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Humph's Hilly Half Marathon

Saturday 18th June 2011 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.

The race HQ was at Bourton Rovers Football Club (GL54 2DT), a 10 minute walk to the race start. The new showers and changing rooms proved to be popular, and we thank them for laying on the BBQ for us.

Congratulations to Stuart Fox of Bournemouth AC(1:14:35) and Shona Crombie-Hicks of Bourton Roadrunners (1:20:00) - the 2011 winners - for achieving great times over a challenging course.  The full race report will follow shortly   The race results are available to down-load.  Click-on picture below to see our small picture gallery of the race - more to follow shortly.

Bourton Roadrunners Humphs Hilly Half
We have a few pictures to share with you.
click on the picture to see the race gallery

Humphs Hilly Half - Competitors relaxing before the start.
Different approaches for preparation.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - The Club's President Norm Lane.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Stuart Fox, the race leader at Barrington.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Stuart Fox, the race leader at Barrington.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Stuart Fox, the race leader at Barrington.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - 2010 Winner, Mike Smith, at Barrington.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - 2010 Winner, Mike Smith, at Barrington.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Anthony Bailey, Andy Gore and Mike Ellis.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Anthony Bailey, Andy Gore and Mike Ellis.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Mike Ellis of Spa Striders.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Mike Ellis of Spa Striders.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Dave Rantell and Dave Gresswell.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Dave Rantell and Dave Gresswell.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - David Cantwell of Woodstock.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - David Cantwell of Woodstock.
Bourton Roadrunners Humph's Hilly Half 2011 - Shona Crombie-Hicks of Bourton Roadrunners.

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 2010,  2009,  2008,  2007,  2006,  2005 and  2004 races.

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.

2011 Hilly Half Leader

Race leader and eventual winner, Stuart Fox, at Great Barrington. Click on the image to download a larger copy.

Mike Smith, 2010 winner, chases leader

2010 Hilly Half winner, Mike Smith, 15 seconds behind the race leader. Click on the image to download a larger copy.

This year's race director was Gill Carrick, who was supported by Steve Hudson as race entries secretary. Gill may be contacted at and Steve at

Our race licence is 2011-0068, and the certificate of course measurement is available for inspection too.

The 2010 race report, 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.