Freckleton Half Marathon


The Freckleton Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Freckleton, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
The event was the idea of the then chairman of the local sport committee who was inspired by Ron Hill's performance in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and Ron accepted the invitation to run. Ron won that first race and later described the distance "The half marathon is a great distance, as you can push yourself almost flat out without the risk of blowing up". Ron returned to Freckleton in 2007, aged 70, and wore the race number 65 in honour of the first year.
The race provided three of the first six world records at this relatively new Half Marathon distance, two achieved by Ron Hill in 1965 and 1969, and one by Pete Ravald in 1966.
Ben Fish of Blackurn Harriers and Team Fish holds the record for the most wins with a record nine wins in nine years m.
The race is probably the oldest continuously running Half Marathon event in the UK, after the demise of the Romford Half Marathon and The Morpeth.

Winners

First placesAthletes
9Ben Fish
6Susan Catterall, Ken Moss
4Ron Hill, Pete Banks
3Kathryn Charnock, Roger Brewster, Paul Muller, Joanna Goorney

Year by year:
DateTime First ManTime First Woman
16 June 20191:10:26Robert Danson1:28:47Margaret Beever
17 June 20181:07:19John Mason 1:31:53Tracey Allan
18 June 20171:11:15David Rigby 1:33:14Joanna Goorney
19 June 20161:09:24David Rigby 1:28:38Joanna Goorney
21 June 20151:09:19Ben Fish1:25:13Michelle Nolan
22 June 20141:10:30Ben Fish 1:23:42Tessa Walker
16 June 20131:10:30Ben Fish 1:29:45Joanna Goorney
17 June 20121:07:38Ben Fish 1:19:10Carly Needham
19 June 20111:11:03Ben Fish 1:24:50Caroline Betmead
20 June 20101:08:27Ben Fish 1:20:45Carly Needham
21 June 20091:08:44Ben Fish 1:26:40Beverley Wright
22 June 20081:12:34Ben Fish 1:29:32Alison Sedman
17 June 20071:09:44Ben Fish 1:28:00Anne Sweeney
18 June 20061:13:05Peter Newton 1:27:11Tracey Dutton
19 June 20051:12:40Eddie Simpson 1:30:50Tracey Dutton
20 June 20041:11:25Duncan Mason 1:26:20Karen Hutchinson
22 June 20031:17:09Roger Brewster 1:33:13Susan Catterall
16 June 20021:12:48Darren Hale 1:26:39Alison Crook
17 June 20011:07:08Duncan Mason 1:21:03Kathryn Charnock
18 June 20001:15:05Darren Hale 1:37:52Karen Hutchinson
20 June 19991:09:33Graham Hill 1:24:27Joan Jackson
21 June 19981:10:50Paul Muller 1:25:22Joan Jackson
22 June 19971:11:32Paul Muller 1:20:59Kathryn Charnock
16 June 19961:10:59Paul Muller 1:23:55Kathryn Charnock
18 June 19951:09:38Pete Banks 1:21:23Jan Rashleigh
19 June 19941:08:44Pete Banks 1:24:37Lynne Quigley
20 June 19931:08:14Pete Banks 1:22:49Janice Needham
21 June 19921:10:07Ken Moss 1:22:52Susan Catterall
16 June 19911:08:02Pete Banks 1:24:22Denise Wakefield
17 June 19901:09:55Ken Moss 1:23:06Susan Catterall
18 June 19891:09:18Ken Moss 1:23:46Susan Catterall
19 June 19881:09:26Ken Moss1:12:56Veronique Marot
21 June 19871:08:57Ken Moss 1:28:19Maureen Platt
22 June 19861:09:03Ken Moss 1:18:35Collette Harkin
16 June 19851:06:54Roger Brewster 1:23:52Susan Catterall
17 June 19841:07:26Roger Brewster 1:20:15Susan Catterall
18 June 19831:09:32Peter Morris 1:28:28Frances Mudway
19 June 19821:07:42Joe Ritson 1:20:14Anne Pendlebury
20 June 19811:07:20Gerard Helme 1:29:06Anne Pendlebury
21 June 19801:06:50Stan Curran-
16 June 19791:06:05Brian Bowler 1:23:14Collette Chapman
17 June 19781:06:18Jeffrey Norman 1:37:31Sue Styan
18 June 19771:06:37Kevin Best 1:53:05Elly Deady
19 June 19761:05:31Roger Harrison-
21 June 19751:08:06Norman Deakin-
15 June 19741:07:26Dave Evans-
16 June 19731:05:40Alan Blinston-
17 June 19721:06:30John Calvert-
19 June 19711:05:25Ron Hill-
20 June 19701:06:03Ron Hill-
21 June 19691:04:45Ron Hill-
15 June 19681:07:20John Fewery-
17 June 19671:07:35Martin Craven-
18 June 19661:05:42Pete Ravald-
19 June 19651:05:44Ron Hill-