Hackney Half

The Hackney Half is an annual half-marathon held during the spring in the London borough of Hackney. The first event was held in 2014, with over 12,000 runners taking part.[1] The event is London's biggest half-marathon event, with 24,000 runners taking part in the 2023 event.[2]

Hackney Half
DateMay
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Primary sponsorWizz Air
Established2014
Official sitewww.hackneymoves.com

In 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2021, the event originally set to happen in May, was postponed to September 26th with a scaled back event due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom.[4]

In 2023, organisers of the event were accused of “greenwashing” by Green Party councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, after the airline Wizz Air sponsored the event.[5] General entries for the 2025 event sold out in a record time of two weeks.[6][7]

Course

The closed road race has a flat course that starts and finishes in Hackney Marshes, taking in Hackney Downs, Hackney Central past the Hackney Empire, Broadway Market, and Hackney Wick.[8]

Records

Editions
Edition Date Men's winner Time Women's winner Time
122 June 2014[9] Peter Emase1:04:19 Gladys Yator1:15:30
210 May 2015[10] Mathew Kimutai1:03:21 Katy Webster1:17:38
38 May 2016[11] Mark Kibiwott1:04:38 Hannah Walker1:18:12
430 April 2017[12] Paul Whittaker1:06:55 Isabel Clark1:18:10
522 May 2018[13] Joe Morwood1:08:50 Stephanie Davis1:16:41
619 May 2019[14] Jonathan Cornish1:06:58 Emily Stewart1:19:45
726 September 2021[15] Jonathan Cornish1:06:36 Laura Kaye1:19:12
822 May 2022[16] Sam Bramwell1:09:17 Rebecca Bunting1:19:13
921 May 2023[17] Sam Bramwell1:07.56 Kirsty Fraser1:17.16
1019 May 2024[18] Fredrick Hessian1:08:05 Yvie Lock1:15:25

References
  1. Bartholomew, Emma (2014-06-28). "Inaugural Run Hackney half marathon: photo gallery". Hackney Gazette.
  2. Ouzia, Malik (2023-05-20). "East London set for biggest ever Hackney Half with record 24,000 field". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. Chant, Holly (2020-05-29). "The Hackney Half will not happen in 2020". Runner's World. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  4. McGuire, Jane (2021-02-24). "Hackney Half marathon postponed following government's lockdown roadmap". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. Gregory, Julia (2023-05-19). "Local councillor accuses Hackney Half organisers of 'participating in greenwashing' through Wizz Air sponsorship". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  6. "Hackney Half sells out general entries for 2025 in record two weeks". Running Insights - Everything RUNNING. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  7. Brooke, Mike (2024-06-06). "Hackney Half marathon general entries for 2025 sold out". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  8. "2024 Hackney Half Marathon: Everything you need to know". Runner's World. 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. "Kenyan runners top podium at Hackney's first half marathon". Hackney Citizen. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  10. "Run Hackney 2015". MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  11. "Vitality Run Hackney 2016". MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  12. "Hackney". MYLAPS Sporthive Event Results. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  13. "Results 2018: Virgin Sport Hackney News". Ahotu. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  14. "Hackney Festival of Fitness 2019". Hackney Magazine. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  15. "No shortage of energy for runners in the Hackney Half and 5K". Hackney Gazette. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  16. "Hackney Half Marathon report 2022". runABC. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  17. "Record numbers enjoy Wizz Air Hackney Half Marathon". Hackney Gazette. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  18. Amber, Peake (2024-05-20). "Hackney Half Marathon 2024 results: Times of top runners who crossed finishing line first". LondonWorld. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
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