The Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon is a

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event that takes place in

Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the High Weald, whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formation High Rocks. T ...

every February. It is organised by the Tunbridge Wells Harriers running club. The first Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon was staged in 1983, with just 53 runners. The race came in at number 38 in Runner's World's top 50 races of 2007, and was given a rating of 83 out of 100 by members of the magazine's forum. The magazine said that "The historical villages and the undulating course make for a great race".Runner's World preview of the 2009 Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
/ref> In 2008 the race attracted over 1,500 entrants. The race is run on a single circuit through Tunbridge Wells and some of the nearby villages. It starts at the Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre on St John's Road, and follows the

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through Southborough, the B2176 along Bidborough Ridge, the B2188 through

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and

Fordcombe Fordcombe is a village within the civil parish of Penshurst in the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The village is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, five miles (8 km) west of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The church, part of a unit ...

and the A264 through

Langton Green Langton Green is a village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells, England, lying around two miles west of the town centre along the A264. It is located within the parish of Speldhurst although it has its own church on the village green—the Grade ...

before rejoining the A26 to return to the finish line at the Sports Centre.

Elite race winners

Key:

Men

Women

References

External links

Tunbridge Wells Harriers TW Half Marathon web page
{{European half marathons Half marathons in the United Kingdom Sport in Royal Tunbridge Wells Athletics competitions in England