Run Norwich

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Run Norwich
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DateSeptember (2024-), July (2019-2023)
August (2015-2018)
Location Norwich
Event type Road
Distance 10 km
Established2015;9 years ago (2015)
Course records30:41 (men)
34:38 (women)
Official site runnorwich.co.uk

Run Norwich is an annual road running event over 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) held in Norwich, United Kingdom. Established in 2015 by Norwich City Community Sports Foundation, the race goes through Norwich's city centre, and passes landmarks such as Carrow Road, Norwich Cathedral, and Norwich Castle.

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In 2019, over 6,200 participants started the race, [1] with Logan Smith and Iona Lake of City of Norwich Athletics Club claiming victories in 31:41 and 36:23 respectively. [2]

Following a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, Run Norwich returned to the city on Sunday 23 October 2022, attracting over 6,200 participants. [3]

2024's edition of the race, held on Sunday 8th September 2024, had 6,941 finishers, [4] with two new race records set at the front by Jonathan Escalante-Phillips and Holly Archer, [5] respectively.

Past winners

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Earl32:28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tracy Barlow35:46
2nd2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Earl32:23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tracy Barlow35:19
3rd2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Kallenberg31:12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emma Risbey37:21
4th2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Earl30:49 [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danielle Nimmock35:03 [7]
5th2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan Smith31:41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Iona Lake 36:23
6th2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan Smith31:22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anya Culling 34:43
7th2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Logan Smith31:30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mabel Beckett35:33
8th2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Escalante-Phillips30:41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Holly Archer 34:37

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