With 650 runners taking on the race last weekend, the Hospice 2 Hospice half marathon has raised over £37,000 — with some sponsorship money still being collected.
As well as breaking previous fundraising records, the runners also surpassed race records with overall winner Bruno Francisco taking almost three minutes off the 2022 fastest time at 1:13:35.
The first woman to cross the line was Kim Garrett, whose time was almost 10 minutes faster than 2022 at 1:23:41
First place winners in each of the categories were:
Male (17-39) - James Faudemer
Female (17-39) - Sam Lee
Male (40-49) - Mike Norbury
Female (40-49) - Lara James
Male (50-59) - Mick Siouville
Female (50-59) - Melissa Messervy
Male (60-69) - Paul Bish
Female (60-69) – Clare Bourne
Age 70+ - Bob Hurst
2-person relay – Stonehage Fleming Team 1
4-person relay – EY Team
Loraine Fulton, Volunteer Manager at Jersey Hospice Care and organiser of the half marathon, said: “What an incredible day! The atmosphere was amazing, everyone was enjoying the route and the sun made a welcome appearance.
Pictured: Overall male winner, Bruno Francisco.
"Many thanks to everyone who helped to make it such a great event. From our runners for taking part and their incredible fundraising, to their friends and family who helped spur them on. Also our wonderful volunteers and colleagues at Hospice who did everything from baking cakes for the finish to being road marshalls keeping our runners safe.
"A special shout out goes to our sponsors EY, who helped make it possible and to Rock n Road Run Co for all their help and advice along the way. Both expertly managed our water stations and helped keep smiles on the runners faces.”
Pictured: Overall female winner, Kim Garrett.
Francis Malaspina, a Partner at EY in Jersey, added: "It was a pleasure to sponsor this year's Hospice 2 Hospice half marathon. It was fantastic to see a record-breaking number of runners, across a range of ages and abilities, coming together in support of Jersey Hospice Care, and help raise money for such a vital cause in our local community.
"We are very much looking forward to building on the success of this year’s race to continue to grow the event and fundraising efforts for next year."
The date for next year’s event has been confirmed as Sunday 24 March 2024.
The full list of times and results are available online at www.jerseyhospicecare.com.
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