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, 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 For some years it was sponsored by Friends Provident. In 2009 the chief sponsor was the Guildhall Shopping Centre in central Exeter. In 2014 the event was sponsored by Tozers Solicitors.
Recent winners Table of recent winners.
Year DateMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)2004 2 May John Ward 1:10:23 Maddie Horton1:16:432005 2 May John Ward 1:08:50 Maddie Horton1:18:472006 30 Apr Kairn Stone1:10:36 Heather Foundling-Hawker1:22:432007 6 May Mark Croasdale 1:10:10 Heather Foundling-Hawker1:22:432008 4 May Kairn Stone1:10:27 Catherine Newman 1:21:122009 3 May Kairn Stone1:09:05 Heather Foundling-Hawker1:23:452010 2 May Tom Merson1:10:10 Lucy Commander1:25:052011 1 May Tom Merson1:10:16 Lucy Commander1:25:332012 6 May Shaun Antell 1:10:38 Vicky Pincombe 1:22:132013 13 Oct Tom Merson 1:10:02 Lucy MacAlister 1:19:082014 19 Oct Tom Merson1:09:20 Hannah Brooks 1:21:422015 18 Oct Shaun Antell1:10:08 Annabel Granger1:21:182016 16 Oct Phil Wylie 1:10:10 Lucy MacAlister1:20:572017 15 Oct Tom Merson 1:09:39 Annabel Granger 1:23:142018 14 Oct Peter Le Grice 1:06:23 Carys Hughes 1:22:372019 13 Oct Tom Merson 1:07:04 Carys Hughes 1:20:452022 22 May Tom Merson 1:08:13 Sammy Antell 1:21:122023 21 May Alex Carter 1:07:34 Rosie Mew 1:21:212024 26 May Joshua Benford 1:09:08 Anna Harrold 1:19:282025 25 May Simon Fox 1:10:25 Atsede Gidey 1:19:35
References
External links Official Great West Run website