title: Great North West Half Marathon
text: # Great North West Half Marathon
  
  The Great North West Half Marathon is an annual road running event staged in Blackpool, United Kingdom. It is held in February and organised by the Fylde Coast Runners running club. The course is flat and popular as a training race for the London Marathon.
  
  ## Past winners
  
  Since 2004 the only athletes to have won their event twice have been Mike Proudlove and Carly Needham.
  
  | Edition | Year | Date | Time (h:m:s) | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 32 | 2021 | 19 Sep | 1:17:35 | Karl Hodgson | 1:42:29 | Gemma Lysycia |
  | 31 | 2020 | 16 Feb | 1:15:16 | Tristan Windley | 1:27:05 | Rachel Brown |
  | 30 | 2019 | 17 Feb | 1:10:41 | Grant Johnson | 1:29:23 | Danielle Jepson |
  | 29 | 2018 | 18 Feb | 1:14:38 | Paul Fauset | 1:19:14 | Hayley Carruthers |
  | 28 | 2017 | 19 Feb | 1:08:30 | Chris Steele | 1:24:12 | Madeleine Bell |
  | 27 | 2016 | 21 Feb | 1:16:52 | Benjamin Douglas | 1:28:07 | Stephanie Burns |
  | 26 | 2015 | 22 Feb | 1:12:35 | Tom Charles | 1:23:22 | Sharon Barlow |
  | 25 | 2014 | 23 Feb | 1:14:01 | Ian McBride | 1:25:10 | Carly Needham |
  | 24 | 2013 | 24 Feb | 1:08:54 | Matthew John | 1:23:55 | Dianne McVey |
  | 23 | 2012 | 26 Feb | 1:08:54 | Luke Cragg | 1:23:01 | Helen Waugh |
  | 22 | 2011 | 27 Feb | 1:10:03 | Martin Williams | 1:22:07 | Carly Needham |
  | 21 | 2010 | 21 Feb | 1:09:36 | Stuart Robinson | 1:22:22 | Gemma Unsworth |
  | 20 | 2009 | 22 Feb | 1:07:28 | Chris Davies | 1:16:58 | Pauline Powell |
  | 19 | 2008 | 24 Feb | 1:11:52 | Garry Dixon | 1:19:04 | Shona McIntosh |
  | 18 | 2007 | 25 Feb | 1:06:48 | Martin Scaife | 1:21:34 | Jo Buckley |
  | 17 | 2006 | 26 Feb | 1:12:11 | Mike Proudlove | 1:25:21 | Hannah Cunningham |
  | 16 | 2005 | 27 Feb | 1:08:55 | Mike Proudlove | 1:21:26 | Jenny Carson |
  | 15 | 2004 | 29 Feb | 1:10:10 | Gearoid O'Connor | 1:22:13 | Jenny Murray |
  