Great Bristol Half Marathon

Great Bristol Half Marathon
Fun runners taking part in the 2006 Bristol Half Marathon
DateSeptember
LocationBristol
Event typeHalf marathon
Distance13 miles, 192.5 yards (21,097.5 metres)
Established1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Course recordsMen's: 1:00:03 (Haile Gebrselassie, 2001)
Women's: 1:06:47 (Paula Radcliffe, 2001)
Official siteOfficial Website

The Great Bristol Half Marathon is an annual road running event held on the streets of Bristol, UK. The route is at sea level and starts on Anchor Road outside We The Curious. Participants make their way toward Hotwells before heading under the Clifton Suspension Bridge and along the Portway toward Sea Mills before returning the same way then navigating around Cumberland Basin then along Spike Island before crossing Prince Street Bridge, circling Queen Square then heading to Castle Park via St Mary Redcliffe and Temple Circus. The final mile and a half take place in the Old City and Bristol City Centre before crossing the finish line back at Anchor Road.

The runner's village is located at Millennium Square.