Wokingham Half Marathon

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.

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.^[1]

Recent winners

Edition	Year	Date	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
29th	2016	February 21	Paul Pollock [2]	1:03:46	Caryl Jones[3]	1:14:35
28th	2015	February 8	Paul Martelletti	1:04:18	Hayley Munn	1:15:43
	2014	Canceled due to flooding [4]
27th	2013		Adam Bowden	1.05.53	Emily Wicks	1.14.16
26th	2012	February 19	Phil Wicks[5]	1.03.14	Liz Yelling	1.12.58
25th	2011	February 13	Phil Wicks[5]	1.04.10	Liz Yelling	1.13.44
24th	2010		Jean Ndyasenga	1.04.48	Liz Yelling	1.16.53
23rd	2009		David Webb	1.04.50	Sarah Gee	1.18.10
22nd	2008		Toby Lambert	1.05.41	Liz Yelling	1.11.09
21st	2007		Williard Chinhanhu	1.04.52	Alice Braham	1.17.19
20th	2006		Huw Lobb	1.06.07	Melanie Ellis	1.17.46
19th	2005		Dai Roberts	1.12.50	Alice Braham	1.20.14
18th	2004		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	Paula Fudge	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

References

1. Wokingham Half Marathon
2. Paul Pollock profile at Power of 10
3. Caryl Jones profile at Power of 10
4. Laura Miller (7 February 2014). "Floods cause cancellation of Wokingham Half Marathon". Get Reading. Trinity Mirror Southern. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
5. Phil Wicks profile at Power of 10

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