Welcome to the Larking Gowen
City of Norwich Half Marathon 2009
Sunday 29 November, Norfolk Showground, start 11am
City of Norwich AC welcomes you to the City of Norwich Half Marathon, sponsored for a third year in 2009 by chartered accountants Larking Gowen.
This event was first staged in 1985 and so this year marks our 25th anniversary. It's a UKA / BARR Gold Grade event, which means it's organised to the highest standards recognised in the UK. In 2008 we took 2,695 entries and this year the entry has closed at 2,934.
Previously held on a variety of courses based in Norwich city centre, we moved the event to the Norfolk Showground in 1993 and it's been there ever since. The race is now run on a rural two-lap course which starts and finishes within the Showground itself and follows a reasonably flat route through the villages of Easton, Colton and Marlingford and the centre of the Easton College campus. The current best time for this race is 63mins 59secs - set by South African runner Neo Molema in 2005 - and last year's race was won by Welsh athlete Matthew Janes from Bedford & County AC in 65mins 44secs.
Our chosen charity for 2009 is East Anglia’s Children's Hospices (EACH) and we hope you will do all you can to support the work of this excellent organisation.
We look forward to seeing you at the Norfolk Showground on Sunday 29 November - good luck with your training!