HUNDREDS of Worcester News readers took to the streets of Birmingham at the weekend for the biggest half marathon in the Midlands.
They were among 20,000 runners competing in the Bupa Great Birmingham Run.
Paralympic golden girl Ellie Simmonds was this year’s honorary starter, with a host of celebrities running the 13.1 miles, including celebrity chef Glynn Purnell, former European sprint champion Phil Taylor, ex footballer Mark Walters and Olympic silver medallist diver Leon Taylor.
Thomas Ayeko from Uga-nda and Britain’s Gemma Steel were the winners of the men’s and women’s elite races and Simon Lawson set a new new course record in the wheelchair race.
Here is a list of our local runners and the time in which they finished.
Bradley Abbott 01:33:21 Dawn Adams 02:22:35 Paul Addis 01:58:56 Mark Advani 02:09:10 Martin Allies 01:35:19 Martin Allies 01:35:19 Andres Alzate 01:28:08 Christopher Amsden 02:02:33 Barry Andrew 02:13:47 Nicky Archer 01:52:30 Belinda Ariss 02:05:59 Rachel Armstrong 02:14:52 Tom Armstrong 02:38:35 Victoria Ash 02:03:19 Steven Atkins 02:10:20 Christopher Atkinson 01:41:50 Christopher Attwood 01:32:35 Lisa Attwood 02:00:36 Stephen Bailey 01:50:38 Simon Baker 01:43:18 Rachel Ballinger 02:23:34 Charlotte Bassett 03:08:35 Andy Batchelor 01:47:52 Peter Battle 01:54:06 James Beard 02:01:10 Jason Beard 02:33:03 Mark Beardmore 01:43:32 Ed Beever 01:33:07 Sara Beirne 02:10:47 Sarah Binns 02:25:10 Andy Birch 02:20:55 Mandie Bird 01:44:28 Lucy Blunt 02:34:02 Oliver Booth 01:51:58 Katherine Botham 01:35:06 Rachel Botham 01:40:01 Simon Bott 02:11:17 Siobhan Bourn 02:15:00 Jacqueline Bourne 02:05:54 Katie Bow 02:23:23 Amanda Bowden 01:29:24 Helen Bowen 02:01:41 Daniel Box 01:51:25 Sam Bradley 02:10:01 Jodi Brandwood 02:26:52 Charles Breakwell 01:44:11 David Brett 02:19:33 Joanne Brett 02:00:30 Ailsa Briggs 02:21:43 Michelle Brighton 02:22:58 Emily Brimson 03:02:43 Clive Broadhurst 01:40:36 Amy Brook 02:47:33 Tim Brook 01:49:31 Joy Brookes 01:53:49 Lorraine Brooks 02:41:30 Carl Bryan 01:52:30 Claire Bryan 02:19:32 Chris Buffery 02:21:07 Michael Bunn 02:09:12 Thomas Burfoot 02:19:39 Ken Butler 02:10:08 Carl Caddick 01:40:43 Laura Cadwell 02:17:57 Helen Carlisle 02:13:08 Sarah Carr 02:11:03 Keith Carroll 02:31:57 Kristin Carsberg 01:45:48 Nick Carter 02:06:59 Damian Cartland 01:29:53 Marie Cavaciuti 02:08:52 Kevin Cave 02:27:14 Krystyna Cave 03:02:37 Erin Cerrone 02:02:48 Ben Chambers 02:18:41 Yayee Chan 01:58:36 Olly Chanot 02:33:27 Elizabeth Chaplin 02:25:20 Jason Chevassut 01:58:04 Francis Christie 02:11:43 Richard Churchill 01:46:07 Neil Cleaver 01:34:40 Elaine Cleverdon 02:28:59 Neil Clifton 02:05:51 Guillaume Cocken 01:45:34 Wendy Cole 02:10:07 John Colley 02:18:48 Scott Collison 01:30:32 Bob Colston 02:16:39 John Connor 01:32:40 Louise Connor 02:14:10 Jon Cook 02:04:50 Michael Corlett 02:02:26 Jennifer Coxon 01:29:28 Jane Craven 02:37:53 Charlie Crisp 01:55:36 Emily Crisp 02:21:45 Nick Crisp 02:21:44 Charlotte Croft 02:15:53 Anna Cross 02:22:40 Sharon Cross 03:12:10 Mike Crowther 01:57:13 Rebecca Crowther 01:35:46 Bethany Cutteridge 02:10:52 Paul Dando 02:00:10 Issy Darby 02:07:09 Stephen Darbyshire 01:56:54 Callum Davies 02:08:28 Glyn Davies 01:58:53 Ian Dearn 02:02:10 Kieran Deegan 01:39:31 Jason Denning 01:58:32 Kirk Denton 01:38:07 Robin Devereux 02:30:48 Emily Dexter 01:55:31 Nigel Dexter 01:53:56 Les Dixon 01:54:09 Andrew Dodds 01:41:30 Helen Dolloway 02:40:11 Stephen Dolloway 02:40:11 Bethany Doran 01:55:13 Andrew Dugmore 02:40:44 Robert Duncan 01:47:01 Laura Dupont 02:20:55 Paul Dutton 01:42:01 Adam Dyson 02:01:58 Katy Eacock 02:35:06 Nick Eacock 02:18:38 Jodi Edwards 02:49:40 Simon Edwards 02:51:44 Suzie Edwards 03:12:36 Merie Eglesfield 01:53:40 Jonathan Eling 03:01:07 Nick Elliott 01:31:25 Rob Emmerson 01:44:36 Nic England 02:33:21 Andrea Ewins 02:40:12 Matthew Fairlamb 01:30:49 Kate Fairman 01:59:47 Rachel Falla 03:17:53 Julie Farr 02:12:19 Chloe Farrar 01:52:18 Matthew Fitzgerald 01:31:30 Emma Fitzpatrick 02:04:06 Mark Fletcher 02:08:56 Debbie Folkes 02:30:21 James Forrest 01:35:40 Ian Foxley 02:06:58 David Francis 02:08:13 Samanth Franklin 02:27:14 Simon Franks 02:06:08 Alix Frost 02:24:12 Martin Gaffney 01:46:59 Claire Gamage 02:27:16 Rich Gardner 01:31:49 Lisa Garner 02:05:17 Claire Gent 02:20:25 Victoria Gent 02:23:36 David George 02:24:02 Mark Gibbons 01:52:59 Robert Gillespie 02:19:41 Charles Gillett 02:07:08 Joe Gisbourne 02:26:42 Damian Goodwin 01:59:11 Thomas Goss 02:50:16 Hayley Gray 02:43:02 Claire Green 02:06:18 Paul Green 02:06:18 Simon Griffiths 01:26:59 Richard Grocott 01:36:27 Judith Grove 02:20:05 Paul Grundy 01:34:22 Steven Gwilliam 01:47:47 Lynsey Hall 02:14:09 Simon Hall 01:19:53 Tristan Hall 02:11:13 Simon Halls 02:25:23 Philip Hamilton 02:01:28 Christopher Hammett 02:31:40 Damian Hammond 02:03:10 Jim Hancox 01:48:42 Mat Hanlon 01:46:38 Fiona Harasyn 01:59:00 Debbie Harris 02:23:12 Rachel Harris 02:21:38 Stephanie Harrison 03:00:08 Chris Hartshorne 02:06:35 Richard Hartwell 02:05:50 Rebecca Hastings 02:12:01 Carlie Haynes 01:52:27 Jenna Hayton 02:02:23 Rachael Hegarty 02:18:12 Ross Henrys 01:49:03 Del Heppenstall 02:02:47 Neil Herron 01:32:06 Kazz Hewlett 01:49:14 David Hickman 02:07:59 Matthew Hill 01:47:05 Melanie Hinds 02:04:43 James Hitchcock 01:34:44 Gail Hodnett 02:45:26 Jonathan Holland 01:31:14 Sara Holloway 02:05:19 Charlotte Holmes 02:09:16 John Holt 01:57:06 Sarah Hopkins 02:03:45 Maxine Hosell 01:53:50 Tim Hosell 01:53:50 Elizibeth Hotham 02:46:02 Lisa Houghton 02:23:57 Guillaume Houillon 01:35:38 Paul Houston 01:44:43 James Howard 02:18:11 Paul Howard 02:02:54 Chris Husband 01:44:06 Holly Husband 02:28:12 Graham Hutchings 01:40:07 Paul Hutchinson 01:44:55 Tim Hyman 02:05:42 Lisa Ignoscia 02:28:12 Luke Ince 02:04:20 Jonathan Inglis 01:40:43 Dave Ireson 02:18:14 Dean Jackson 01:46:39 Jennifer Jackson 02:31:29 Andrew James 02:20:16 Ella James 02:20:47 Lionel James 02:14:01 Michelle James 03:19:35 Paulette James 02:07:56 Matt Jaques 01:45:19 Kate Jarvis 02:45:40 Olivia Jeacock 02:05:30 Liz Jenkins 03:04:05 Rebecca Jenkins 01:50:51 Sarah Jenkins 01:55:31 Zoe Jenkins 02:25:13 Leigh Jenner 02:38:23 Matt Jeynes 02:55:47 Philip Johns 02:28:14 Oliver Johnson 01:37:23 Sophie Johnson 01:52:19 Paul Johnston 02:39:28 Alison Jones 01:58:35 Ian Jones 04:59:53 Jeremy Jones 01:52:50 Mark Jones 02:53:45 Michele Jones 02:55:36 Stuart Jones 01:59:07 Tiffany Jones 01:41:15 Rebecca Joynes 02:51:52 Adam Juden 02:50:25 Therese Keight 03:02:43 Jason Kennedy 02:02:52 Chris Kent 01:52:25 Jeremy Keyte 02:02:05 Sam Keyte 01:37:46 Mark Kilburn 02:10:57 Sean King 01:42:40 Andrew Kinney 01:42:21 Cain Kirby 01:51:43 Steve Kitson 02:30:38 Kinga Kuc 01:46:59 Brian Lamb 02:01:57 Lisa Lane 02:07:22 Thomas Lawrence 02:12:32 Gina Lawton 02:28:11 Ian Laydon 01:56:13 David Lee 02:01:27 Benjamin Richard Lewis 01:38:27 Gareth Lewis 01:38:25 Hannah Lewis 02:01:47 Jon Lewis 01:57:16 Rachel Lewis 02:55:36 Paul Linton 02:04:03 Danielle Lisseman 02:08:28 Robert Little 02:37:20 Alexandra Lloyd 02:12:36 Emma Lloyd 02:17:17 Steve Lomas 02:06:32 Rowan Lovett 01:40:37 Jemima Lowe 01:41:39 Jock Mackinnon 02:35:28 Lauren Mackinnon 02:35:27 Stephen Maddison 02:47:33 Gilly Mainstay 03:19:35 Oliver Martin 01:58:04 James Matheson 01:44:21 Karen Matthews 01:39:15 Ed Mccabe 01:38:02 Jennifer Mcclean 01:57:04 Duncan Mcdonald 02:09:31 Trevor Mcgill 01:27:52 Elaine Mckenzie 03:04:46 Ian Mckenzie 03:04:46 Steve Mcnelis 01:43:39 Sarah Mcrae 02:21:44 Lisa Medhurst 02:12:16 Urmila Menon 02:18:13 Nadine Miles 02:19:16 David Miller 01:53:57 Conrad Mills 03:25:27 Marcus Mingins 01:39:48 Pete Moody 02:12:46 Rachael Moore 02:25:08 Sean Moore 02:03:09 David Morgan 02:04:28 Lorna Morris 01:57:27 Nicole Morris 02:09:09 Sally Mothersole 02:22:14 Benjamin Mottram 01:50:18 Sandra Newman 02:08:21 David Newport 01:43:37 Chris Newton 01:52:28 Steve Nicoll 02:30:47 Sarah Nixon 02:14:09 Michelle Nolan 01:56:40 Jon Nottingham 01:49:31 Anne O'Connell 01:50:14 Jasminka O'Hora 02:01:50 Kate Oliver 02:26:55 Emma Overd 02:49:40 Rachel Overfield 02:20:17 Jason Pallas 01:36:42 Aliss Palmer 02:27:36 Lucie Palmer 02:27:36 Eleanor Parkes 02:11:51 Emerson Paul 02:11:02 Matt Payne 02:11:23 John Peacock 01:33:44 Jo Perkins 02:49:41 Ben Perry 02:24:14 Michael Petta 01:34:48 Karen Phillips 03:01:48 Colin Pilot 01:41:10 Beata Piotrowska 02:11:23 Ruth Plane 02:27:13 Rebecca Plews 02:04:06 Geoff Pomroy 02:18:43 Bob Pope 01:42:53 James Porter 01:37:54 Abbi Powell 02:01:33 David Powell 01:59:17 Richard Powell 02:06:30 Claire Poyner 02:29:36 Jane Pratt 02:18:23 James Price 02:13:55 Simon Prosser 02:24:44 Debbie Pugh 02:55:49 Elizabeth Pulley 01:56:41 Gillian R 02:15:52 Dave Rachel 03:22:15 Ian Radford 01:21:22 Steve Randall 01:40:03 Peter Rayner 01:51:43 Stacey Redman 02:11:08 Stacey Redpath 02:24:59 Jodie Rice 01:55:40 Amandine Rich 01:52:18 Neil Richards 02:06:04 Paul Richards 01:59:48 Gemma Rickson-Lloyd 03:08:07 Jennie Roberts 02:52:45 Peter Robinson 01:37:06 Ruth Robinson 01:57:07 Sam Robinson 02:44:59 Sarah Robinson 03:04:32 Anna Roby-Welford 02:06:46 Mark Rose 02:03:39 Melanie Rossiter 02:20:21 Matthew Rudge 01:45:54 Amanda Rushton 02:14:29 Samantha Ruston 02:51:44 Darren Salisbury 01:17:29 Steve Sandalls 01:26:24 Carolyne Sanders 01:47:59 Adam Sandford 02:09:03 Rob Sargent 01:43:55 Matt Satterley 02:03:28 Jon Sawyer 01:55:59 Ben Schiffmann 02:14:45 Alan Scott-Walker 02:46:02 Alex Sexton 01:35:39 Lisa Sharp 02:12:19 Ben Sharratt 01:53:53 Paul Shaw 01:58:36 Trish Sheeran 01:51:38 Andrew Sheward 01:29:16 Simon Shorthouse 02:01:27 Ed Shotton 01:41:11 Barry Shuck 01:57:43 Anna Siddall 02:56:01 Caroline Sidell 01:41:04 Jane Simmonds 01:58:21 Graeme Sinclair 02:12:16 Harpal Singh 02:49:44 Ewelina Skolimowska 02:09:27 Mark Smedley 02:03:48 David Smith 01:30:40 David Smith 02:09:01 Gerard Smith 02:08:32 James Smith 01:56:16 Naomi Smith 02:07:31 Naomi Smith 01:47:45 Paula Smith 02:30:33 Phil Smith 01:54:47 George Snelling 01:29:20 Nick Spencer 02:11:40 Amber Spilsbury 02:10:19 Andrew Stafford 01:42:49 Colin Stanford 02:28:10 Gillian Stanley 03:00:08 Andrew Stenson 01:59:53 Melanie Stephens 01:52:46 Richard Stockdale 02:05:15 Claire Stokes 02:06:04 Michael Stoppard 02:16:35 Robert Street 02:44:57 Stuart Styles 01:57:32 Brian Sutherland 01:56:31 Elizabeth Sutherland 01:52:48 Georgina Sutherland 01:52:48 Leonardo Taggio 01:29:19 Charles Taylor 01:58:44 Kenneth Taylor 02:03:33 Laura Taylor 02:34:13 Ben Thomas 01:57:07 Howard Thompson 02:02:31 Dawn Townsend 02:24:44 Jon Trevillion 01:55:09 Andy Trunks 01:56:55 David Tucker 01:35:09 Lauren Tunnicliffe 02:44:21 Dave Turner 01:45:37 Lance Turner 01:57:40 Lance Turner 01:53:58 Josephine Tustin 02:22:40 Marie Tyrrell 02:19:20 David Vice 02:16:53 Nick Wain 01:51:15 Lee Wakelam 02:18:13 Paul Walczak 02:34:25 Katie Walker 02:12:28 Michael Walker 01:50:04 David Wallis 02:14:12 Carol Walsgrove 02:19:46 Ian Walwyn 01:49:39 Naomi Ward 02:42:07 Paul Ware 01:55:15 Stephanie Warren 02:23:42 Kerry Warwick 02:11:07 William Warwick 01:31:54 Lydia Watkins 02:28:13 Julie Westcott 01:55:34 Lorraine Westcott 01:47:47 Jo Westwood 02:04:44 Kerri Whalley 02:53:31 Ben Wheal 01:58:28 Neil White 02:49:39 David Whitehouse 01:45:18 Karen Whitfield 01:51:28 Van Willerton 02:25:21 Ian Williams 02:30:37 Richard Williams 02:13:38 Miriam Williamson 02:32:32 Peter Wilson 01:45:34 Katherine Wood 02:30:43 Annie Woodhouse 02:02:57 Katie Woodward 02:32:55 Claire Wort 01:56:28 Toby Wren 02:19:16 Kristy Wright 02:56:37 Gareth Wynne 02:03:13 Phillip Yarnold 02:10:12 Hayley Yates 02:25:40 Julia Yates 02:51:31 Peter Yates 02:51:32
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