# Sheffield Half Marathon

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. 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, 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. 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.
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. 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.

## Recent winners

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### 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 | John Franklin | 1:10:24 | Zanthe Wray | 1:22:59 |
| 2015 | 12 April | Dave Archer | 1:13:20 | Sharon Barlow | 1:22:59 |
| 2014 | Cancelled |
| 2013 | 12 May | Ben Fish | 1:06:51 | Julie Briscoe | 1:16:17 |
| 2012 | 27 May | John Franklin | 1:10:31 | Nicola Squires | 1:21:22 |
| 2011 | 8 May | Fergus Meade | 1:11:32 | Nicola Clay | 1:21:17 |
| 2010 | 25 April | Andrew Pearson | 1:07:04 | Natalie Burns | 1:23:24 |
| 2009 | 26 April | Jason Ward | 1:08:02 | Rebecca Robinson | 1:14:52 |
| 2008 | 27 April | Zachary Kihara | 1:05:12 | Nicola Clay | 1:18:53 |
| 2007 | 20 May | Simon Tonui | 1:05:00 | Banuelia Katesigwa | 1:17:34 |
| 2006 | 14 May | Tomas Abyu | 1:04:05 | Pauline Powell | 1:17:47 |
| 2005 | 1 May | Simon Tonui | 1:04:46 | Cathy Mutwa | 1:15:31 |
| 2004 | 2 May | Eric Kiplagat | 1:04:50 | Miriam Wangari | 1:16:16 |
| 2003 | | William Musyoki | 1:09.44 | Yelena Burykena | 1:22.20 |
| 2002 | | Mohamed el Sadicki | 1:08.36 | Penny Thackray | 1:18.44 |
| 2001 | | Andrew Aked | 1:09.57 | Kate Rice | 1:24.56 |
| 2000 | 16 April | Mohammed Fahiti | 1:07.11 | Chaanah Patton | 1:18.59 |
| 1999 | | Andrew Weatherill | 1:07.40 | Kate Burge | 1:17.52 |
| 1998 | | Carl Thackery | 1:06.03 | Carol Wolstenholme | 1:26.07 |
| 1997 | | Kassa Tadassa | 1:05.45 | Jane Shields | 1:15.55 |
| 1996 | | Trevor Wilson | 1:09.50 | Carol Wild | 1:25.29 |
| 1995 | | Tony Duffy | 1:07.57 | Jenny Pearson | 1:26.23 |
| 1994 | | Tony Duffy | 1:09.00 | Deborah Shaw | 1:25.03 |
| 1993 | | Peter Whitehead | 1:05.17 | Sally Eastall | 1:16.37 |
| 1992 | 28 June | Julius Gombedeza | 1:04.36 | Julia Sakare | 1:18.04 |
| 1991 | Not held due to 1991 World Student Games | Not held due to 1991 World Student Games | Not held due to 1991 World Student Games | Not held due to 1991 World Student Games | Not held due to 1991 World Student Games |
| 1990 | | John Tollerfield | 1:07.28 | Jane Shields | 1:18.07 |
| 1989 | | Roy Bailey | 1:08.15 | Clare Crofts | 1:24.52 |
| 1988 | 19 June | Chris Parkes | 1:07.40 | Carol Moore | 1:25.32 |
| 1987 | | Sam Carey | 1:08.07 | Sarah Singleton | 1:24.08 |
| 1986 | | Roy Bailey | 1:07.32 | Jenny Pearson | 1:22.23 |
| 1985 | | Tim Leader | 1:08.30 | Jenny Pearson | 1:25.30 |
| 1984 | | Chris Maddocks | 1:11.06 | J Clarke | 1:22.27 |
| 1983 | | Dave Allen | | D Bennett | |
| 1982 | | Trevor Fieldsend | | J Hulbert | |

### 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 | Sarah Heatley | 3:17:38 |
| 2002 | 28 April | Darren Hale | 2:34:17 | Helen Burrell | 2:55:23 |
| 2001 | 29 April | Darren Hale | 2:30:17 | Ruth Whitehead | 3:06:47 |
| 2000 | | Darren Hale | 2:35:30 | Sally Keigher | 3:06:40 |
| 1999 | | Dennis Walmsley | 2:29:06 | Eleanor Robinson | 2:59:39 |
| 1998 | | Richard Ironmonger | 2:30:56 | Elizabeth Allott | 2:55:19 |
| 1997 | | Andrew Weatherill | 2:28:37 | Eleanor Robinson | 2:58:13 |
| 1996 | | Chris Parkes | 2:20:04 | Eleanor Robinson | 2:59:58 |
| 1995 | | Jonathan Hooper | 2:27:14 | Eleanor Robinson | 2:58:44 |
| 1994 | | Dave Bond | 2:29:31 | Sarah Kriel | 3:18:14 |
| 1993 | | John Boyes | 2:24:36 | Eleanor Robinson | 2:58:23 |
| 1992 | 28 June | Dave Bond | 2:26:05 | Janet Kelly | 3:05:00 |
| 1991 | | Dave Bond | 2:25:35 | Caroline Boyd | 2:55:05 |
| 1990 | | Ken Moss | 2:26:16 | Janet Kelly | 2:49:05 |
| 1989 | | Trevor Hawes | 2:31:53 | Caroline Boyd | 3:08:14 |
| 1988 | 19 June | Trevor Hawes | 2:26:01 | Dora Hopkinson | 3:04:52 |
| 1987 | | Trevor Hawes | 2:26:29 | Pat Hudson | 3:04:33 |
| 1986 | | Sam Carey | 2:26:09 | Helene Diamantides | 3:25:01 |
| 1985 | | Trevor Hawes | 2:23:55 | Dors Hopkinson | 3:14:37 |
| 1984 | | Trevor Hawes | 2:26:21 | Dawn Harris | 3:16:34 |
| 1983 | | Trevor Hawes | 2:23:23 | Dawn Harris | 2:59:40 |
| 1982 | | Malcolm Martin | 2:29:49 | Jenny Pearson | 3:01:41 |