Essar Chester Half Marathon - Sunday 18th May 2025

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18 May 2025 09:00

Essar Chester Half Marathon - Sunday 18th May 2025

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Race Route

Race Route

The Chester Half Marathon offers one of the flattest routes in many years, with a spectacular city centre finish. You will run past some of Chester's historic landmarks at the very start of the race too.

The route starts at Chester Racecourse, heading up Watergate Street, through the Walls and the historic centre of Chester. Runners will leave the city through the Garden Quarter before heading out into the countryside on Parkgate Road.

Just after Little Mollington Hall you turn onto the roman road into the picturesque villages of Mollington and Lea by Backford. The route then continues up Parkgate Road and turns left to loop round part of Saughall village. Returning on Parkgate Road, you run in to the finish via the Garden Quarter.

The finish in the City Centre outside the Town Hall and Cathedral provides an inspiring setting with cheering crowds of welcoming spectators.

First Aid will be provided at the start, along the course and at the finish.

Click here to view the route and elevation, or export a gpx or tcs file on Strava.

Race Record

Men

1:02:21
Vincent Boit in 2015

Women

1:14:32
Amanda Crook in 2013

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2024 Results

Men
1st Marshall Smith (Ashford AC) 1:07:52
2nd Chris Perry (Vale Royal AC) 1:08:02
3rd Jack Bromley (Buckley RC) 1:10:10
Women
1st Abigail Howarth (Vale Royal AC) 1:19:17
2nd Abbey van Dijk (Run 4 U & Perform RC) 1:19:46
3rd Sarah Hunter (Ackworth Road Runners) 1:20:19
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