Bath Half Marathon 2023: What time does the race start, can you track runners, road closures and route

Thousands of runners are gearing up to run the Balf Half Marathon 2023. The race, which lasts for 13.1 miles (21 kilometres), isn’t for the lighthearted and will be held on Sunday, October 15.

The popular run is normally held on the second or third Sunday in March, but has been moved in recent years. It has been held almost every year since 1982. It is also the largest one-day charity fundraising event in South West England.

Since the half marathon’s inception in 1982, there has only been two years since it has been held, meaning next year will be a landmark year for the race. In 2018, it was cancelled due to snow and in 2021, it was called off due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Last year saw Ethiopian runner Kadar Omar win, with a very impressive time of 1:05:04, and in the women’s category, Atsede Gidey raced home with a time of 1:11:54. In the female category, a person from the UK has won ever since Kenyan Lenah Jerotich did in 2016.

Bath Half Marathon road closures:

• A4 dual carriageway, A4 Newbridge Road, A36 Lower
• Bristol Road, Ambury, Broad Quay, Charles Street,
• Chapel Row, Charlotte Street, Churchill Bridge,
• Churchill Bridge Gyratory, Claverton Street
• eastbound, Corn Street, Darlington Street, Green Park
• Road, Lower Bristol Road, Marlborough Lane, Midland
• Bridge Road, Midland Road, Monmouth Place,
• Newbridge Road, Pinesway, Pulteney Road, Queen
• Square, Queen Square Place, Rossiter Road, Sydney
• Place, Upper Bristol Road & Windsor Bridge Road.

When does the Bath Half Marathon start?

The race has three different wave times. The white wave is the earliest, starting at 10:20am, the green wave comes next at 10:40am and the last wave to start is the orange wave, which begins at 11am.

Bath Half Marathon route

How to track runners in the Bath Half Marathon

On the website, they say: “The free race day App allows supporters to follow your progress in live time around the course as you pass our intermediate chip timing points at 5km, 10km, 15km and 20km. The TDL Event app can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play.”