It is one of two half marathons within UK & Ireland which carries World Athletics 'Elite' Label Road Race status.

[citation needed] First held in 2020, the inaugural event was a UK & Ireland domestic only race due to travel restrictions during the Covid pandemic.

The Men's 2020 event was won by Sir Mo Farah in a time of 1 hr 00 min 27 sec,[4] with 3 UK men running under 1 hr 01 minutes for the first time ever, making it the fastest domestic half marathon in the UK.

[5] The event has delivered fast times mainly due to the course elevation being just inside the legal tolerance with a decrease of – 19 metres over the course distance of 13.1 miles.

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