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The 2008 Great North Run was held on 5 October and was started by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. The 2009 Great North Run was held on 20 September [20] and was started by the musician Sting. The 2010 Great North Run was the 30th running of the event and was held on 19 September and was started by TV presenters Ant & Dec ...
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. [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 ...
The Great North Run was the first event in the Great Run stable, in 1981, and pre-dates Nova International and The Great Run Company by seven years.. Former European and Commonwealth champion Brendan Foster was inspired to organise an event in his native North-East England, [2] after taking part in the Round the Bays event in Auckland, New Zealand. [3]
Runners during the Great North Run 2023 through Newcastle upon Tyne (Richard Sellers/PA) An online fundraiser had reached £9,300 by Tuesday afternoon, far out-stripping his target of £350.
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21 km, 10 km, 5 km or 3 km run/walk 55,498 [28] [29] 22 Great North Run: Newcastle, England United Kingdom: 26 September 2004/ 19 September 2010 Half-Marathon 54,500 [30] 23 Bolder Boulder: Boulder, Colorado: United States: 26 May 2008 10 km 54,040 [31] 24 New York City Marathon: New York City: United States: 4 November 2018 Marathon 53,121 ...
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In 1981, Foster founded the Great North Run, an annual half marathon from Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields. The race became the biggest running event in the UK, and one of the biggest half marathons in the world. By 2014, the race had been run by over 1 million competitors, the first IAAF event to pass this milestone.