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| Great Cumbrian Run | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Location | Carlisle, Cumbria |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 1982 |
| Course records | 1:03:35 (men) 1:15:48(women) |
| Official site | cumbrianrun |
The Great Cumbrian Run is an annual half marathon road running event held in Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom. Dave Cannon finished first in the inaugural Cumbrian Run in 1982 completing the course in 1:05:06 while Francis Bowen of Kenya holds the race record of 1:03:35 achieved in 2004. [1] [2]
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| Edition | Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2022 | 2 Oct | Mark Emmerson | 1:12:22 | Lauren Graham | 1:27:42 |
| 37 | 2019 | 6 Oct | Marc Rigg Brown | 1:07:52 | Karen Smith | 1:28:24 |
| 36 | 2018 | 7 Oct | Marc Rigg Brown | 1:08:19 | Lydia Chapman | 1:22:08 |
| 35 | 2017 | 1 Oct | Marc Rigg Brown | 1:09:29 | Alison Matthews | 1:28:05 |
| 34 | 2016 | 2 Oct | Marc Rigg Brown | 1:09:31 | Lydia Chapman | 1:21:47 |
| 33 | 2015 | 4 Oct | Robert Hodgson | 1:12:25 | Kirsty Hamilton | 1:25:17 |
| 32 | 2014 | 5 Oct | Julian Hatcher | 1:11:22 | Philippa Wakefield | 1:28:38 |
| 31 | 2013 | 6 Oct | James Buis [3] | 1:11:38 | Sarah Burrell | 1:27:07 |
| 30 | 2012 | 7 Oct | Jon Fletcher | 1:11:18 | Jilly Woodthorpe | 1:17:14 |
| 29 | 2011 | 2 Oct | James Buis | 1:11:16 | Vicky Hindson | 1:25:12 |
| 28 | 2010 | 10 Oct | Ian Crampton | 1:13:13 | Joasia Zakrzewski | 1:23:47 |
| 27 | 2009 | 25 Oct | David Kirkland [4] | 1:12:17 | Gill Laithwaite | 1:25:26 |
| 26 | 2008 [5] | 19 Oct | David Kirkland | 1:10:42 | Judith Nutt | 1:24:18 |
| 25 | 2007 | 14 Oct | Peter Riley | 1:08:59 | Rachel Crowe | 1:23:50 |
| 24 | 2006 | 15 Oct | Tomas Abyu | 1:08:22 | Jane Kangara | 1:17:13 |
| 23 | 2005 | 16 Oct | Joseph Kibor | 1:05:51 | Joyce Kandie | 1:15:48 |
| 22 | 2004 | 17 Oct | Francis Bowen | 1:03:35 | Catherine Mutwa | 1:16:30 |
| 21 | 2003 | 12 Oct | Kassa Tadesse | 1:06:04 | Sandra Branney | 1:22:41 |
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