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Nottingham Marathon

Nottingham Marathon

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The Nottingham 'Robin Hood' Marathon, is a race in Nottingham, England held every year since 1981. The race today incorporates a half-marathon and a fun-run. A corporate relay event is also held in which teams of five runners from local companies and businesses run legs of 2–3 miles on the half-marathon course.

The original race started and finished in the Old Market Square, in Nottingham City Centre. From 1982 onwards the race has started and finished from the Victoria Embankment taking in some of Nottingham's most historical and scenic sights, including the City Centre and Nottingham Castle, Wollaton Park, the University of Nottingham and the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont.

In 2005 Runners World Magazine readers voted the race the number two marathon in the United Kingdom.

The full marathon was dropped for the 2012 event because of "issues with the route around Holme Pierrepont".[1] The half-marathon event was held on a revised route. In 2013 the marathon returned after being cancelled in 2012, following revisions to the route to allow for greater participant safety.[2] It was again dropped in 2018 having 'failed to meet the organisers' aspirations'. [3]

The 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Winners

Key:   Course record

Half marathon

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Marathon

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References

  1. "BBC News - Nottingham's Robin Hood marathon 'will not go ahead'". Bbc.co.uk. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. "Ikano - Robin Hood marathon'". 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. "Nottingham celebrates in style with Robin Hood and runners in their thousands". RunBritain. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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