Doncaster woman to take on Sheffield Half Marathon in memory of Grandmother

A Doncaster woman is set to take on the Sheffield Half Marathon for Yorkshire Cancer Research in memory of her grandmother.

Hannah Lockwood will take on the 13.1-mile distance on 26th March, almost exactly a year after her grandmother, Elsie Lockwood, passed away from cancer.

Hannah said: “I decided to do the Sheffield Half Marathon because I thought it would be a nice thing to do in Grandma’s memory."

The event won’t be Hannah’s first half marathon, as she completed the Leeds Half Marathon in 2018.

Hannah said: “I’ve always been into fitness, and I used to run my own dance company, but I didn’t get into running until the end of 2019 when I decided to sign up to the Leeds Half Marathon.

“I signed up about six months before the event, having had no running experience before, so it was quite a challenge. I’ve kept on running ever since.”

Hannah is now only a few weeks away from the start line and has been training hard.

“I’ve heard that Sheffield is a tough one because there are so many hills, so I’ve been a bit nervous about that, but I’ve been training and just yesterday I ran 10 miles, which is obviously only three miles short of my final distance. So that’s made me feel a lot more confident.

“My partner and his friends are also running it, so there’ll be a few of us together on the day which always makes it easier.”