Fastest female comes home to win Sheffield 10k

Thousands of people took part in the Sheffield 10K earlier, many of whom were raising money for a variety of good causes.

The event, organised by Jane Tomlinson's Run For All, started and ended in Arundel Gate, with participants passing Endcliffe Park and Bingham Park.

Leo Cossham and Claire Frankland were the fastest male and female runners with a time of 31 minutes 55 seconds and 36 minutes one second respectively.

Frankland said: "I love coming back to Sheffield to race, I grew up here but moved away so to come back and do the 10K and win it, is absolutely brilliant."

Cossham, 27, praised the support along the route. He said: "The crowd made me not suffer too much, I was enjoying it. It felt good, felt amazing."

Wearing a yellow chicken costume with a flag of Chile, his home country, pinned to his back, 61-year-old Fabian Cruz was raising funds for Sheffield Children's Hospital.

He has supported the charity for the last 15 years and said "his heart was with [the] hospital".

"It does take a lot of money to look after children when they're really poorly," he said.

"But if you can help a bit, it's something."

Laura Bland was taking part to raise money for charity Tommy's, after the organisation supported her through the loss of two babies in 2024.

"They were really helpful, all the support that they gave us and the community that work around Tommy's are fantastic," she said.

The 10K was her way of raising "awareness and money for them, most importantly".

Dressed as a grey and white cat, complete with large costume head, 56-year-old Tom Weightman was representing Sheffield Cat Shelter, a cause close to his heart.

"I've got two cats myself, and it's just a real privilege to support the charity that means so much to me," he explained.

Sheffield fundraiser John Burkhill, also known as the man with the pram, was participating in the event with his trademark green wig and foam hand.

Run For All has raised more than £10m since 2007 and is one of the UK's biggest vehicles for fundraising.

The race is in partnership with the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.

The late Jane Tomlinson CBE raised £1.85m for children's and cancer charities by taking on a number of endurance challenges despite being diagnosed with incurable cancer.

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