Hackney Half Marathon in footage as over 20,000 race – together with star names
Over 50,000 are expected to have visited the festival village across the weekend with actual half marathon going past Hackney Empire, Stonebridge Gardens, Regents Canal and Victoria Park
Over 20,000 runners pounded the streets of East London for the 2024 Wizz Air Hackney Half marathon in sweltering conditions.
The event, which had 25,000 sign ups, continued to cement its place as London’s biggest and most popular half marathon. Among the runners was Bridgerton and Wicked star Jonathan Bailey who ran on behalf of Just Like Us, the LGBT+ young people’s charity, where he is Patron.
Other high profile names taking part this year included running sensation Anya Culling, off the back of another impressive London Marathon performance, as well as TV physician Dr Alex George.
The Wizz Air Hackney Half was the headline event at the Hackney Moves festival which took place on the Hackney Marshes, with three stages hosting exercise groups and live entertainment, with over 50,000 expected to have visited the festival village across the weekend.
The famous Hackney Half 13.1 mile route set off from Hackney Marshes making its way to the famous Hackney Empire before reaching the Stonebridge Gardens. Crossing the halfway point the runners passed the Regents Canal, making their way to Victoria Park before the final stretch through the iconic Hackney Wick.
Yvie Lock (Thames Valley Harriers) was the women’s winner while the first two males to cross the line, Fredrick Hessian and Jonathan Escalante-Phillips did so hand in hand.
To sign up to be amongst the first to hear when tickets for the 2025 Wizz Air Hackney Half Marathon go on sale, visit www.hackneymoves.com
