Snowdonia Marathon

Snowdonia Marathon
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Date	October
Location	Snowdonia National Park, Wales
Event type	Mountain
Distance	Marathon
Established	1982
Official site	snowdoniamarathon.co.uk

The Snowdonia Marathon (Welsh: Marathon Eryri) was established in 1982 with the idea of being a dramatic alternative to the numerous city and town races that were becoming so popular. The route makes a circumnavigation of the Snowdon massif, starting and finishing at Llanberis. It is held annually in October.

In a 2007 poll by Runner's World Magazine, the Snowdonia Marathon was voted the best marathon in the UK.

Media coverage

A television highlights show is produced and aired by S4C. The BBC reports the news and winners on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.

Results of the men's race

Year	First	Second	Third
2014	Alun Vaughan	Steve Rees	Harvey Wharton
2013	Rob Samuel	Robert Bridges	Rob Atkin
2012	Rob Samuel	Matthew Roberts	Justin Maxwell
2011	Rob Samuel	Murray Strain	Richard Gardiner
2010	Richard Gardiner	Matt Janes	Michael Aldridge
2009	Julian Macdonald	Gwyn Owen	Paul Lewis
2008	Martin Cox	Rob Samuel	Philip Hails
2007	Shaun Milford	John Allen	Dennis Walmsley

Results of the women's race

Year	First place	Second place	Third place
2014	Andrea Rowlands	Lucy Walmsley	Angharad Mair
2013	Sarah Caskey	Melanie Staley	Andrea Rowlands
2012	Emily Gelder	Clare Phillips	Sally Wilder
2011	Sarah Johnson	Olivia Walwyn	Gina Paletta
2010	Christine Howard	Andrea Rowlands	Shan Roberts
2009	Shan Roberts	Andrea Rowlands	Robyn Oldham
2008	Alison Sedman	Ruth Johnstone	Nicky Tyrrell
2007	Debbie Walters	Jenny Moore	Alison Sedman

Half-marathon

Since 2012 there has also been an annual Snowdonia Half Marathon, held in April, and mostly run on roads between Llanrwst, Trefriw and Betws-y-coed.