The Nottingham 'Robin Hood' Marathon, is a race in Nottingham, England held every year since 1981, with the exception of 2020. 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". 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. It was again dropped in 2018 having 'failed to meet the organisers' aspirations'.

The 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19. The half marathon and fun runs returned in 2021. The 43rd race is due to be held on September 29th 2024

Winners Key:

Half marathon YearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1981Richard Milne (Wales)1:06:55Cherry Hanson1:15:261982Richard Milne (Wales)1:06:38Jill Clarke1:20:411983James Merryfield1:05:51Angela Smith1:23:421984Christopher Woodhouse1:05:06Ann Bankowska1:21:301985David Driver1:06:47Rosemary Hill1:24:241986Jeremy Watson1:07:41Jacqueline Davis1:27:301987David Lewis1:08:20Linda Rushmere (Southwell)1:19:291988David Lewis1:05:31Heather Jennings1:16:571989David Lewis1:04:43Heather Jennings1:18:401990David Lewis1:06:24Linda Rushmere (Southwell)1:19:221991Richard Ironmonger (Notts AC)1:06:09Jacqueline Davis1:20:051992James Gombetza (Zimbabwe)1:05:22Annette Bell (Lincoln Wellington)1:16:541993Michael Pearson1:07:26Ann Ford (Redhill Road Runners)1:20:341994James Harrison (Australia)1:05:41Linda Rushmere (Southwell)1:16:381995Alan Chilton1:08:08Carol Holmes1:15:161996Richard Ironmonger (Notts AC)1:09:06Carol Holmes1:17:311997Eamonn Hyland (Redhill Road Runners)N/AAnn FordN/A1998Michael Pearson1:09:24Claire Naylor1:20:221999Malcolm Price1:06:12Elizabeth Allott1:14:382000Vince Garner 1:08:25Claire Naylor1:18:132001Andrew Pearson1:08:15Tara Krzywicki (Charnwood)1:17:092002William Musyoki (Kenya)1:07:10Alison Fletcher (Dulwich)1:17:372003Phillip Sly (Australia)1:05:31 Lisa Knights (Sutton-in-Ashfield)1:20:492004Zachary Kihara Njoroge (Kenya)1:05:21Hawa Hussein (Tanzania)1:14:252005Paul Langat Kipkemboi (Kenya)1:03:25Catherine Mutua (Kenya)1:15:242006Simon Kasimili (Kenya)1:03:42Caroline Cheptanui Kilel (Kenya)1:13:322007Simon Tanui (Kenya)1:04:09Jane Muia Mwikali (Kenya) 1:14:002008Ezekiel Cherop (Kenya)1:05:28Banuela Katesigwa (Tanzania) 1:16:362009Ezekiel Cherop (Kenya)1:05:43Joyce Kirui (Kenya)1:16:572010Gordon Mugi Mahugu (Kenya)1:04:47Sara Kiptoo Cheriwoi (Kenya)1:16:542011Elisha Tarus Meli (Kenya)1:05:52Dorcus Chesang (Kenya) 1:14:402012Luka Rotich (Kenya)1:01:38Agnes Chebet (Kenya) 1:13:332013Aaron Scott 1:06:54Polline Wanjiku1:16:102014Matthew Kimutai 1:04:23Gladys Kwambai1:14:252015Morris Gachaga 1:02:34Sharon Barlow1:19:322016Barnaba Kipkoech 1:05:55Winfridah Moseti1:12:572017Chris Thompson1:04:58Emily Waugh1:18:012018 Chris Rainsford1:07:54 Katherine Wood1:17:342019Anthony Woodward1:12:19 Samantha Harrison1:14:392020 Race not held due to COVID-192021William Strangeway1:07:41Megan Rosier1:25:492022Kadar Omar1:05:37Sarah Lowery1:23:50

Marathon YearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1982Michael Palmer2:21:21Janet Milburn3:17:001983Trevor Hawes (Wales)2:23:54Ann Curtis (Scotland)2:55:541984Nicholas Lees2:21:40Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)2:48:551985Phil Hall2:25:15Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)2:55:181986Trevor Hawes (Wales)2:26:14Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)2:57:141987Trevor Hawes (Wales)2:22:34Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)2:48:231988Trevor Hawes (Wales)2:24:31June Cowper2:47:371989Steven Needs (Telford)2:24:53Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)2:52:461990Steven Needs (Telford)2:23:43Jacqueline Davis2:46:111991Eamonn Hyland (Redhill Road Runners)2:23:17Elizabeth Clarke2:53:591992Nick Ballard2:25:13Jacqueline Casey2:50:191993Eamonn Hyland (Ireland)2:20:09Hayley Nash (Newport)2:42:491994Oelof Vorster (South Africa)2:22:44Gillian Kennedy2:58:461995Oelof Vorster (South Africa)2:23:10Barbara Stevens2:59:411996Oelof Vorster (South Africa)2:23:46Avril Allen (Kimberley)2:55:041997Mark Burnhope (Wolverhampton & Bilston)2:19:51Susan Dolan (Ireland)2:49:211998Christopher Parkes2:25:43Eleanor Robinson (Ripley)2:59:111999Gary Staines (South London)2:27:25Mandy Spink (Nottingham)2:52:312000Andrew Wetherill (Redhill Road Runners)2:24:41Mandy Spink (Nottingham)2:45:102001Jamie Jones (Overton)2:35:42Mandy Spink (Nottingham)2:54:152002Tim Hartley (Shepshed)2:37:23Carin Hume (Windsor, Slough & Eton)2:56:562003Darren Bilton (Leeds City)2:25:16Helen Burrell (Redhill Road Runners)2:56:312004Jeremy Bateman (Ripley)2:45:26Penny Wilson (Fleet and Crookham)3:10:582005Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers)2:23:21Beth Eburne (Hinckley)2:25:322006Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers)2:30:00Nicola Clay (Stilton)2:52:242007Nathaniel Williams (North York Moors)2:29:40Jenny Murray (Stockport)2:55:252008Pumlani Bangani (Salford Harriers)2:25:28Debra Mason (Rotherham)2:53:162009David Kirkland (Alnwick)2:26:43Jenny Bosman (Redhill Road Runners)2:58:172010Thomas Hughes (North Belfast)2:29:13Jenny Bosman (Redhill Road Runners)2:58:372011Carl Allwood (Sutton-in-Ashfield)2:38:40Sarah Harris (Long Eaton)2:47:472012 Race not held 2013Neil Renault2:27:08Melissa Pritchard2:59:152014Pere Capdevilla2:28:33Kay Walsha2:54:062015Christopher Zablocki2:24:22Sarah Davis-Foxon3:04:102016Adam Holland2:37:25Joanne Nelson2:56:092017Cristobal Ortigosa2:31:50Sonka Reimers2:55:05

References

List of Robin Hood Half-Marathon and Marathon winners

Race reports

This is Nottingham: 2012 race report BBC Nottingham: 2004 race report BBC Nottingham: 2007 race report BBC Nottingham: 2008 race report BBC Nottingham: 2011 race report BBC Nottingham: 2012 race report

External links Official website