at Brockenhurst in the New Forest, subject to confirmation by the Forestry Commission. Thank you, everyone who took part or helped in organising the 2013 race.
The race results are available below.
May 2013: John Austin race organisers hand over £13000 to Oakhaven Hospice Trust
The John Austin Half Marathon is a UK Athletics Licenced trail run in the New Forest. Over the last three years we have raised over £40 000 for Oakhaven Hospice Trust. This year we handed over a cheque for £13 000. Read the full story on our News page.
We had very enthusiastic feedback from previous competitors despite appalling weather in 2012, so by popular demand the race was back in 2013, when we were fortunate to have dry weather and a good run, reflected in some fastest ever times. Many of the entrants commented on the superb course and the friendly atmosphere of the event and said they will be back again in 2014.
Overall Winner James Baker
The overall winner was James Baker of Chichester Runners setting a record time 3 minutes ahead of second placed Ben Evans, winner of last year’s race, who was just seconds ahead of third placed Peter Baksh.
The womens race was won by Kathryn Bailey, ahead of Caroline Davis and third placed Sarah Moores.
Read the full story of the race on our Latest News page.
Photographs of the race are now available from the official photographer Pegasus Images: www.pegasusimages.com/html/events.html
Confirmed top 10 results for Sunday 3 March 2013:
| Place | Time | Name | Team | Age Group | Race No. |
| 1 | 1:14:22 | BAKER, James | Chichester Runners | Senior Men | 23 |
| 2 | 1:17:19 | EVANS, Ben | Guildford & Godalming | Senior Men | 279 |
| 3 | 1:17:40 | BAKSH, Peter | Senior Men | 682 | |
| 4 | 1:18:27 | PICKBURN, Alastair | New Forest Runners | Senior Men | 289 |
| 5 | 1:19:14 | BARWOOD, Martin | Chichester Runners | Senior Men | 288 |
| 6 | 1:19:26 | SNODGRASS, Martin | Stragglers | Senior Men | 382 |
| 7 | 1:20:31 | PACE, Andrew | Eastleigh Running Club | Vet Men 40 | 258 |
| 8 | 1:21:20 | BRADLEY, Jake | Senior Men | 232 | |
| 9 | 1:24:42 | STREET, Duncan | Senior Men | 227 | |
| 10 | 1:25:24 | STILEMAN, Mark | Hardley Runners | Vet Men 40 | 264 |
Full results for the 2013 race: FinalResults030313.xls
Photographs of the race are now available from the official photographer Pegasus Images: www.pegasusimages.com/html/events.html
Winners in each class:
| Place | Time | Name | Team | Age Group | Race No. |
| 38 | 1:32:41 | DAVIS, Caroline | Senior Ladies | 455 | |
| 1 | 1:14:22 | BAKER, James | Chichester Runners | Senior Men | 23 |
| 13 | 1:27:22 | BAILEY, Kathryn | Winchester & Dist AC | Vet Ladies 40 | 32 |
| 91 | 1:43:02 | PEMBERTON, Caroline | New Forest Runners | Vet Ladies 50 | 384 |
| 265 | 2:09:57 | CARTY, Ann | LISS RC | Vet Ladies 60 | 6 |
| 7 | 1:20:31 | PACE, Andrew | Eastleigh Running Club | Vet Men 40 | 258 |
| 15 | 1:28:04 | SZWINTO, Henry | New Forest Runners | Vet Men 50 | 1 |
| 124 | 1:46:54 | HAWKER, Ron | Lymington Triathlon Club | Vet Men 60 | 468 |
Full class results for the 2013 race: classes.xls
Date of 2014 Race
The 2014 John Austin Half Marathon will take place on 9 March 2014, subject to confirmation from the Forestry Commission to whom an application has been made. Once this is confirmed we will start taking entries, with discounts for early bookings. Check this website soon for news of bookings opening.
Organised by runners for runners, the race makes a great day out for competitors of all levels. The date 7 weeks before the London Marathon lends itself nicely to a spring marathon build up. The course is a scenic off road traffic free route running through the beautiful New Forest.
There are prizes for the overall men’s and women’s winners and winners of respective age categories (Senior, V40, V50, V60) as well as spot prizes, T-Shirt, Medal and an excellent goody bag.
100% of the proceeds go to charity.
If you have the organisational skills and would like to help with the race organisation or would like to sponsor the event please contact the committee at racesecretary@johnaustinhalf.co.uk – the long range forecast is looking bright!
Why is it called the John Austin Half Marathon? Find out about John and why Oakhaven means so much to Irene Austin: John Austin
For more information about the John Austin Half Marathon go to Race Information
For details of the course go to Race Route