The Sheffield Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held in Sheffield, England. It was started as a Marathon in 1982, with a half marathon run at the same time. The race currently starts and finishes at Don Valley Stadium. In 2004 it was reduced to a half marathon and 3 kilometre fun run. The race is gold graded by UK Athletics.
The 10 chosen charities for the 2009 event are Sheffield Teenage Cancer Trust, Motor Neurone Disease Association South Yorkshire, Macmillan Cancer Support, Myasthenia Gravis Association, RSPCA Sheffield, Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre South Yorkshire, Sheffield Wildlife Trust, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind and Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.
The 2009 Sheffield Half Marathon was sponsored by SIG Insulations and took place on 26 April 2009 at Sheffield International Venues managed facility Don Valley Stadium at 9:30am.
The 2010 Marathon was held 25 April.
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