Race's starting and finish line area is the city's famous Don Valley Stadium, the home of both the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Football Club and the Rotherham United Football Club. From there, runners head out on an out-and-back course that runs in a roughly southwest direction on the outward route, and a roughly northeast direction on the return route. Runners will encounter long straightaway stretches along Brightside Lane and Princess Street in the race's early going, followed by numerous twists and turns through the neighborhoods as the course winds its way toward and through Sheffield's city center.
The hilliest stretches of the race -- which unfolds entirely over paved surfaces throughout -- occur in the middle section of the race, between mile markers 4 and 9. The course reaches its peak elevation around the mile 8 marker (at Fitzwilliam Street) at a height of about 300 feet above sea level; the race's low point, which occurs in the first and last three miles or so of the race, is just under 150 feet above sea level.
Runners in the half marathon will have a three-hour limit in which to complete the race's 13.1 miles, after which time a race bus will come along to pick up any stragglers or those having trouble finishing in the time allotted. For runners who don't feel up to running the half, the race also offers a 3K "Great Fun Run," which is open to all ages, including wheelchair competitors and "fancy dress," which means it welcomes runners in costume.
2010 RACE RESULTS
The 2010 race this year was won by Andrew Pearson of Longwood Harriers in a time of 1hr 7m 4s
The women's race winner was Natalie Farrow of Lincoln and Wellington AC with a time of 1hr 23m 24s
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