The Brass Monkey Half Marathon is an annual road running event held outside York, United Kingdom. The event is organised by the York Knavesmire Harriers club and has been run since the early 1980s. In the early years the event was a contest for club runners but has expanded over its three decades attracting some of the country’s elite runners, these include Olympians Angela Tooby-Smith and Tracey Morris, and international ultra-runner Carolyn Hunter-Rowe. Despite the winter location of the race, it attracted a 1500 strong field in 2014 and 2016.
Course
The race starts and finishes at York Racecourse, the course is on roads passing through Bishopthorpe, Acaster Selby, Appleton Roebuck and returning through Bishopthorpe.
Past winners
Edition DateTime (h:m:s)Men's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winner 19 Jan 2025 1:05:27 Lawrence McCourt 1:14:15 Heather Townsend 21 Jan 2024 1:06:58 Tommy Power 1:12:33 Sarah Potter 15 Jan 2023 1:06:21 Joe Sagar 1:15:18 Georgia Malir 16 Jan 2022 1:05:28 Kieran Walker 1:18:10 Charlotte Mason38th 12 Jan 2020 1:07:35 Richard Start 1:18:32 Lorna Young37th 13 Jan 2019 1:09:44 Adrian Bailes 1:14:58 Becky Briggs36th 14 Jan 2018 1:07:15 Jamie Parkinson 1:19:06 Tracy Millmore35th 15 Jan 2017 1:09:18 Steve Hebblethwaite 1:17:19 Tracy Millmore34th 17 Jan 2016 1:08:53 Daniel Kestrel 1:18:35 Sharon Barlow33rd 18 Jan 2015 1:08:58 Daniel Jenkin 1:16:13 Shona McIntosh32nd 19 Jan 2014 1:10:19 Matthew Pierson 1:15:58 Jilly Woodthorpe 2013 Cancelled 31st 22 Jan 2012 1:06:42 Yared Hagos 1:17:50 Felicity Milton30th 23 Jan 2011 1:05:21 Paul Martelletti 1:21:16 Stacey Rogers 29th 24 Jan 2010 1:05:35 Matthew Pierson 1:18:37 Becky Penty28th 18 Jan 2009 1:06:34 Matthew Pierson 1:16:20 Kim Fawke27th 20 Jan 2008 1:08:13 Stephen Hepples 1:11:46 Hayley Haining26th 21 Jan 2007 1:08:49 Gary Dunn 1:12:06 Hayley Haining25th 22 Jan 2006 1:06:09 Ian Fisher 1:16:66 Tracey Morris24th 23 Jan 2005 1:09:07 David Watson 1:13:31 Hayley Haining23rd 25 Jan 2004 1:08:26 Ian Fisher 1:13:44 Tracey Morris22nd 26 Jan 2003 1:07:56 Ian Fisher 1:21:27 Tracey Morris21st 27 Jan 2002 1:06:46 Ian Fisher 1:17:35 Melanie Hayward20th 28 Jan 2001 1.09.17 Ian Malone 1:22:57 Emma Latto19th 31 Jan 1999 1:06:36 Ian Fisher 1:22:05 Angela Tooby18th 1998 Richard Simpson Sue Carris17th 1997 Alan Beavers Carolyn Hunter-Rowe16th 1996 Chris Bartle Carolyn Hunter-Rowe15th 1995 Trevor Wilson Sue Dolan14th 1994 Dave Throup Carolyn Hunter-Rowe13th 1993 Trevor Wilson Linda Lee12th 1992 Dave Throup Denise Johnson11th 1991 Dave Throup Kath Drake10th 1990 Jack Brown Debbie Banford 9th 1989 Richard Butterfield June Cowper 8th 1988 Dave Throup Kath Drake 7th 1987 Richard Butterfield Chris Buckley 6th 1986 Terry Lonergan Chris Buckley 5th 1985 Rob Burn Debbie Banford
1985-1998 Results from "SQUARE WASPS"
References
External links Official Site ARRS Race series