Course
The closed road race has a flat course that starts and finishes in Hackney Marshes, taking in Hackney Downs, Hackney Central past the Hackney Empire, Broadway Market, and Hackney Wick. [8]
| Hackney Half | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Wizz Air |
| Established | 2014 |
| Official site | www |
The Hackney Half is an annual half-marathon held during the spring in the London borough of Hackney. The first event was held in 2014, with over 12,000 runners taking part. [1] The event is London's biggest half-marathon event, with 24,000 runners taking part in the 2023 event. [2]
In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] In 2021, the event originally set to happen in May, was postponed to September 26th with a scaled back event due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom. [4]
In 2023, organisers of the event were accused of “greenwashing” by Green Party councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, after the airline Wizz Air sponsored the event. [5] General entries for the 2025 event sold out in a record time of two weeks. [6] [7]
The closed road race has a flat course that starts and finishes in Hackney Marshes, taking in Hackney Downs, Hackney Central past the Hackney Empire, Broadway Market, and Hackney Wick. [8]
| Edition | Date | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June 2014 [9] | Peter Emase | 1:04:19 | Gladys Yator | 1:15:30 |
| 2 | 10 May 2015 [10] | Mathew Kimutai | 1:03:21 | Katy Webster | 1:17:38 |
| 3 | 8 May 2016 [11] | Mark Kibiwott | 1:04:38 | Hannah Walker | 1:18:12 |
| 4 | 30 April 2017 [12] | Paul Whittaker | 1:06:55 | Isabel Clark | 1:18:10 |
| 5 | 22 May 2018 [13] | Joe Morwood | 1:08:50 | Stephanie Davis | 1:16:41 |
| 6 | 19 May 2019 [14] | Jonathan Cornish | 1:06:58 | Emily Stewart | 1:19:45 |
| 7 | 26 September 2021 [15] | Jonathan Cornish | 1:06:36 | Laura Kaye | 1:19:12 |
| 8 | 22 May 2022 [16] | Sam Bramwell | 1:09:17 | Rebecca Bunting | 1:19:13 |
| 9 | 21 May 2023 [17] | Sam Bramwell | 1:07.56 | Kirsty Fraser | 1:17.16 |
| 10 | 19 May 2024 [18] | Fredrick Hessian | 1:08:05 | Yvie Lock | 1:15:25 |
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