The Wokingham Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Wokingham, Berkshire, England since 1984. The race currently starts and finishes at Cantley Park. It is a UK Athletics BARR Gold Graded Event. The 2008 event attracted a field of over 2,500 runners. The 2009 event, due to be held on 8 February, was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and rearranged to May.[1]
The course record is held by Phil Wicks who ran in 1:03:14 in 2012. The Ladies record was set in 2008 by Liz Yelling who ran in 1:11:09.[2]
Edition | Year | Date | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) | |
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32nd | 2019 | 24 February | Matthew Clowes | 1:04:06 | Hayley Munn | 1:16:51 | |
31st | 2018 | 18 February | 1:05:11 | Naomi Mitchell | 1:17:55 | ||
30th | 2017 | 12 February | Toby Spencer | 1:05:48 | Joanne Harvey | 1:18:10 | |
29th | 2016 | 21 February | 1:03:46 | Caryl Jones | 1:14:35 | ||
28th | 2015 | 8 February | 1:04:18 | Hayley Munn | 1:15:43 | ||
2014 | Cancelled due to flooding [3] | ||||||
27th | 2013 | 10 February | 1.05.53 | Emily Wicks | 1.14.16 | ||
26th | 2012 | 19 February | Phil Wicks | 1.03.14 | 1.12.58 | ||
25th | 2011 | 13 February | Phil Wicks | 1.04.10 | 1.13.44 | ||
24th | 2010 | 21 February | Jean Ndyasenga | 1.04.48 | 1.16.53 | ||
23rd | 2009 | 24 May | David Webb | 1.04.50 | Sarah Gee | 1.18.10 | |
22nd | 2008 | 10 February | Toby Lambert | 1.05.41 | 1.11.09 | ||
21st | 2007 | 11 February | Williard Chinhanhu | 1.04.52 | Alice Braham | 1.17.19 | |
20th | 2006 | 12 February | 1.06.07 | Melanie Ellis | 1.17.46 | ||
19th | 2005 | 13 February | Dai Roberts | 1.12.50 | Alice Braham | 1.20.14 | |
18th | 2004 | 8 February | Jerome Claeys | 1.08.37 | Michelle Lee | 1.15.39 | |
17th | 2003 | Ronnie Adams | 1.10.39 | Liz Hartney | 1.19.37 | ||
2002 | Event not held | ||||||
16th | 2001 | Andrew Hennesy | 1.10.39 | Sarah Bradbury | 1.17.31 | ||
15th | 2000 | Mark Flint | 1.06.04 | Annie Emerson | 1.15.52 | ||
14th | 1999 | David Taylor | 1.08.42 | Gill O’Connor | 1.21.32 | ||
13th | 1998 | Vince Garner | 1.06.55 | Leslie Leggart | 1.21.47 | ||
12th | 1997 | Paul Harris | 1.07.50 | Tracie Swindell | 1.16.34 | ||
11th | 1996 | Gary Bishop | 1.06.54 | Mandy Whittington | 1.20.17 | ||
10th | 1995 | Peter Haynes | 1.05.26 | Jackie Leak | 1.17.44 | ||
9th | 1994 | Wayne Buxton | 1.08.41 | Jill Taylor | 1.20.33 | ||
8th | 1993 | Mark Curzons | 1.08.18 | Tanya Ball | 1.21.22 | ||
1992 | Event not held | ||||||
7th | 1991 | David Taylor | 1.08.41 | 1.15.59 | |||
6th | 1990 | M Scheyt | 1.08.38 | Janet Kelly | 1.20.36 | ||
5th | 1989 | Mike Hurd | 1.08.29 | Nicky McCracken | 1.16.56 | ||
4th | 1988 | Rob Watts | 1.06.52 | Rosemary Ellis | 1.17.34 | ||
3rd | 1986 | Bill Glad | 1.08.36 | Norma Blackwood | 1.24.56 | ||
2nd | 1985 | Mike Bliss | 1.08.00 | Karen Whapshot | 1.21.38 | ||
1st | 1984 | Mike Hurd | 1.06.59 | Jane Davies | Unknown |