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# Simon Craddock comes home first in the 2017 Lichfield Half Marathon
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/simon-craddock-comes-home-first-in-the-2017-lichfield-half-marathon/
- Published: 2017-05-08T06:16:33.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-08T16:44:44.000Z
- Description: Simon Craddock took the plaudits as he was the first to cross the line in the 2017 Lichfield Half Marathon.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Sport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:27

Simon Craddock took the plaudits as he was the first to cross the line in the 2017 Lichfield Half Marathon.

[![Simon Craddock crosses the line](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/1-st-man.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2017/05/08/simon-craddock-comes-home-first-in-the-2017-lichfield-half-marathon/1-st-man/)

Simon Craddock crosses the line

The Serpentine RC athlete came home in a time of 1:19:59 in the closest finish the race has seen since it began in 2011.

Craddock and Jack Greenwood broke away from the field in the final mile before a late sprint in the final few hundred metres on Stowe Field.

Elsewhere, Rachel Burchell was the first woman home in a time of 1:28:11, with Wendy Mullineux second and Michelle Stammers third.

A spokesperson for organisers KP Events said: “There was a large crowd on Stowe Field under the gaze of the magnificent Lichfield Cathedral to welcome the runners home and make the event another fantastic day for Lichfield.”