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{{Infobox athletics race
| bgcolour   = 
| image     = 
| imagesize   = 
| caption    = 
| date     = March
| location   = [[Hastings, East Sussex]]
| type     = [[Half Marathon]]
| distance   = 13.1 miles
| beneficiary  = 
| est      = 1985
| record    =
| homepage   = http://www.hastings-half.co.uk
}}

[[File:Hastoldtown.jpg|thumb|right|Part of the race goes through the historic old town]]

The '''Hastings Half-Marathon''' is a [[road running]] event that takes place every March around the streets of [[Hastings]]. Starting in 1985 and organised by The Hastings Lions Club the race has become quite popular over the last few years, with calls for it to be crowned The Great South Run, attracting 5,000 entries every year. It has been voted best race of its kind in the UK for three years. In 2005 it was voted fifth best race in the UK and was voted number 23 in the list of the Top 50 2007 races in the UK by readers of ''Runners' World''. The 35th edition of the half marathon took place on 24 March 2019.

==Course==

The route has a total climb of 237 metres with an average climb rate of 18 metres per mile. Taking this into account, this route is equivalent to running approximately {{convert|14.0|mi|km}} on the flat.

The course circumnavigates the ancient town of [[Hastings]], starting at the Seafront and following the route of [[William the Conqueror]] towards [[Battle, East Sussex]], around the back of the town and down to the famous '[[Hastings Old Town|Old Town]]' and fishing village of Hastings, then back along the three-mile (5&nbsp;km) seafront back to where it started. Although tough for the first part of the course, runners have produced some very fast times and PBs, as the last two-thirds is flat or downhill, and then the finish on the promenade.

==Past winners==
'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|'''Course record'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!class=unsortable|Edition
!Year
!class=unsortable|Men's winner
!Nation
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!class=unsortable|Women's winner
!Nation
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
|
| 2025
| Cancelled
|-
|38th
|2024
|Seyfu Jamaal
|{{GBR}}
|1:06:48
|Grace Baker
|{{GBR}}
|1:21:13
|-
|37th
|2023
|Charlie Brisley
|{{GBR}}
|1:11:03
|Beth Kidger
|{{GBR}}
|1:16:30
|-
|36th
|2022
|James Baker
|{{GBR}}
|1:10:12
|Rachael Mulvey 
|{{GBR}}
|1:22:22
|-
|
| 2021
| Cancelled
|-
|
| 2020 
| Cancelled
|-
|35th
|2019
|[[Josselin Polini]]
|{{FRA}}
|1:10:56
|[[Heather Noone]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:21:44
|-
|34th
|2018
|[[Adam  Clarke (athlete)|Adam  Clarke]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:08:35
|[[Maria Heslop]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:21:29
|-
|33rd
|2017
|[[Ben Fish]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:09:52
|[[Sarah Gruber]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:26:35
|-
|32nd
|2016
|[[Robert Mbithi]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:04:51
|[[Lenah Jerotich]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:16:51
|-
|31st
|2015
|[[Sammy Nyokaye]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:05:27
|[[Mercyline Ondieki]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:21:36
|-
|30th
|2014
|[[Boniface Kongin]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:04:18
|[[Gladys Kwambai]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:16:42
|-
|29th
|2013
|[[Peter Emase]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:06:58
|[[Polline Wanjiku]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:16:39
|-
|28th
|2012
|[[Bernard Chemugo]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:06:17
|[[Jane Muia]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:14:10
|-
|27th
|2011
|[[Gordon Mugi Mahugu]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:08:00
|[[Rebby Cherono Koech]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:15:13
|-
|26th
|2010
|[[Ben Fish]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:07:08
|[[Jessica Macrory]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:21:31
|-
|25th
|2009
|[[Kiplimo Kimutai]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:02:48
|[[Caroline Hoyte]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:16:56
|-
|24th
|2008
|[[Kiplimo Kimutai]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:05:24
|[[Magdeline Mukunzi Syombua]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:14:20
|-
|23rd
|2007
|[[Philemon Baaru]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:03:22
|[[Birhan Dagne]]
|{{ETH}}
|1:16:02
|-
|22nd
|2006
|[[Michael Coleman (runner)|Michael Coleman]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:06:40
|[[Birhan Dagne]]
|{{ETH}}
|1:15:50
|-
|21st
|2005
|[[Fred Mogaka]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:04:10
|[[Jo Kelsey]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:18:19
|-
|20th
|2004
|[[Fred Mogaka]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:04:22
|[[Hawa Hussein]]
|{{TAN}}
|1:19:51
|-
|19th
|2003
|[[Johnson Mururi]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:03:26
|[[Jane Omoro]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:11:52
|-
|18th
|2002
|[[Simon Kasimili]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:04:55
|[[Jude Craft]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:20:17
|-
|17th
|2001
|[[Stephen Ariga]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:04:11
|[[Andrea Green (runner)|Andrea Green]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:17:08
|-
|16th
|2000
|[[Simon Kasimili]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:03:45
|[[Esther Kiplagat]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:12:19
|-
|15th
|1999
|[[Sammy Otieno]]
|{{KEN}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:01:37'''
|[[Bronwen Cardy-Wise]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:22:01
|-
|14th
|1998
|[[Stephen Kiogora]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:02:48
|[[Birhan Dagne]]
|{{ETH}}
|1:16:30
|-
|13th
|1997
|[[Ian Cornford]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:05:44
|[[Carolyn Horne]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:18:53
|-
|12th
|1996
|[[Mark Flint]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:02:55
|[[Debbie Percival]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:15:05
|-
|11th
|1995
|[[Samuel Bitok Kibiwot]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:03:30
|[[Debbie Percival]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:20:48 
|-
|10th
|1994
|[[Samuel Bitok Kibiwot]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:03:25
|[[Alison Fletcher (runner)|Alison Fletcher]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:21:21
|-
|9th
|1993
|[[Eamonn Martin]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:02:52
|[[Andrea Wallace]]
|{{GBR}}
|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''1:11:13'''
|-
|8th
|1992
|[[William Koech]]
|{{KEN}}
|1:02:36
|[[Andrea Wallace]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:13:15
|-
|7th
|1991
|[[Paul Evans (athlete)|Paul Evans]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:03:09
|[[Glynis Penny]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:18:03
|-
|6th
|1990
|[[Paul Davies-Hale]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:03:11
|[[Julie Holland (athlete)|Julie Holland]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:14:17
|-
|5th
|1989
|[[Paul Davies-Hale]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:02:09
|[[Veronique Marot]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:13:54
|-
|4th
|1988
|[[Dave Lewis (athlete)|David Lewis]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:03:34
|[[Susan Tooby]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:13:53
|-
|3rd
|1987
|[[Tony Graham (athlete)|Tony Graham]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:10:15
|[[Ann Marie Fox]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:18:59
|-
|2nd
|1986
|[[Derek Stevens (athlete)|Derek Stevens]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:06:06
|[[Eva Isaacs]]
|{{SWE}}
|1:20:01
|-
|1st
|1985
|[[Derek Stevens (athlete)|Derek Stevens]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:06:58
|[[Caroline Horne]]
|{{GBR}}
|1:16:08
|}
*All information from [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]].<ref>Franco Civai & Mick McGeoch (2011-03-24). [https://arrs.run/HP_HastHM.htm Hastings Half Marathon]. ARRS. Retrieved on 2012-03-27.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.hastings-half.co.uk/}}
*''[http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewevent.asp?sp=&v=2&EN=31753 Runners World]''

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[[Category:Sport in Hastings]]
[[Category:Sport in East Sussex]]
[[Category:Half marathons in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Athletics competitions in England]]


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