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"in a time of 51 minutes 11 seconds, a new British record. Kenyan runner Joseph Ebuya won the 2010 edition in 45:15 minutes, which was a significant improvement upon the previous UK all-comers record held by the 1995 winner Benson Masya. Channel 5 broadcasts The Great South Run every year. Key: Great South Run The Great South Run is an annual 10 mile (16.09 km) road running race which takes place in Portsmouth, United Kingdom providing an intermediate distance between the ten kilometre and the half marathon (21.097 km) runs. Launched in 1990, it is part of the Great Run"
"Great South Run 10-mile race in Portsmouth, England. During the 2007-08 riots in Kenya, Kibet was attacked by a mob and hurt heavily by a stone, which hit his head. Kibet took part at the 2008 London Marathon and finished 11th, but was not well prepared due to injury. He was a late entrant to the 2008 Olympic Marathon, after Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot pulled out. Kibet did not finish the Olympic race. He finished the otherwise disappointing year by winning Singapore Marathon in December, setting a new course record of 2:13:01. He began the 2009 season by winning the Lagos"
"Great North Run The Great North Run (branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2011, the number of participants had risen to 54,000. For the first year it was advertised as a local fun run; nearly thirty years on"
"Great North Runs in 1981 and 1982 and winner of a silver Olympic medal in 1984, was the race starter in 2013. Participants are made up from fun-runners, many who are raising funds for charity, and competitive elite and club racers. In the inaugural race held in Sunderland in mid July 2009, those taking part included Dan Robinson and Matt O'Dowd, who had represented Britain in the marathon at the Olympics, and Tegla Loroupe the Kenyan long distance track and road runner. The whole team from the Northern Division Premier League champions of Sunderland Women's Football Club took part in"
"it has become one of the biggest running events in the world, and the biggest in the UK. Only the Great Manchester Run and London Marathon come close to attracting similar numbers of athletes each year. The 1992 edition of the race incorporated the 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Martin Mathathi holds the current men's course record with his run of 58:56 minutes in 2011. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany's women's course record of 65:39 minutes, was set in 2014. In 2018, Mo Farah became the first person to win the event five times consecutively. The Great North Run starts in"
"Great North 10K The Great North 10K, styled as the Simplyhealth Great North 10K for sponsorship purposes, is a 10K road run, which has been called ""the North East's biggest 10K running event"", with over 5,000 people taking part. It is part of the Great Run series and the number of participants is only outnumbered by the Great North Run. The race in its present format was first staged in Sunderland in 2009 but changed locations to Gateshead for the 2011 event. Prior to 2009, a 10K race had taken place at Roker along the coastline of Sunderland but the"
"Great Manchester Run The Great Manchester Run (styled as the ""Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run"" for sponsorship purposes from 2017) is an annual run through Greater Manchester (namely Manchester, Trafford and Salford). It has consisted of a 10k run since it was established in 2003, and a half marathon since 2017. The 10k race is the largest of its type in Europe. Usually held in mid-May, it is the third-largest mass participation running event in the United Kingdom, behind the Great North Run and the London Marathon. It is part of the Great Run series of road races in the UK."
"Big Sur International Marathon The Big Sur International Marathon is an annual marathon held in California, United States along the Pacific coast. The marathon was established in 1986 and attracts about 4,500 participants annually. In addition to the marathon, the event usually includes a race, a relay, a 5 km run and various walks. Runners in the marathon have 6 hours in which to complete it. Since the marathon was first run, over $2m in grants has been disbursed to charities. The finish line for all events is the Crossroads Shopping Center in Carmel, California. The Marathon begins south of"
"2017 Great North Run The 37th Great North Run took place on 10 September 2017 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom with the men's and women's elite races and wheelchair races. Olympic and World champion Mo Farah, in his first race since ending his career on the track, won the Great North Run for the fourth year in a row. He became the first man to win the run four years in a row. Mary Keitany won the women's race for the third time in four years. Briton Simon Lawson won the men's wheelchair race for the first time. Swiss Manuela"
"to complete the run, stating she was ""gobsmacked"" and that it was her ""moment of fame"". The Great North Run was the first International Athletics Association Event (IAAF) event in the world to reach such a milestone. In 2015 a 58-year-old male runner died. Key: Great North Run The Great North Run (branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC"
"to greyhound racing. Newcastle also hosts the start of the annual Great North Run, the world's largest half-marathon in which participants race over the Tyne Bridge into Gateshead and then towards the finish line away on the coast at South Shields. Another famous athletic event is the Blaydon Race (a road race from Newcastle to Blaydon), which has taken place on 9 June annually since 1981, to commemorate the celebrated Blaydon Races horse racing. The 2012 London Olympic committee selected Newcastle as one of the UK host venue cities, with the stadium St James' Park hosting 9 matches in both"
"on the third or fourth Sunday of April each year. Vancouver Sun Run The Vancouver Sun Run, sponsored by ""The Vancouver Sun"" newspaper, is a 10-kilometre road running event held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, each year on the third (sometimes the fourth) Sunday in April since 1985. It is one of the largest road races in North America. The first Vancouver Sun Run in 1985 started with approximately 3,700 participants, and has grown significantly since: The primary mandate of the Sun Run is to ""promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics"". In conjunction with the"
"between Newcastle and South Shields on the closed course roads ahead of and following the participants. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. Foster was inspired after running in the Round the Bays Race in New Zealand in 1979, and has built upon the Great North Run with a series of other Great Run road races. The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2003, the number of participants had risen to 47,000. The 2011 event saw an announced field of 54,000."
"titles in 2009. In 2011, it was renamed City2Bay and took place 9 January 2011. The new course started from Docklands Stadium and ended in St Kilda. Key: Great Australian Run The Great Australian Run is an annual 15 kilometres road running race which normally takes place in November in Melbourne, Australia. First held in 2008, it is an international version of the British-based Great Run series. The race featured over 4000 competitors at its inaugural edition, and also succeeded in attracting high-calibre elite athletes such as marathon world record breakers Haile Gebrselassie and Catherine Ndereba, as well as Australian"
"the race bills itself as the fifth largest half marathon in the United States and the 21st largest road running event in the country. According to the ""Chicago Sun-Times"", this race is known as ""The People's Race"". The course passes by or through several of the most prominent parts of the Chicago Park District on the South Side including Midway Plaissance, Jackson Park and Burnham Park. The route passes through several community areas: Woodlawn, the South Shore border, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Oakland, and Douglas. The first running October 5, 1997 occurred along the Lake Michigan lakefront and finished in Grant"
"Broad Street Run The Blue Cross Broad Street Run, which has taken place in Philadelphia on the first Sunday in May since the early 1980s, is the largest (40,689 runners in 2012) 10-mile road race in the United States. The race starts at T.S. Park, in the Logan neighborhood, on the front lawn of historic Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia and at the athletic fields at Central High School. The course stretches south along Broad Street. Runners pass Temple University, Roman Catholic High School for Boys, City Hall, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Kimmel Center. The race finishes"
"and Five Ways junction, before heading up Broad Street where they will set out on another lap to complete the marathon. Key: Birmingham International Marathon The Birmingham International Marathon is a long-distance running event held in Birmingham, UK. It forms part of the Great Run British Marathon Series. The first event was held on October 15, 2017 on the same day as the existing Great Birmingham Run in the city centre. The event was created by the Great Run Company, organisers of the Great North Run and Great Manchester Run. Starting at Alexander Stadium, the home of British Athletics, the"
"Great Run British Marathon Series The Great Run British Marathon Series is a series of long distance running events organised by The Great Run Company taking place across the United Kingdom. It currently comprises the Birmingham International Marathon in the Midlands and the Stirling Scottish Marathon in Scotland, with a third event yet to be announced. The Stirling Scottish Marathon, supported by Scottish Athletics and Stirling Council, will take place on 21 May 2017. Starting west of the city at Blair Drummond Safari Park, the route will incorporate Stirlingshire countryside and landmarks including Doune Castle and Bridge of Allan before"
"Great Yorkshire Run The Great Yorkshire Run is an annual 10K run road race previously held in September in Sheffield City Centre, England, and now held in July in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It is a part of the Great Run series of events, and as such is linked with the Great North Run. It was run for the first time in 2007, and was run over a weekend, with the mini (3–8-year-olds) race at 2 km and the Junior (9–14-year-olds) race at 3 km taking place on 6 September at Don Valley Stadium, with the full 10 km Great Yorkshire"
"Vancouver Sun Run The Vancouver Sun Run, sponsored by ""The Vancouver Sun"" newspaper, is a 10-kilometre road running event held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, each year on the third (sometimes the fourth) Sunday in April since 1985. It is one of the largest road races in North America. The first Vancouver Sun Run in 1985 started with approximately 3,700 participants, and has grown significantly since: The primary mandate of the Sun Run is to ""promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics"". In conjunction with the run a large number of 13-week clinics (including Nordic walking,"
"Great Ireland Run The Great Ireland Run is an annual 10-kilometre road running competition which is held in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland in mid-April. It is part of the Great Run series of athletics competitions and it also holds IAAF Bronze Label Road Race status. It is sponsored by SPAR and features both an elite race and a popular race. The 10 km race course begins at Chesterfield Avenue and loops around in a clock-wise circuit to finish on Furze Road. A 2.5 km fun run for 8–15-year-old runners is also featured on the programme of events. Over 11,000 people"
"Great Run Great Run is a series of road running events around the United Kingdom, which includes the Great North Run. Great Run is a part of The Great Run Company, which was launched by retired athlete Brendan Foster. The group specialises in road running events, from a 5k up to a marathon. Bupa was title partner of the Great Run Series for 18 years, one of Britain’s longest ever sports sponsorship agreements, which ended in 2014. Morrisons took over sponsorship of this series of events in 2015. In 2017, Simplyhealth became title sponsor of the Great Run series of"
"Great CityGames The Great CityGames is a major street athletics event held twice annually in Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead. The former is held in conjunction to the Great Manchester Run, a major 10k generally held on the Sunday. The first event was in May 2009. The latter is held in conjunction to the Great North Run, a major half marathon attracting world-famous athletes. The first event was in September 2009. The event was originally designed to promote the Great Runs, however, the Games soon became a major British athletics event, attracting famous athletes such as Usain Bolt, David Rudisha and"
"2014 Great North Run The 34th Great North Run took place on 7 September 2014 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom with the men's and women's elite races and wheelchair races. After having been narrowly beaten by Kenenisa Bekele in 2013, Mo Farah was rooted to become the first Briton since Steve Kenyon in 1985 to win the men's race and the first in any elite race since Paula Radcliffe won the 2003 women's race. He broke the 29-year duck, helped by the absence of 2013 champion Bekele, and was only the third Briton to win the Men's Elite race. Priscah"
"Great Birmingham 10K The Great Birmingham 10K is an annual road running event in Birmingham City Centre, United Kingdom. Usually held in May, the 6.2mile event takes place in the city centre of Birmingham. Organised by The Great Run Company, the event is part of the Great Run series of events. Starting on Jennens Rd, close to Millennium Point and Thinktank, the route passes Selfridges and the Bullring Shopping Centre before heading out along the Pershore Rd to the furthest turn point at Edgbaston Cricket Ground where the route takes in a lap of the stadium. The first 6km is"
"Great Eastern Run The Perkins Great Eastern Run is a running event that takes place every year in Peterborough, United Kingdom, generally in mid-October. The event returned in 2006 after a 10-year absence and is rapidly gaining popularity. Currently, there are three races in the whole event: Half Marathon – A race which winds its way through the city's streets Fun run – A 4 km run which starts and finishes at the same place as the half marathon Wheelchair Race – This follows the same route as the half marathon Despite its name, the Great Eastern Run is not"
"Grand Shaftesbury Run The Grand Shaftesbury Run, previously known as the Great Shaftesbury Run, is an off-road, rural half marathon and 10k course that takes place on the historic Shaftesbury Estate in Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England. Both courses start and finish in the park at St Giles House, the historic home of the Earls of Shaftesbury. The inaugural event, held on 12 June 2011, opened the family estate to the public for the first time in 60 years. The run is a charity fundraiser established by the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury. The estate additionally provides opportunities for families and"
"Championship changed locations to New Orleans, LA. 2010 marked the first international Great Urban Race. On July 17, 2010, there was a Great Urban Race in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 2011 season expanded the international events, adding Sydney, Australia and London, England to the list of locations. The number of events went from 24 in 2010 to 40 events in 2011. Great Urban Race scheduled 21 events in 2012, solely in the United States. Great Urban Race scheduled 20 events 2013, with an international race in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Registration for Great"
"2017 Grand National The 2017 Grand National (officially known as the 2017 Randox Health Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 170th official running of the Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. The showpiece steeplechase over a distance of took place on 8 April 2017, the final day of a three-day meeting. A maximum field of 40 runners competed for a share of a prize fund of £1 million. Randox Health is the new sponsor of the main race and the festival itself for the next five years. It was broadcast live on television by ITV"
"edition of the race. Events to mark the anniversary included the launch of the Great North Run Cultural Programme at the Sage Gateshead. The race was started by Mike McLeod, the winner of the inaugural race in 1981. During the race, four participants died en route to South Shields. An inquest into the four deaths from 2005 began on Monday 5 June 2006 at Gateshead Council Chambers. In subsequent events, more emergency service personnel were brought in to ensure there was adequate cover. In spite of increased medical provision at the 2006 race, a man in his twenties died. The"
"Kim Collins. Great CityGames The Great CityGames is a major street athletics event held twice annually in Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead. The former is held in conjunction to the Great Manchester Run, a major 10k generally held on the Sunday. The first event was in May 2009. The latter is held in conjunction to the Great North Run, a major half marathon attracting world-famous athletes. The first event was in September 2009. The event was originally designed to promote the Great Runs, however, the Games soon became a major British athletics event, attracting famous athletes such as Usain Bolt, David"
"Buenos Aires Marathon The Maratón de Buenos Aires is an annual marathon foot-race which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Southern Hemisphere's Spring, usually in October. The 21st edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon started on October 9, 2005 at 7:30 at the 9 de Julio Avenue and Córdoba Avenue in the Recoleta neighbourhood, being the start also the ending point after the 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards) of the classic race. The course visited many important spots of the city, featuring Callao Avenue, the River Plate Stadium, Libertador Avenue, Palermo neighbourhood, Corrientes Avenue, passing by"
"and 2017 season. In 2008, the City of Tuscaloosa hosted the USA Olympic Triathlon trials for the Beijing Games. In recent years, Tuscaloosa has been named the ""Most Livable City in America,"" one of America's ""100 Best Communities for Young People,"" one of the ""50 Best College Towns,"" and one of the ""Best Places to Launch a Small Business."" Nearly 12,000 years ago, Native Americans or Paleo-Indians arrived in what today is referred to as the Deep South. They were hunter-gatherers who pursued the megafauna that became extinct following the end of the Pleistocene age. After thousands of years, successive"