Wokingham Half Marathon
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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 8th February was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
The course record is held by Willard Chinhanhu who ran in 1.04.52 in 2007. The Ladies record was set in 2008 by Liz Yelling
who ran in 1.11.09.
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
held in Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
since 1984. The race currently starts and finishes at Cantley Park. It is a UK Athletics
UK Athletics
UK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as athletes, their development, and athletics officials....
BARR Gold Graded Event. The 2008 event attracted a field of over 2,500 runners. The 2009 event due to be held on 8th February was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
The course record is held by Willard Chinhanhu who ran in 1.04.52 in 2007. The Ladies record was set in 2008 by Liz Yelling
Liz Yelling
Elizabeth Anne Yelling is a British long-distance runner currently based in Poole, Dorset...
who ran in 1.11.09.