Race Date: Sunday 10th April 2016
According to the organisers, the Sheffield Half (Or as it is officially known, the Plusnet Yorkshire Half) is one of the toughest in the country. However, with the views from Ringinglow Road and Sheephill Road it must also be one of the prettiest, especially on a gloriously still sunny morning!
The club benefited from a huge turnout of all abilities, and also provided the pacers for the event. Particular thanks go to them! There was plenty of Striders based support out on the course as well – encouragement is always appreciated.
The race winner was John Franklin of Serpentine RC, in a time of 1:10:24. The winning lady was Zanthe Wray of Hallamshire Harriers, in a time of 1:23:09. First Striders were Phil Skelton in 1:19:05 and Amy Earnshaw in 1:30:35. Well done to the both of you, and everyone else who took part as well. It’s a challenge!
5948 runners finished the event, of which 142 (at last count) were Striders (Though only 114 were listed as such). I’ve added in as many Striders who weren’t listed as in the club as I can find. Bearing in mind the high numbers involved, I must apologise in advance to anyone I’ve missed! Just let me know if you’re not included in the table and I will add you in as soon as I can.
The obligatory group photo before the start…
Zoe Dickinson enjoying getting the worst of the route over with…
Photos courtesy of Andy Green & Mick Wall.
Here’s a link to the Flickr album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steelcitystriders/sets/72157666926745786
Without further ado, the Striders results:
| Gun Pos | Name | Chip Time | Cat |
| 27 | Phil Skelton | 01:19:05 | M |
| 42 | Benjamin Jones | 01:21:38 | M |
| 58 | Luke Desforges | 01:22:48 | M45 |
| 80 | Martin Billington | 01:24:40 | M45 |
| 84 | Sam Needham | 01:25:04 | M |
| 102 | Louis Wood | 01:25:45 | M35 |
| 154 | Chris Guy | 01:28:17 | M35 |
| 164 | edward slater | 01:28:32 | M45 |
| 168 | Daniel Cubitt | 01:28:41 | M |
| 182 | Lee Deakins | 01:28:54 | M |
| 194 | John Swain | 01:29:29 | M45 |
| 224 | David Perkins | 01:29:53 | M35 |
| 228 | Tim Holt | 01:30:10 | M35 |
| 238 | Amy Earnshaw | 01:30:35 | F |
| 252 | Keith Hague | 01:30:49 | M |
| 269 | Jasper South | 01:31:44 | M50 |
| 283 | Austen Puleston | 01:31:53 | M |
| 337 | James Smith | 01:33:19 | M35 |
| 352 | Nick Burns | 01:33:35 | M45 |
| 355 | Steve Haake | 01:33:43 | M50 |
| 369 | Eric Latham | 01:34:02 | M40 |
| 377 | Charlotte Spencer | 01:33:46 | F |
| 378 | James Ogden | 01:34:01 | M35 |
| 383 | Alastair Lawson | 01:34:30 | M40 |
| 439 | Steve Irvine | 01:35:24 | M45 |
| 461 | John Ashforth | 01:35:27 | M |
| 467 | Richard Sayers | 01:36:11 | M |
| 474 | Nathaniel McHugh | 01:36:00 | M35 |
| 476 | Al Cook | 01:36:05 | M40 |
| 480 | Michael Richardson | 01:36:08 | M40 |
| 502 | Keith Jackson | 01:36:08 | M50 |
| 573 | Adam McAuley | 01:37:27 | M45 |
| 595 | Suzanne Bridges | 01:37:59 | F35 |
| 604 | Jimmy Sharman | 01:37:07 | M35 |
| 645 | Adday Heller | 01:37:48 | F |
| 681 | Amy Duck | 01:38:58 | F |
| 692 | Martyn Goldsack | 01:39:20 | M35 |
| 701 | Richard Pegg | 01:37:46 | M55 |
| 710 | Sergei Shkul | 01:39:14 | M35 |
| 721 | Ross Drayton | 01:39:20 | M |
| 725 | Michael Greer | 01:39:33 | M40 |
| 729 | Kiri Langmead | 01:39:25 | F |
| 779 | Lucy Broom | 01:40:10 | F40 |
| 795 | Darren Maher | 01:40:25 | M50 |
| 802 | Alex Shepherd | 01:39:59 | M45 |
| 810 | Graham Hague | 01:40:50 | M60 |
| 862 | Neil Schofield | 01:40:51 | M45 |
| 907 | Michael Squires | 01:42:04 | M45 |
| 934 | Trevor Cleveland | 01:41:22 | M50 |
| 966 | Andy Green | 01:42:37 | M50 |
| 989 | Peter Macqueen | 01:42:52 | M35 |
| 991 | Anthony O’Keefe | 01:42:53 | M |
| 1021 | john maples | 01:42:32 | M50 |
| 1041 | Rob Savies | 01:42:42 | M50 |
| 1138 | Emma Broglia | 01:43:33 | F |
| 1149 | Gavin Pumford | 01:44:10 | M |
| 1157 | Helen Calder | 01:44:08 | F40 |
| 1167 | Ben Nevill | 01:42:40 | M |
| 1180 | Bob Pringle | 01:45:17 | M60 |
| 1208 | Mark Bagley | 01:45:20 | M50 |
| 1244 | Simon Hope | 01:45:02 | M |
| 1276 | Dan Murphy | 01:44:32 | M40 |
| 1278 | Jenny Lingrell | 01:46:22 | F40 |
| 1334 | Janusz Siodmiak | 01:43:59 | M35 |
| 1367 | David Tucker | 01:42:27 | M45 |
| 1404 | Stuart R JONES | 01:46:38 | M55 |
| 1417 | Carol Beattie | 01:47:58 | F60 |
| 1443 | Nathaniel Smith | 01:47:58 | M |
| 1454 | Ashleigh Barron | 01:48:16 | F |
| 1469 | Emily Chaplais | 01:47:13 | F |
| 1517 | DAVID HEWITT | 01:46:00 | M60 |
| 1603 | Andrew Woffindin | 01:49:33 | M50 |
| 1608 | stephen marren | 01:48:46 | M50 |
| 1616 | michael twigg | 01:49:35 | M45 |
| 1653 | Stephanie Street | 01:47:59 | F55 |
| 1684 | Paul Niven | 01:49:50 | M35 |
| 1726 | Tom Nuttgens | 01:49:54 | M50 |
| 1733 | Thomas McCart | 01:44:55 | M |
| 1753 | Laura Fletcher | 01:51:01 | F |
| 1844 | Liam Russell | 01:51:08 | M |
| 1859 | Nicholas Bolt | 01:48:07 | M |
| 1865 | Neal Pates | 01:46:39 | M45 |
| 1954 | David Bailey | 01:52:29 | M |
| 2079 | Jon Rhodes | 01:52:35 | M35 |
| 2082 | Roisin Reeves | 01:53:22 | F |
| 2182 | Ian Blackburn | 01:53:02 | M55 |
| 2281 | Matt Rimmer | 01:54:57 | M35 |
| 2308 | Phil Dooley | 01:56:23 | M40 |
| 2342 | Hannah Milton | 01:55:31 | F35 |
| 2377 | Alexander Arblaster | 01:54:39 | M35 |
| 2390 | Catherine McKeown | 01:55:07 | F45 |
| 2407 | Helen Keating | 01:51:40 | F40 |
| 2501 | Helen Cain | 01:55:05 | F35 |
| 2522 | Anni Crawford | 01:54:04 | F40 |
| 2528 | John Liddle | 01:54:53 | M45 |
| 2640 | Laura Evans | 01:58:24 | F |
| 2642 | Chris Heggs | 01:59:32 | M40 |
| 2726 | Loz Harvey | 01:58:53 | M40 |
| 2738 | Naomi Rabin | 01:59:59 | F |
| 2943 | Kelly Knight | 01:57:00 | F |
| 3058 | Jane Bowles | 02:00:47 | F45 |
| 3079 | Emma Beer | 02:01:38 | F |
| 3099 | Edward Startup | 01:59:30 | M |
| 3205 | richard binks | 02:03:33 | M60 |
| 3334 | Becky Chapman | 02:04:46 | F35 |
| 3461 | Timothy Ryan | 02:05:05 | M45 |
| 3508 | Mohammed Ahmed | 02:02:52 | M35 |
| 3525 | Sarah Storey | 02:03:40 | F40 |
| 3590 | Philippa Penman | 02:04:21 | F50 |
| 3643 | Blaine Quigley | 02:06:50 | M45 |
| 3624 | John Walker | 02:04:39 | M50 |
| 3653 | Emma Dickinson | 02:04:39 | F35 |
| 3690 | Paul Reeve | 02:04:39 | M |
| 3756 | Lindsey Crowson | 02:04:32 | F40 |
| 3790 | Tom Bolland | 02:05:00 | M |
| 3848 | James Chaffer | 02:07:44 | M45 |
| 4048 | Nicole Nield | 02:09:15 | F60 |
| 4104 | Jo Carnie | 02:08:47 | F45 |
| 4116 | Alex De Salis | 02:12:41 | F |
| 4242 | Magdalena Boo | 02:09:33 | F40 |
| 4260 | Jo Eccles | 02:07:45 | F35 |
| 4278 | Ron Ward | 02:10:57 | M70+ |
| 4288 | Ruth Jacks | 02:11:54 | F |
| 4590 | Louie Tyssen | 02:15:14 | M |
| 4639 | Steve King | 02:20:32 | M35 |
| 4651 | Fionuala creagh | 02:15:20 | F60 |
| 4672 | David Denton | 02:16:42 | M60 |
| 4674 | Daniel Lilley | 02:15:16 | M |
| 4733 | Kathryn Epworth | 02:18:15 | F40 |
| 4764 | Cameron Black | 02:18:04 | M35 |
| 4924 | Rachel Smith | 02:20:26 | F45 |
| 4944 | Jill Davies | 02:19:27 | F55 |
| 5118 | Nicole Brown | 02:25:27 | F40 |
| 5172 | zoe dickinson | 02:26:55 | F40 |
| 5173 | Emma Portus | 02:26:57 | F |
| 5216 | Caroline Storey | 02:25:45 | F35 |
| 5400 | Kathryn Briggs | 02:28:45 | F |
| 5477 | Graham Nield | 02:31:13 | M60 |
| 5611 | Lee Kenton | 02:43:32 | M |
| 5644 | Jessica Hyde | 02:37:18 | F |
| 5771 | Stuart Carrack | 02:49:33 | M |
| 5945 | Katie Jackson | 03:42:20 | F |
There are also separate results for the “King of the Hill” and “10k” competitions within the main race on the chiptiming website, for anyone who is interested in seeing how they did in those!Full results available at: http://chiptiming.co.uk/results/?sport=1&year=2016&event=2586&race=4427