Sheffield Half Marathon

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The Sheffield Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Sheffield, England. It was started as a marathon in 1929 for two years, with a half marathon run at the same time. It restarted again 1946 after the Second World War. In 2003 it was reduced to a half marathon and 3-kilometre fun run. Moving from Hillsborough in 1991, the race started and finished at Don Valley Stadium, the stadium where Jessica Ennis trained, until the stadium's closure was announced in 2013.[1] The race is gold graded by UK Athletics.

The 10 chosen charities for the 2009 event were Sheffield Teenage Cancer Trust, Motor Neurone Disease Association South Yorkshire, Macmillan Cancer Support, Myasthenia Gravis Association, RSPCA Sheffield, Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre South Yorkshire, Sheffield Wildlife Trust, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind and Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

The 2009 Sheffield Half Marathon was sponsored by SIG Insulations and took place on 26 April 2009 at Sheffield International Venues managed facility Don Valley Stadium at 9:30 am.

The 2010 Marathon was held 25 April.

The 2014 race, on 6 April, was due to start and finish at the Don Valley Stadium,[2] but was cancelled at the last minute due to the expected delivery of water bowsers not arriving. South Yorkshire Police initially set up roadblocks in order to try to stop those runners that had set off, but later decided to let them carry on for safety reasons.[3] Despite the cancellation, organisers refused to refund runners, which one entrant described as "pretty disgusting". Deputy Prime Minister and Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg has called for a "full explanation" of how the "farcical situation" was allowed to happen.[4]

From 2015, the race relocated to the city centre, with the starting point on Arundel Gate and the finish line on Pinstone Street. The route took runners up Ecclesall Road and out to Ringinglow, before returning through Dore and back down Ecclesall Road. It was re-branded as the Plusnet Yorkshire Half Marathon as part of the Run For All Yorkshire Marathon series.[5] The new route features over 850 feet of elevation gain in the first 5 and a half miles, including a category 3 climb. In addition to the overall race time, runners are timed on a single-mile climb (King/Queen of the Hill) and a 10 km mostly downhill "sprint" section.[6]

Recent winners[]

Source:[7]

Half Marathon[]

Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2019 14 April Jamie Hall 1:11:16 Phillipa Williams 1:17:25
2018 8 April William Mycroft 1:11:12 Nicola Squiresr 1:19:21
2017 9 April Steven Bayton 1:09:25 Sarah Lowery 1:20:25
2016 10 April [8] 1:10:24 [9] 1:22:59
2015 12 April [10] 1:13:20 [11] 1:22:59
2014 Cancelled
2013 12 May 1:06:51 1:16:17
2012 27 May 1:10:31 [12] 1:21:22
2011 8 May 1:11:32 [13] 1:21:17
2010 25 April Andrew Pearson 1:07:04 [14] 1:23:24
2009 26 April 1:08:02 1:14:52
2008 27 April 1:05:12 [13] 1:18:53
2007 20 May 1:05:00 1:17:34
2006 14 May Tomas Abyu 1:04:05 1:17:47
2005 1 May 1:04:46 1:15:31
2004 2 May 1:04:50 Miriam Wangari 1:16:16
2003 1:09.44 1:22.20
2002 1:08.36 1:18.44
2001 1:09.57 1:24.56
2000 16 April 1:07.11 1:18.59
1999 1:07.40 1:17.52
1998 Carl Thackery 1:06.03 1:26.07
1997 1:05.45 Jane Shields 1:15.55
1996 1:09.50 1:25.29
1995 1:07.57 1:26.23
1994 1:09.00 1:25.03
1993 Peter Whitehead 1:05.17 Sally Eastall 1:16.37
1992 28 June 1:04.36 1:18.04
1991 Not held due to 1991 World Student Games
1990 1:07.28 Jane Shields 1:18.07
1989 1:08.15 1:24.52
1988 19 June 1:07.40 1:25.32
1987 1:08.07 1:24.08
1986 1:07.32 1:22.23
1985 1:08.30 1:25.30
1984 Chris Maddocks 1:11.06 1:22.27
1983
1982

Marathon[]

Year Date Men's winner Time (h:m:s) Women's winner Time (h:m:s)
2003 1 June Tomas Abyu 2:27:42 3:17:38
2002 28 April [15] 2:34:17 2:55:23
2001 29 April 2:30:17 3:06:47
2000 2:35:30 3:06:40
1999 2:29:06 Eleanor Robinson 2:59:39
1998 2:30:56 2:55:19
1997 2:28:37 Eleanor Robinson 2:58:13
1996 2:20:04 Eleanor Robinson 2:59:58
1995 Jonathan Hooper 2:27:14 Eleanor Robinson 2:58:44
1994 2:29:31 3:18:14
1993 2:24:36 Eleanor Robinson 2:58:23
1992 28 June 2:26:05 3:05:00
1991 2:25:35 2:55:05
1990 2:26:16 2:49:05
1989 2:31:53 3:08:14
1988 19 June 2:26:01 3:04:52
1987 2:26:29 3:04:33
1986 2:26:09 Helene Diamantides 3:25:01
1985 2:23:55 3:14:37
1984 2:26:21 Dawn Harris 3:16:34
1983 2:23:23 Dawn Harris 2:59:40
1982 2:29:49 3:01:41

References[]

  1. ^ Sky News - Jessica Ennis makes appeal
  2. ^ Sheffield Star
  3. ^ "Sheffield Half Marathon cancelled due to 'lack of water' for runners". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Half Marathon: No refunds for cancelled race runners". BBC News. 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ "'Tough' Sheffield half marathon for runners from around the world". Johnston Publishing Ltd. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Route". Run For All Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Previous Winners". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. ^ John Franklin at Power of 10
  9. ^ Zanthe Wray at Power of 10
  10. ^ Dave Archer at Power of 10
  11. ^ Sharon Barlow at Power of 10
  12. ^ Nicola Squires at Power of 10
  13. ^ a b Nicola Clay at Power of 10
  14. ^ Natalie Burns at Power of 10
  15. ^ "Hale the hat-trick marathon hero". The Star. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

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