Lucy MacAlisterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:40:35Julie BriscoeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:41:09Course record
2012 Sviatlana Kouhan Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:29:37Irene ChepkiruiFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:33:55Holly RushFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:41:22Course record
2013Eunice KalesFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:28:50 Alyson Dixon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:31:10Frashiah WaithakaFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:33:31Course record
2014Alice MilgoFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:35:33Selam AbereFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:36:37Rebecca RobinsonFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:37:41
2015Pennina WanjiruFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:34:25 Lishan Dula Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2:34:55Eunice KalesFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:53:50
2016 Grace Momanyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:34:11Asnakech MengistuFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2:35:37Pennina WanjiruFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:43:32
2017 Helen Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:42:40Hayley MunnFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:46:00Helen BullerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:51:22
2018 Helen Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:38:41Sarah WebsterFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:49:02Sara BirdFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:52:21
2019 Helen Davies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:34:08Jill CollettFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:48:16Johanna O'ReganFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:49:41
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [6]
2021Verity HopkinsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:52:12Amy HarrisFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:04:28Lauren ReidFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3:09:32Course 568m too long. [15]
2022Melissah GibsonFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2:51:07Ania GabbFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:52:44Sarah HanleyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:56:01
2023Helen ReidFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:55:11Lucy BarnesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:56:10Fay HughesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:56:42
2023Hannah McGowan-JonesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2:54:43Victoria CartmellFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:03:55Annie SoperFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3:04:59

Incidents

23-year-old Sam Harper Brighouse died during the 2013 race after collapsing in Grand Avenue and being taken to hospital. [20] [21] The inquest ruled he died of bowel ischemia and a gastro-intestinal haemorrhage, brought on by an idiosyncratic reaction to hyperthermia, dehydration, endurance exertion, hyperosmolar sports supplements and ibuprofen. [22] [23] The coroner stated Harper Brighouse's preparations for the race were appropriate. [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ The race was intended to complement a distance of 20 miles (32 km), completed virtually by the runner prior to the event, in order to sum up to the marathon distance. [8]
  2. ↑ It had initially been postponed to 20 September 2020, and then converted into a 10K run [lower-alpha 1] to be held on 11 October 2020, before being cancelled. [9] [10] [8] [6]

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