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The Great Manchester Run 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 first marathon in the Manchester area was run in 1908 and started and finished at the Saracen's Head pub in Warburton, although at this point the run was only 20 mi (32 km). The first marathon to be run over 26 mi and 385 yards (42.195 km) was the race in 1909, which started in Sandbach , Cheshire and finished at the Fallowfield Stadium in ...
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. The county has an area of 493 sq mi (1,277 km 2) [5] and is highly urbanised, with a population of 2. ...
Great Manchester Run: Manchester, United Kingdom [116] 12 km: 39:20 Liz McColgan: 17 October 1987 Irving, United States 15 km: 46:40+ Mx: Eilish McColgan: 2 April 2023 Berlin Half Marathon: Berlin, Germany [117] 10 miles: 50:01+ a: Paula Radcliffe: 21 September 2003 Newcastle–South Shields, United Kingdom 50:43 Eilish McColgan: 17 October ...
About a month later Haile easily won the Great Manchester Run in England for the fourth time, finishing in 28:10. [37] On 26 September he suffered a double setback when he dropped out of the Berlin Marathon (again suffering from respiratory difficulties of exercise-induced asthma) and saw his world records for 30 kilometres and the marathon ...
She was the runner-up at the Great Manchester Run in May 2011, finishing behind the home-favourite Helen Clitheroe. [3] A month later she took the silver medal at the European Cup 10000m, just missing the French record with a personal best run of 31:44.84 minutes for the distance. [4] She ran at the Great Ireland Run in 2012 and came third. [5]
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The informal distance was used for an exhibition race during the Manchester Great CityGames as part of the 2009 Great Manchester Run (UK). Stars included Triple Olympic Champion Usain Bolt (Jamaica) alongside Ivory Williams (USA), Simeon Williamson (UK), and other international track stars.