Farnborough Half Marathon

We always claim that the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon is the coolest race in the UK. In 2023 it lived up to that billing: the temperatures dropped to -6C just before the start, the toilets froze and drinks station teams had to literally break the ice to serve water to passing runners. The one big upside was that the cool conditions were good for running and as no one wanted to stay on the course longer than they had to, times were quick. Robbie Simpson led home the half-marathon field in 1:05:23 and Hannah Pullen took the women's title in 1:18:35. Further back there were 85 runners under 80 minutes and 282 under 90 minutes.

Although we celebrate the winners and highlight the quality of the times at the front, we are just as proud of those local runners who  have taken their first racing steps at the Farnborough Winter…