The Bath Half , first held in 1982 , is one of the UK ’ s most prestigious half marathons , the largest sporting and community event in Bath and the largest charity fundraising event in south-west England . The 2024 edition takes place on Sunday 17th March .

Hugh Brasher , Event Director for London Marathon Events , said , “ The Bath Half is a wonderful event in a beautiful setting . We look forward to working with Bath and North East Somerset Council to grow the event over the next five years and inspire activity in local communities and schools . I ’ d like to pay tribute to the work of Andrew and Mel Taylor for developing the event over the past 25 years .”

Andrew Taylor , co-founder of Running High Events Ltd , organisers of the Bath Half , said , “ Mel and I have been honoured to have organised the Bath Half for the last

25 years and we ’ re proud to have built a platform enabling charities to raise more than £ 30 million pounds since we took over management of the event in 2000 . Now is the right time for us to step down and we ’ re delighted that London Marathon Events will be taking the event forward . We ’ d like to thank our staff , race entrants , charity and corporate partners , contractors , volunteers , council staff and councillors , and above all the community of Bath for their longstanding support for this much-loved event .”

Councillor Paul Roper , cabinet member for Economic and Cultural Sustainable Development , said , “ The Bath Half is one of the country ’ s leading half marathons . We owe a huge thank you to Andrew and Mel Taylor of Running High Events who have managed the race since 2000 and are now handing over

the baton . I am delighted that Bath Half , which has been so successful , will continue under London Marathon Events .

“ Organising a race of this size takes a huge amount of planning and resources and it is really important for the runners taking part and the residents that everything runs like clockwork . To have the resources and experience of London Marathon Events at our disposal is just fantastic news for the city . I could not be more pleased . And I look forward to this year ’ s edition on Sunday 17th March when I will be running and hope to get my 16th finisher ' s medal .”

Fundraising for charities will remain central to the Bath Half weekend and Enthuse will continue to be the official online fundraising partner for the event .

The 2025 Bath Half will take place on

Sunday 16th March 2025 and entries will open on Event Day in 2024 .

London Marathon Events is the organiser of world-leading mass participation events in running , cycling and swimming including the TCS London Marathon , Ford RideLondon , the Brighton Marathon Weekend , The Big Half , the Vitality London 10,000 , the Vitality Westminster Mile , Swim Serpentine and the Royal Parks Half . It is also a social purpose company , delivering outreach programmes which inspire activity in all ages , abilities and demographics to schools and communities across the UK .

For more info : www . bathhalf . co . uk