Milton Keynes Marathon

The Milton Keynes Marathon is an annual marathon and marathon relay event held in Milton Keynes, England on the Spring bank holiday, first held in 2012.

Milton Keynes Marathon
DateEarly May Bank Holiday
LocationMilton Keynes, England
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 5K run
Primary sponsorRightmove
Established2012
Course recordsMen's: 2:31:14 (2016)
Ben Fish
Women's: 2:54:55 (2019)
Helen Mussen
Official siteMilton Keynes Marathon
Participants1,841 (2019)
120 (2020)

History

The inaugural event was held in April 2012 and attracted 4,400 runners.[1]

The 2012 event was won by Team Mizuno runner Dave Mitchinson with a time of two hours 41 minutes and 54 seconds.[2]

In 2013 a kids "Superhero Fun Run" was added to the schedule followed by a Half Marathon race in 2014 and a 5k "Rocket" race in 2016. The Rocket 5k is held on the preceding Sunday to the Bank Holiday Monday on which the marathon, half marathon, marathon relay and superhero fun run are held.

In 2018 the race weekend attracted 11,000 runners.

The 2020 edition of the race was postponed to 2020.09.06 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of either transferring their entry to another runner or to 2021 for free, running the race virtually, or obtaining a full refund.[3]

Course

The start and finish of the event are based at the Stadium MK football stadium, home of Milton Keynes Dons F.C..[2]

Much of the route of the marathon uses the Milton Keynes redway system through the parks and thus involves far less of the invariant-grade road running that is typical elsewhere.[4]

Winners

Marathon
Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
92020*Sept. 6Paul Parkins3:03:35Petra Gowans3:29:02
82019May 6Michael Aldridge2:32:48Helen Mussen2:54:55
72018May 7Denys Olefir2:37:43Colleen Mukuya2:57:58
62017May 1Gareth Cooke2:40:08Asia Zmyslona2:57:37
52016May 2Ben Fish2:31:14Kate Wright3:03:41
42015May 4Jack Parslow2:37:30Kate Wright2:58:30
32014May 5Rick Lloyd2:43:25Sarah Hill3:00:21
22013May 6Edward Catmur2:46:59Andrea Green3:04:23
12012April 29Dave Mitchinson2:41:54Yvette Grice3:00:35
  • The 2020 race had a very limited field because of the continuing COVID19 pandemic.

Half Marathon
Edition Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
72020September 6Mark Brinsley1:33:06Susie Leggett1:38:18
62019May 6Jordan Clay1:10:57Rebecca Butler1:28:48
52018May 7Michael Aldridge1:13:02Johanna O'Regan1:25:33
42017May 1David Hudson1:14:16Rebecca Moore1:16:50
32016May 2Steve Way1:09:53Sophie Carter1:25:29
22015May 4Marcus Engstrom1:15:27Sophie Carter1:18:59
12014May 5Ismail Ssenyange1:08:38Jane Ovington1:23:01

References
  1. "Milton Keynes marathon". ITV. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. "Milton Keynes' first marathon hailed a success". BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. https://mkmarathon.com/coronavirus-covid19-updates/
  4. "Milton Keynes Marathon and Half Marathon". Spinal Injuries Association. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019. The Milton Keynes Marathon has quickly established itself as one of the highlights of the County’s sporting year. With 4,500 acres of woodlands, lakesides, parks and landscaped areas within the city boundary, Milton Keynes is the ideal venue for a Green City Marathon.


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