Alfie Manthorpe

Alfie Manthorpe

Personal information
Born	(1999-09-26) 26 September 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running, Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 3:46.68 (Manchester, 2024) Mile: 4:09.75 (Loughborough, 2024) 3000m: 7:53.54 (Sheffield, 2024) 5000m: 13:47.61 (Watford, 2024) 10,000m: 29:19.52 (Pacé, 2025) Road 5km: 14:05 (London, 2024) 10km 27:40 (Valencia, 2026) Half Marathon 1:01:26 (Valencia, 2025)

Alfie Manthorpe (born 26 September 1999) is a British middle-distance and long-distance runner. ^[1]

Career

A member of the Hallamshire Harriers, Manthorpe is originally from Mosborough, Sheffield, although he was later based in Manchester. ^{[2] [3]}

Manthorpe won the England Athletics 10k Road Running Championships in Telford on 15 December 2021. ^{[4] [5]} In November 2023, Manthorpe ran the quickest 5-mile time in the UK in 2023 with 23:29. ^[6] In February 2024, Manthorpe finished seventh over 3000 metres at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. ^[7] He placed third at the UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championships on 6 September 2024. ^[8]

In January 2025, Manthorpe ran a 10k run personal best of 28:12 in Valencia, Spain. ^[2] He was selected for the British 10km team to run at the 2025 European Running Championships in Belgium in April 2025, where he placed 32nd overall. ^{[9] [10]} He placed fifth at the Great Manchester Run in England on 18 May 2025. ^[11] The following week he placed eleventh in the 2025 European 10,000m Cup B Race in Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. ^[12] In August 2025, he ran as part of a team which completed a 607km relay run challenge across Iceland, alongside William Goodge and 'Hardest Geezer' Russ Cook, amongst others. ^{[13] [14]} That month, he had a top-ten finish over 5000 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships. ^[15]

Manthorpe won the Sheffield 10k in September 2025 in 29:50. ^[16] He ran a personal best by over nine minutes of 61:26 at the 2025 Valencia Half Marathon in October. ^{[17] [18]} Competing in Valencia on 11 January 2026, he also ran a personal best over 10km, with his 27:40 gun time moving him to third on the British all-time list (with a 27:38 chip time). ^{[19] [2]}

References

1. "Alfie Manthorpe". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
2. Rhodes, James (12 Jan 2026). "Alfie Manthorpe: A Race to Remember". Fast Running. Retrieved 12 Jan 2026.
3. Kessen, David (28 Sep 2025). "Video shows the fun and the stories from the Sheffield 10k, staged this morning". The Star. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
4. "Speedy times again for the Telford 10K". runabc.co.uk. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
5. "Harrison and Manthorpe crowned England Athletics 10k Champions". England Athletics. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
6. "New UK record set in five-mile race around Willen". Miltonkeynes.co.uk. 21 Nov 2023. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
7. "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 12 Jan 2026.
8. "UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championships". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
9. "FINAL GB & NI TEAM SELECTIONS FOR 2025 EUROPEAN ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
10. "European Running Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
11. "Barega & Eisa claim Great Manchester Run wins". BBC Sport. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
12. "ELEVENTH PLACE FINISH FOR MANTHORPE AT EUROPEAN 10,000M CUP". British Athletics. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
13. Fuller, Christian (19 August 2025). "Hardest Geezer completes relay run across Iceland". BBC News. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
14. Tracey, Andrew (19 August 2025). "Russ 'Hardest Geezer' Cook Joins Represent for 600km Ultra Challenge Across Iceland". Mens Health. Retrieved 12 Jan 2026.
15. "UK Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 12 Jan 2026.
16. Cole, Hayley (28 September 2025). "Thousands take part in Sheffield 10k run". BBC News. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
17. Adams, Tim (21 Nov 2025). "2025 LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE: WHO, WHAT AND WHEN GUIDE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
18. "Medio Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich". World Athletics. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
19. Henderson, Jason (11 Jan 2026). "EILISH MCCOLGAN STORMS TO EUROPEAN 10KM RECORD IN VALENCIA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.