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The largest sporting and community event in Bath

The Bath Half is one of the UK’s most prestigious half marathons and is the south-west’s largest charity fundraising event. The 2025 edition of the event takes place on Saturday 5 April and Sunday 17 March.

Inaugural event: 1982

Since 2000, more than £30 million pounds has been raised for charity at the Bath Half.

Each year the event sees thousands of people tackle 13.1 miles in one of the UK’s most famous cities.

Course records

Men’s record: 61:44, Matthew Mbithi (Kenya), 2016
Women’s record: 69:27, Liz Yelling (Bedford), 2007

Winners
Year	Event	Winner	Time
2024	Men’s	Omar Ahmed	64.42
	Women’s	Becky Briggs	74.24
2023	Men’s	Jonathan Escalante-Phillips	64.25
	Women’s	Phillipa Williams	73.05
2022	Men’s	Kadar Omar	65.04
	Women’s	Atsede Gidey	71.54
2021	Men’s	Event cancelled due to Covid-19
	Women’s
2020	Men’s	Paul Pollock	64.14
	Women’s	Becky Briggs	74.34
2019	Men’s	Chris Thompson	63.09
	Women’s	Kate Reed	72.43
2018	Men’s	Event cancelled due to winter storms
	Women’s
2017	Men’s	Ben Fish	65.16
	Women’s	Ruth Barnes	75.32
2016	Men’s	Matthew Mbithi	CR 61.44
	Women’s	Lenah Jerotich	71.12
2015	Men’s	Paul Martelletti	65.28
	Women’s	Emma Stepto	73.50
2014	Men’s	Nicholas Kirui	63.13
	Women’s	Perendis Lekapana	70.28
2013	Men’s	Tewodros	63.26
	Women’s	Polline Wanjiru	70.28
2012	Men’s	Edwin Kiptoo	CR 62.01
	Women’s	Jane Muia	71.19
2011	Men’s	Edwin Kipkorir	64.00
	Women’s	Edith Chelimo	71.11
2010	Men’s	Ezekiel Cherop	63.03
	Women’s	Michelle Ross-Cope	72.07
2009	Men’s	Simon Tonui	63.09
	Women’s	Joyce Kandia	71.49
2008	Men’s	Raymond Tonui	65.21
	Women’s	Roman Gebresse	73.09
2007	Men’s	Tewodros Shiferaw	CR 62.09
	Women’s	Liz Yelling	CR 69.27
2006	Men’s	Simon Kasimili	64.08
	Women’s	Cathy Mutwa	72.45
2005	Men’s	Simon Tonui	62.53
	Women’s	Susan Partridge	73.10
2004	Men’s	Joseph Riri	CR 62.20
	Women’s	Miriam Wangari	74.37
2003	Men’s	Hugh Lobb	64.51
	Women’s	Debbie Robinson	71.57
2002	Men’s	William Musyoki	64.14
	Women’s	Jo Lodge	74.01
2001	Men’s	Paul Green	64.57
	Women’s	Annie Emmerson	71.13
2000	Men’s	Alan Sheppard	65.48
	Women’s	Helen Purdy	75.55
1999	Men’s	Tony Graham	66.58
	Women’s	Debbie Gunning	78.36
1998	Men’s	Stuart Hall	66.52
	Women’s	Melanie Ellis	75.34
1997	Men’s	Gareth Davies	66.55
	Women’s	Hayley Nash	78.37
1996	Men’s	Phil Makepeace	65.15
	Women’s	Hayley Nash	76.10
1995	Men’s	David Taylor	64.22
	Women’s	Karen McLeod	74.17
1994	Men’s	Chris Buckley	63.44
	Women’s	Hayley Nash	73.15
1993	Men’s	Steve Brace	64.05
	Women’s	Andrea Wallace	CR 69.39
1992	Men’s	Colin Walker	63.59
	Women’s	Ann Roden	75.26
1991	Men’s	Chris Buckley	64.41
	Women’s	Karen McLeod	73.31
1990	Men’s	Steve Brace	65.11
	Women’s	Veronique Marot	73.46
1989	Men’s	John Wheway	64.26
	Women’s	Bronwyn Cardy-Wise	75.20
1988	Men’s	John Wheway	64.11
	Women’s	Sally Ellis	71.38
1987	Men’s	John Wheway	63.02
	Women’s	Veronique Marot	71.53
1986	Men’s	Steve Anders	CR 62.35
	Women’s	Veronique Marot	CR 70.23
1985	Men’s	Steve Anders	63.29
	Women’s	Veronique Marot	CR 71.10
1984	Men’s	Maurice Cowman	64.13
	Women’s	Priscilla Welch	72.13
1983	Men’s	Nigel Gates	64.24
	Women’s	Annette Roberts	75.35
1982	Men’s	Nigel Gates	CR 63.01
	Women’s	Joyce Smith	CR 71.45