Race date: 26 September 2021

The 2020 Sheffield Half Marathon finally got under way at the fourth(?) time of asking, having been squished into the same day as the Sheffield 10K. It was just like old times as runners of all abilites lined up nervously, excitedly and dying-for-another-wee-ly on Arundel Gate, waiting to be set loose on the long climb to Ringinglow. The sun was shining, the marshals were smiling and that bit coming out of Dore was still illogically hard.

3799 people finished the race, last among whom (and first in the MV80 category) was the tireless John Burkhill with his pram. The race was won by Andrew Heyes of Hallamshire Harriers, who ran in 1:06:04 and was almost five minutes ahead of his nearest rival. First woman was Striders’ own Caroline Brock, in a storming 1:23:27 that put her two-and-a-half minutes clear of second place.

Striders results