British Olympic hero Sir Mo Farah will begin his journey towards this year’s Tokyo Games by racing another of the all-time distance running greats, Kenenisa Bekele, at the 2020 Vitality Big Half on Sunday 1 March. … [Read more...]
Cardiff holds inaugural Commonwealth Half Marathon
October 10, 2018
The Cardiff Half Marathon, another five-star certified road race by European Athletics Running for All, on Sunday staged the inaugural edition of the Commonwealth Half Marathon. … [Read more...]
Four athletes selected for Copehagen Half
March 5, 2014
Following the trial race at the Reading half marathon last weekend, British Athletics will be sending four athletes to the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday 29 March. … [Read more...]
Partridge sets PB in Bath Half
March 5, 2013
Bath Half-Marathon, March 3 IAAF World Championships marathon representative Susan Partridge (John Montgomery) finished a very close second in a PB 70:32 to go of the McCain Power of Ten half-marathon rankings Alyson Dixon (self-coached), who also ran for Britain in Daegu in 2011, took a minute off her personal best … [Read more...]
Farah wins New Orleans Half
February 25, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - February, 24, 2013 - Running competitively on the roads for the first time since winning two gold medals at the London Olympics last summer, Mo Farah didn't have time to acknowledge all the well-wishers along the half-marathon route of Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & Half Marathon. … [Read more...]
UK Team to IAAF Half Champs
September 25, 2012
UKA has today named three athletes who will compete for the Aviva GB & NI team in Kavarna, Bulgaria at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. … [Read more...]
Deed, Heslop top UK finishers in Reading
April 6, 2012
The Mizuno Reading Half Marathon, now in its 29th year, kicked off the second runbritain Grand Prix - which enjoys a Brits-only prize fund totalling £55,000 across five events - with 13,104 finishers crossing the line inside Reading Football Club’s Madejski Stadium. … [Read more...]
Samuels takes 3rd in Berlin
April 5, 2011
On a quiet weekend across the UK results were as follows: Berlin Half Marathon, April 3 Sonia Samuels finished a high profile third at the Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday. Samuels the first Briton to make a podium finish in the race, was beaten by African athletes Valentine Kipketer and Fate Tola. … [Read more...]
Yeovil Half Marathon report
March 30, 2011
Yeovil Half Marathon report Ellie Sutcliffe of Exmouth Harriers had a double reason to celebrate after the inaugural Yeovil half marathon yesterday. The 27-year-old not only won the race, finishing over two minutes clear of Wells junior Lizzie Hart, but also recorded a personal best time of 88minis 07secs, … [Read more...]
