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2017 Finishers Great South Run medal. 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 series created by former British athlete ...
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Great South Run: Portsmouth, United Kingdom: 30 October 2011 10 miles 24,000 [78] 70 Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C. United States: 28 October 2012 Marathon
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]
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She also ran an over 40 world record for 10 miles of 52:44 at the Great South Run in Portsmouth, England. [47] Pavey returned to competition in 2016 with the aim of competing in a fifth Olympic Games. Despite suffering from a chest infection and virus, she lined up in the British Championship and Olympic Trials 10,000 metres on 21 May.
Channel 5 broadcasts the Great Birmingham Run and Great South Run for the first time. [ 4 ] 27 August-4 September – Channel 4 shows live coverage of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics but due to the broadcaster's decision to focus on Paralympic Sports, Channel 4 decides not to show the 2013 event even though it had bought the rights to ...
In 2019, he won the Great South Run road 10 miles. [2] Scott became a double British champion when winning the 5000 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 13 min 32.98 sec. He had previously took the title in 2018. [7] In 2021, he claimed victories at the Great North Run half marathon and the Great Manchester Run ...