Jake Smith (Pontypridd Roadents AC) and Abbie Donnelly (Lincoln Wellington AC) led more than 11,000 people across the finish line on a memorable day to embrace a new dawn at the 43rd GetPRO Bath Half on Sunday 16 March 2025.

Bath Half has been one of the UK's biggest and fastest half marathons since 600 runners entered the first race in 1982, won by Nigel Gates (1:03:01) and Joyce Smith (1:11:45).

Now under the auspices of London Marathon Events (LME), with new headline sponsor GetPRO Performance Protein Products, this year's event had additional kudos as the official UK Athletics qualifier for the 2025 World Athletics Road Running Championships Half Marathon

Abbie Donnelly secured automatic qualification for the half marathon world championships with a dominant victory in 1:09:54, six seconds inside the time required. Jake Smith won the men's race in 1:02:20 and will now seek to run faster than 62 minutes before 11 May 2025 to cement his place in the GB team.

The women's podium was completed by Natasha Phillips (Dundee Hawkhill Harriers, 1:12:06) and Annabel Gummow (Herts Phoenix AC, 1:12:26). The men's top three included defending champion Omar Ahmed (Birchfield Harriers, 1:02:43) and Dewi Griffiths (Swansea Harriers, 1:03:03). The Bath Half records are 1:01:44 by Matthew Mbithi (Kenya, 2016) and 1:09:27 by Liz Yelling (Bedford & County AC, 2007).

Joanna Wales, Event Lead for the GetPRO Bath Half, said: “It has been an incredible weekend in Bath, concluding with the GetPRO Bath Half. We saw the very best of the city and its people – both on the course and at the roadside – including the elite runners who got us underway and the thousands in the mass field who brought colour, fun, and a feeling of real community throughout. We expect the 2026 GetPRO Bath Half, on Sunday 15 March, to be even more popular and we are already looking forward to making it bigger and better than ever.”

Participants exited Royal Victoria Park, heading west along the north of the River Avon, and looping back towards the city at Great Pulteney Street. There was a second loop past Royal Victoria Park, before the grand finish on Royal Avenue just past the Royal Crescent. 

Runners were dressed in the colours of more than 100 charities, raising millions for causes close to their hearts, including the three charity partners: Alzheimer’s Society, Cancer Research UK, and RUHX (the Official NHS Charity of the Royal United Hospitals Bath).

General and Charity Entries for the 2026 GetPRO Bath Half, on Sunday 15 March, are open with early bird standard entry saving £5 at £51.50.

Results and previous reports are at the runABC South race listing here.

Images courtesy Bath Half Marathon press release