Thousands of runners braved the rain last Sunday to cross the finish line of the 33rd edition of the BTR Liverpool Half Marathon.
This year’s edition welcomed 3000 more runners compared to last year’s race, making it the biggest ever Liverpool Half Marathon to date.
Despite the discouraging weather, 12,169 runners completed the 21.0975 kilometres race through the city.
The top three male finishers crossed the line within just 35 seconds of each other. Jack Bromley came first with a time of 01:09:37.
Lea Adamson was the first female finisher in 01:17:04 , setting a new female half marathon time based on the previous route record of 01:17:54.
After this year’s success, organisers have told the Liverpool Echo that things would be “done differently” going forward.
This follows an already updated 2026 edition of the annual event.
This year’s route has been changed from previous years to take the runners past more of the city’s landmarks in the first four miles.
From Everton’s new Hill Dickinson stadium to the finish line at Pier Head, runners got to visit the city through the race.
They raced past the Chinese Arch and the Anglican Cathedral all the way to Sefton Park, before coming back to Kings Parade and the Albert Dock.
Runners then crossed the finish line at the Pier Head in front of a cheering crowd that was brave enough to face the wind and the rain.
Louis Vis, who came to Liverpool from France to take part in the race, enjoyed this unconventional and athletic way of visiting the city:
“It’s fun! It’s harder when you don’t know the city because you don’t know how much longer you’ve got but it’s a nice way to explore somewhere you’ve never been before.”
If you are feeling up to the challenge, entries for the 2027 editions are already open despite the date not having been confirmed yet.
The team behind the event have to consider the release of the Premier League fixtures in June to confirm the date, forcing them to do things differently this time.
Taking that into account, the race will take place on either the Sunday 14th or Sunday 21st of March 2027.
Organisers assured that they would provide “a range of options” to runners who sign up early if the confirmed date does not work for them.
(Featured image by Elsa Wiedfeld)
