Race date: Sunday 26 March 2023

Race distance: half marathon

The 2023 Sheffield Half took place in perfect running conditions: cool, dry and not too windy. It was nice to see the city centre full of people, even if most of them were queueing for the bag drop. That aside, the half has always (since the one we don’t talk about) been a great event for Sheffield, with loads of support from the public and the super-enthusiastic marshals and a course that’s doable but can still catch you out.

Hallamshire Harriers took the men’s and women’s top places, with Tommy Power posting 1:08:00 and Phillipa Williams smashing her own course record in 1:14:50.

Striders took three category wins, with Chris Ireland narrowly taking M60 in 1:26:33(!), Sheena Woodhead winning F70 in 2:26:40 and Graham Goff cruising to victory in M70 by seven minutes (1:45:28) over fellow Strider Chris Reece in second. Nicky Rafferty stormed in at 1:48:41 to claim third in F60.

Man with the Pram John Burkhill was second M80 in 3:26:30. 4749 runners finished.

Striders results