title: Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
text: # Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
  
  The Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon is an annual half marathon Welsh road running event which takes place around Lake Vyrnwy each September.
  
  ## History
  
  The first Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon was held in 1988 in aid of the St Wddyn's Church Restoration Fund . An appeal to raise money towards the church roof had been placed in a local newspaper and Doug Morris, of the Oswestry Olympians, offered to organise a half marathon for the appeal . The race has been run annually until 2008 when after Doug Morris' death, just before the 2007 edition, the race organisers took a year off before restarting in 2009.
  
  ## Course
  
  The race consists of just over one lap of the lake.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Edition | Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 31st | 2019 | 8 Sep | Jonathan Mellor | 1:04:36 | Alison Lavender | 1:17:58 |
  | 30th | 2018 | 9 Sep | Stuart Hawkes | 1:06:44 | Clara Evans | 1:17:59 |
  | 29th | 2017 | 10 Sep | Jonathan Mellor | 1:04:57 | Elizabeth Renondeau | 1:21:17 |
  | 28th | 2016 | 11 Sep | Ryan Holroyd | 1:07:59 | Rachel Jones | 1:20:32 |
  | 27th | 2015 | 13 Sep | Ben Fish | 1:07:53 | Kelly Crickmore | 1:17:12 |
  | 26th | 2014 | 14 Sep | Alex O'Gorman | 1:08:35 | Alison Lavender | 1:17:00 |
  | 25th | 2013 | 15 Sep | Ben Fish | 1:08:05 | Claire Martin | 1:19:34 |
  | 24th | 2012 | 9 Sep | Ben Fish | 1:06:50 | Alison Lavender | 1:20:02 |
  | 23rd | 2011 | 11 Sep | Ben Fish | 1:07:43 | Claire Martin | 1:18:53 |
  | 22nd | 2010 | 12 Sep | John McCole | 1:08:52 | Jenny Clague | 1:20:53 |
  | 21st | 2009 | 13 Sep | Ben Fish | 1:06:55 | Claire Martin | 1:18:53 |
  | | 2008 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race |
  | 20th | 2007 | 9 Sep | Paul Sankey | 1:11:28 | Jenny Clague | 1:15:43 |
  | 19th | 2006 | 10 Sep | Marc Yattich | 1:05:31 | Cathy Mutwa | 1:12:43 |
  | 18th | 2005 | 11 Sep | Wilfred Taragon | 1:02:14 | Ogla Kimaiyo | 1:12:05 |
  | 17th | 2004 | 19 Sep | Zachary Kihara | 1:04:44 | Cathy Mutwa | 1:15:53 |
  | 16th | 2003 | 14 Sep | Onesmus Kilonzo | 1:03:04 | Pauline Wangui | 1:15:00 |
  | 15th | 2002 | 15 Sep | Eric Kiplagat | 1:06:41 | Louise Watson | 1:17:30 |
  | 14th | 2001 | 16 Sep | Larry Mathews | 1:05:08 | Amanda Allen | 1:12:43 |
  | 13th | 2000 | | Nick Jones | 1:03:12 | Amanda Wright-Allen | 1:18:23 |
  | 12th | 1999 | | Ian Pierce and Tony Graham | 1:06:58 | Bronwen Cardy-Wise | 1:18.34 |
  | 11th | 1998 | | Joseph Kioo Mitunda | 1:04.55 | Cath Charnock | 1:17.57 |
  | 10th | 1997 | | Dale Loughlin | 1:04.06 | Lesley Turner | 1:17.48 |
  | 9th | 1996 | | Tony Graham | 1:06.58 | Tracy Swindell | 1:18.04 |
  | 8th | 1995 | | Tony O'Brien | 1:05.54 | Lesley Turner | 1:17.07 |
  | 7th | 1994 | | Steve Brace | 1:05.39 | Janice Moorekite | 1:17.07 |
  | 6th | 1993 | | Andrew Green | 1:04.55 | Lesley Turner | 1:15.40 |
  | 5th | 1992 | | Dave Gratton | 1:06.00 | Bronwen Cardy-Wise | 1:15.40 |
  | 4th | 1991 | | Paul Campbell | 1:07.58 | Bronwen Cardy-Wise | 1:16.45 |
  | 3rd | 1990 | | Andrew Green | 1:04.34 | Amanda Wright | 1:17.29 |
  | 2nd | 1989 | | Andrew Green | 1:04.16 | Janet Witter | 1:24.21 |
  | 1st | 1988 | | Andrew Green | 1:07.58 | Frances Mudway | 1:22.35 |
  