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Great West Run
Participants run along the race course (2016)
DateOctober
LocationExeter, Devon, England
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon, 1.5-mile
Primary sponsorFriends Provident (previous)
Guildhall Shopping Centre (2009)
Tozers Soliciters (2014)
Established1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Official sitethegreatwestrun.co.uk

The Great West Run is an annual road running event held through the streets of Exeter. It was first run in 1985. Originally run as a marathon, in recent years it has always been run as a half marathon. In 2009 a course record was set, [1] but the route has gone through numerous changes, with new routes in 2006, 2013 and 2017. In 2013 the event moved from an early May date to an October date. Junior and family 1.5-mile events take place in parallel to the main run.

Sponsorship

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For some years it was sponsored by Friends Provident. In 2009 the chief sponsor was the Guildhall Shopping Centre in central Exeter.[2] In 2014 the event was sponsored by Tozers Solicitors.[3]

Recent winners

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Table of recent winners.

Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2004 2 May John Ward[4] 1:10:23 Maddie Horton[5] 1:16:43
2005 2 May John Ward[4] 1:08:50 Maddie Horton[5] 1:18:47
2006 30 Apr Kairn Stone[6] 1:10:36 Heather Foundling-Hawker[7] 1:22:43
2007 6 May Mark Croasdale 1:10:10 Heather Foundling-Hawker[7] 1:22:43
2008 4 May Kairn Stone[6] 1:10:27 Catherine Newman 1:21:12
2009 3 May Kairn Stone[6] 1:09:05 Heather Foundling-Hawker[7] 1:23:45
2010 2 May Tom Merson[8] 1:10:10 Lucy Commander[9] 1:25:05
2011 1 May Tom Merson[8] 1:10:16 Lucy Commander[9] 1:25:33
2012 6 May Shaun Antell[10] 1:10:38 Vicky Pincombe 1:22:13
2013 13 Oct Tom Merson[8] 1:10:02 Lucy MacAlister[11] 1:19:08
2014 19 Oct Tom Merson[8] 1:09:20 Hannah Brooks 1:21:42
2015 18 Oct Shaun Antell[10] 1:10:08 Annabel Granger[12] 1:21:18
2016 16 Oct Phil Wylie 1:10:10 Lucy MacAlister[11] 1:20:57
2017 15 Oct Tom Merson[13] 1:09:39 Annabel Granger[14] 1:23:14
2018 14 Oct Peter Le Grice 1:06:23 Carys Hughes 1:22:37
2019 13 Oct Tom Merson 1:07:04 Carys Hughes 1:20:45
2022 22 May Tom Merson 1:08:13 Sammy Antell 1:21:12
2023 21 May Alex Carter 1:07:34 Rosie Mew 1:21:21
2024 26 May Joshua Benford 1:09:08 Anna Harrold 1:19:28

References

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  1. ^ "Great West Run course record for Bay's Kairn". Torquay Herald Express. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Scott to compete to boost Heroes". Exeter Express & Echo. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Thousands take to the streets of Exeter for Great West Run". Exeter Express & Echo. 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b John Ward at Power of 10
  5. ^ a b Maddie Horton at Power of 10
  6. ^ a b c Kairn Stone at Power of 10
  7. ^ a b c Heather Foundling-Hawker at Power of 10
  8. ^ a b c d Tom Merson at Power of 10
  9. ^ a b Lucy Commander at Power of 10
  10. ^ a b Shaun Antell at Power of 10
  11. ^ a b Lucy MacAlister at Power of 10
  12. ^ Annabel Granger at Power of 10
  13. ^ "Tom Merson Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Sporthive Event Results". results.sporthive.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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