Humph's Hilly Half Marathon

Saturday 19th June 2010 at 6pm

Once again the race followed a single loop, starting and finishing in Bourton-on-the-Water.  A notable picturesque route through the pretty villages of Clapton, Sherborne, Windrush, Great Barrington and Great Rissington. We have a selection of photos and maps showing the course.

Congratulations to Mike Smith of Bourton Roadrunners (1:16:18) and Michelle Parsons of Evesham Vale Running Club (1:29:02) - the 2010 winners - for achieving great times over a challenging course.  Read the full race report.   The race results are available to down-load.  Click-on picture below for a larger version.

Take a look at a few photos that Jo Lewis kindly took around the course.

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that supported the race, including all of the runners and our many supporters, including Bourton Rovers FC, St John Ambulance, Gloucestershire Police and our sponsor Hackings Storage and Distribution, that made the race possible.

Results are still available for the 2009,  2008,  2007,  2006,  2005 and  2004 races.

Despite our continued emphasis that for your safety the wearing of personal listening devices such as i-Pods etc. is prohibited and against UK:Athletics rules, several runners persisted in wearing them.

Background

The Hilly Half was introduced in 2003 to replace the Bourton Classic 15 mile race, which had been running for over 20 years.  So far it has proved to be a good move.

This year's race director is Tony Goodwill, who is supported by Steve Hudson as race entries secretary. Tony may be contacted at and Steve be contacted at

UK Athletics has issued us with a race licence, number 2010-100778, for this event.

Eventual 2010 Hilly Half winner, Mike Smith, closing on Garry Payne. Click on the image to download a larger copy.

The 2009 race report and the 2008 race report are still available to read.

We would love to be able organise a marathon one day too.  Please let us know if it would be of interest.