Milton Keynes Marathon

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

Milton Keynes Marathon
Stadium MK, in which the marathon finishes
DateEarly May Bank Holiday
LocationMilton Keynes, England, U.K.
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, 5K run
Primary sponsorRightmove
Established2012 (2012)
Course recordsMen's: 2:31:05 (2021)
United Kingdom Joshua Teece
Women's: 2:52:44 (2021)
United Kingdom Melissah Gibson
Official siteMilton Keynes Marathon
Participants847 finishers (2021)[1]
120 (2020)
1,841 (2019)

History

The inaugural event was held in April 2012 and attracted 4,400 runners.[2]

The 2012 event was won by Team Mizuno runner Dave Mitchinson with a time of 2:41:54.[3]

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.[4]

Course

The start and finish of the event are based at the Stadium MK football stadium, home of Milton Keynes Dons F.C.[3]

Much of the route of the marathon uses the Milton Keynes redway system through the linear parks and thus involves far less of the invariant-grade road running that is typical elsewhere.[5]

Winners

Key:    Course record (in bold)

Marathon
Ed. Date Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
12012.04.29Dave Mitchinson2:41:54Yvette Grice3:00:35
22013.05.06Edward Catmur2:46:59Andrea Green3:04:23
32014.05.05Rick Lloyd2:43:25Sarah Hill3:00:21
42015.05.04Jack Parslow2:37:30Kate Wright2:58:30
52016.05.02Ben Fish2:31:14Kate Wright3:03:41
62017.05.01Gareth Cooke2:40:08Asia Zmyslona2:57:37
72018.05.07Denys Olefir2:37:43Colleen Mukuya2:57:58
82019.05.06Michael Aldridge2:32:48Helen Mussen2:54:55
92020.09.06[lower-alpha 2] Paul Parkins3:03:35 Petra Gowans3:29:02
102021.06.27 Joshua Teece2:31:05 Melissah Gibson2:52:44 [6]

Half marathon
Ed. Date Men's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Women's winner Time[lower-alpha 1] Rf.
12014.05.05Ismail Ssenyange1:08:38Jane Ovington1:23:01
22015.05.04Marcus Engstrom1:15:27Sophie Carter1:18:59
32016.05.02Steve Way1:09:53Sophie Carter1:25:29
42017.05.01David Hudson1:14:16Rebecca Moore1:16:50
52018.05.07Michael Aldridge1:13:02Johanna O'Regan1:25:33
62019.05.06Jordan Clay1:10:57Rebecca Butler1:28:48
72020.09.06[lower-alpha 2]Mark Brinsley1:33:06Susie Leggett1:38:18
82021.06.26 Steven Tuttle1:15:10 Cordelia Parker1:24:36 [7]

Notes
  1. h:m:s
  2. The 2020 race had a very limited field because of the continuing COVID19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Results Base - MK Marathon Weekend 2021". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
  2. "Milton Keynes marathon". ITV. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. "Milton Keynes' first marathon hailed a success". BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. "Coronavirus (COVID19) Updates". 20 March 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Results Base - MK Marathon Weekend 2021". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
  7. "Results Base - MK Marathon Weekend 2021". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.


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