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Great Run is a part of The Great Run Company, which was launched by retired athlete Brendan Foster. [1] 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.
Race distances are often given to the nearest furlong: e.g. The Derby's exact distance is 1 mile 4 furlongs and 6 yards, but it is called a 1 mile 4 furlong race. The races in bold are run on an all-weather surface. Races are run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket unless 'Newmarket (July)' is written, in which the July Course is used.
The first British Fell Running Championships, then known as Fell Runner of the Year, were held in 1972 and the scoring was based on results in all fell races.In 1976 this was changed to the runner's best ten category A races and further changes took place to the format in later years.
Fell running, also sometimes known as hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off-road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. The name arises from the origins of the English sport on the fells of northern Britain, especially those in the Lake District .
Following a review of various surveys the English Cross Country Association voted to keep the race distances at 12 km for the senior men and 8 km for the senior women for the 2019 championship. [2] The event is organised by the English Cross Country Association and currently sponsored by Saucony UK. As well as individual competition, senior ...
Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race London, United Kingdom [61] 100 km: 8:01:39 Hilary Walker: 4 April 1993 London, United Kingdom 100 miles: 14:34:03 [b] Samantha Amend: 24 April 2021 Centurion Running Track 100 Mile Ashford, United Kingdom [62] One hour: 16495 m Mx: Michaela McCallum: 2 April 2000 Asti, Italy 17050 m Wo: Alice Wright: 30 ...
Founded in 1958 by local runner Bernard Baldwin, it is run over the 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) route of Bran's first competitive race. At its height covered by the BBC nationally as part of its New Year's Eve celebrations, [ 1 ] the races were halted in 1973 due to concerns expressed by the Glamorgan Police regarding the undue delay to traffic. [ 1 ]
Gordon Perry of the United Kingdom won the Men's Wheelchair Race, coming in at 3:20:07, and Denise Smith, also of the UK, won the Women's Wheelchair Race in 4:29:03. [38] World records for marathon running have been set several times. Khalid Khannouchi, representing the United States, set the men's world record in 2:05:38 in 2002.