Great North Run

Great North Run
Date	September annually
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields, England, UK
Event type	Road
Distance	Half marathon
Established	1981
Course records	58:56 (Martin Mathathi, 2011) 1:05:39 (Mary Keitany, 2014)
Official site	www.greatrun.org

The Great North Run is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September.^[1] 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 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 2016, Mo Farah became the first person to win the event three times consecutively.^[2]

Course

The Great North Run starts in Newcastle upon Tyne on the A167 road, on the edge of both the city centre and the Town Moor. The route heads east and south down the motorway section, around the eastern side of the city centre, then crosses the Tyne Bridge into Gateshead. It heads around the eastern side of Gateshead town centre, then at a roundabout turns east and heads down the A184 in the direction of Sunderland. After 3.5 miles, the route turns off the A184 and heads north-east towards South Shields. 2.5 miles later, the route reaches the southern side of Jarrow and it turns east down the A1300. The route passes through the south of South Shields (through Harton and Marsden) until it reaches the seafront just over 3.5 miles later, where it turns north up the A183. The last mile of the route runs along the seafront road to the finishing line at South Shields.^[3]

History

The Great North Run is a mass participation event: two lines of runners merging near the one mile mark.

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. The number of finishers was 35,777 in 2007, the largest half marathon and the 13th largest running race that year.^[4] In 2014, the event had 41,615 finishers, making it the largest half-marathon in the world as certified by Guinness World Records in 2016.^[5]

For the first nine races, eight of them were held in June. Since 1990, the race has instead been held in the autumn, usually in September but occasionally in October instead.^[6] Since 1990, the earliest date the race has been held on is 7 September (2014) and the latest is 22 October (2000). Bupa was the title partner of the Great North Run from the early 1990s until 2014, one of Britain’s longest ever sports sponsorship agreements. In 2015 Morrisons announced their sponsorship of the Great Run series.^[7] In November 2015, the Great Run Company announced it was searching for a new title sponsor which includes the Great North Run. The 2016 Great North Run was the first staging of the event without a title sponsor.^[8]

Events

The 2005 Great North Run was the twenty-fifth 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

The 2007 Great North Run was held on 30 September and was started by former England and Newcastle United manager Sir Bobby Robson. Kara Goucher defeated Paula Radcliffe in an impressive victory for the American. Goucher's winning time was 1:06:57.

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 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. The number of finishers (half marathon only) was 39,459.^[11]

The 2011 Great North Run took place on the morning of Sunday, 18 September 2011. The race was started by World 5,000 metre champion Mo Farah.^[12]

In 2013 the 33rd Great North Run had 56000 participants, most of whom were raising money for charity. The elite races had Olympic Gold Medalists and World Champion long distance runners participating including in the men's race, Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and a regular supporter of the event, Haile Gebrselassie. Ethiopian Bekele won the men's event just ahead of Farah. Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo came first the women's race and multi Olympic Gold Medalist David Weir won the wheelchair event.^[13]

In 2014 the 34th Great North Run had 57000 participants, celebrated the 1 millionth runner to cross the finish line, and was the first to have a British man win in 29 years. Mo Farah completed the race in exactly 1 hour, while Mary Keitany completed in 1:05:39 seconds - surpassing the previous course record of 1:05:40 by 1 second, a record held by Paula Radcliffe. Tracey Cramond, who was raising money for Butterwick Hospices, was the 1 millionth person to complete the run, stating she was "gobsmacked" and that it was her "moment of fame".^[14]^[15] The Great North Run was the first International Athletics Association Event (IAAF) event in the world to reach such a milestone.

Past winners

Runners taking part in 2006

Paula Radcliffe and Kara Goucher heading the pack in the 2007 race

Key: Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	1981	McLeod, MikeMike McLeod (GBR)	1:03:23	Goldhawk, KarenKaren Goldhawk (GBR)	1:17:36
2nd	1982	McLeod, MikeMike McLeod (GBR)	1:02:44	Lockley, MargaretMargaret Lockley (GBR)	1:19:24
3rd	1983	Lopes, CarlosCarlos Lopes (POR)	1:02:46	Barleycorn, JulieJulie Barleycorn (GBR)	1:16:39
4th	1984	Dahl, ØyvindØyvind Dahl (NOR)	1:04:36	Waitz, GreteGrete Waitz (NOR)	1:10:27
5th	1985	Kenyon, SteveSteve Kenyon (GBR)	1:02:44	Mota, RosaRosa Mota (POR)	1:09:54
6th	1986	Musyoki, MichaelMichael Musyoki (KEN)	1:00:43	Martin, LisaLisa Martin (AUS)	1:09:45
7th	1987	de Castella, RobRob de Castella (AUS)	1:02:04	Martin, LisaLisa Martin (AUS)	1:10:00
8th	1988	Treacy, JohnJohn Treacy (IRL)	1:01:00	Waitz, GreteGrete Waitz (NOR)	1:08:49
9th	1989	Nechchadi, El MostafaEl Mostafa Nechchadi (MAR)	1:02:39	Martin, LisaLisa Martin (AUS)	1:10:43
10th	1990	Moneghetti, SteveSteve Moneghetti (AUS)	1:00:34	Mota, RosaRosa Mota (POR)	1:09:33
11th	1991	Masya, BensonBenson Masya (KEN)	1:00:28	Kristiansen, IngridIngrid Kristiansen (NOR)	1:10:57
12th	1992	Masya, BensonBenson Masya (KEN)	1:00:24	McColgan, LizLiz McColgan (GBR)	1:08:53
13th	1993	Tanui, MosesMoses Tanui (KEN)	0:59:47 !59:47	Loroupe, TeglaTegla Loroupe (KEN)	1:12:55
14th	1994	Masya, BensonBenson Masya (KEN)	1:00:02	Munerotto, RosannaRosanna Munerotto (ITA)	1:11:29
15th	1995	Tanui, MosesMoses Tanui (KEN)	1:00:39	McColgan, LizLiz McColgan (GBR)	1:11:42
16th	1996	Masya, BensonBenson Masya (KEN)	1:01:43	McColgan, LizLiz McColgan (GBR)	1:10:28
17th	1997	Ramaala, HendrickHendrick Ramaala (RSA)	1:00:25	Subano, LuciaLucia Subano (KEN)	1:09:24
18th	1998	Thugwane, JosiaJosia Thugwane (RSA)	1:02:32	O'Sullivan, SoniaSonia O'Sullivan (IRL)	1:11:50
19th	1999	Mutai, JohnJohn Mutai (KEN)	1:00:52	Chepchumba, JoyceJoyce Chepchumba (KEN)	1:09:07
20th	2000	Baha Sulle, PhaustinPhaustin Baha Sulle (TAN)	1:01:57	Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe (GBR)	1:07:07
21st	2001	Tergat, PaulPaul Tergat (KEN)	1:00:30	Chepkemei, SusanSusan Chepkemei (KEN)	1:08:40
22nd	2002	Malakwen Kosgei, PaulPaul Malakwen Kosgei (KEN)	0:59:58 !59:58	O'Sullivan, SoniaSonia O'Sullivan (IRL)	1:07:19
23rd	2003	Ramaala, HendrickHendrick Ramaala (RSA)	1:00:01	Radcliffe, PaulaPaula Radcliffe (GBR)	1:05:40
24th	2004	Berhanu, DejeneDejene Berhanu (ETH)	0:59:37 !59:37	Johnson, BenitaBenita Johnson (AUS)	1:07:55
25th	2005	Tadese, ZersenayZersenay Tadese (ERI)	0:59:05 !59:05	Tulu, DerartuDerartu Tulu (ETH)	1:07:33
26th	2006	Ramaala, HendrickHendrick Ramaala (RSA)	1:01:03	Adere, BerhaneBerhane Adere (ETH)	1:10:03
27th	2007	Lel, MartinMartin Lel (KEN)	1:00:08	Goucher, KaraKara Goucher (USA)	1:06:57
28th	2008	Kebede, TsegayeTsegaye Kebede (ETH)	0:59:45 !59:45	Wami, GeteGete Wami (ETH)	1:08:51
29th	2009	Lel, MartinMartin Lel (KEN)	0:59:32 !59:32	Augusto, JéssicaJéssica Augusto (POR)	1:09:08
30th	2010	Gebrselassie, HaileHaile Gebrselassie (ETH)	0:59:33 !59:33	Adere, BerhaneBerhane Adere (ETH)	1:08:49
31st	2011	Mathathi, MartinMartin Mathathi (KEN)	0:58:56 !58:56	Wangui, LucyLucy Wangui (KEN)	1:07:06
32nd	2012	Kipsang Kiprotich, WilsonWilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN)	0:59:06 !59:06	Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	1:07:35
33rd	2013	Bekele, KenenisaKenenisa Bekele (ETH)	1:00:09	Jeptoo, PriscahPriscah Jeptoo (KEN)	1:05:45
34th	2014	Farah, MoMo Farah (GBR)	1:00:00	Keitany, MaryMary Keitany (KEN)	1:05:39
35th	2015	Farah, MoMo Farah (GBR)	0:59:22 !59:22	Keitany, MaryMary Keitany (KEN)	1:07:32
36th	2016	Farah, MoMo Farah (GBR)	1:00:04	Cheruiyot, VivianVivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	1:07:54

Wheelchair race

Course record

Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1981	Robinson, AlanAlan Robinson (GBR)	1:28:54	—	—
1982	Robinson, AlanAlan Robinson (GBR)	1:32:00	—	—
1983	Grant, JohnJohn Grant (GBR)	1:17:16	Dodsworth, MariaMaria Dodsworth (GBR)	2:27:29
1984	Clark, TerryTerry Clark (GBR)	1:10:28	Hodgson, EllenEllen Hodgson (GBR)	2:50:42
1985	Tong, MarkMark Tong (GBR)	1:17:18	Graham, AnneAnne Graham (GBR)	2:26:53
1986	Hallam, ChrisChris Hallam (GBR)	1:01:15	Davidson, KarenKaren Davidson (GBR)	1:13:04
1987	Hallam, ChrisChris Hallam (GBR)	0:56:37 !56:37	Davidson, KarenKaren Davidson (GBR)	1:19:55
1988	Holding, DavidDavid Holding (GBR)	0:57:57 !57:57	Cichockyj, JosieJosie Cichockyj (GBR)	1:37:38
1989	Hallam, ChrisChris Hallam (GBR)	1:01:40	Dixon, EileenEileen Dixon (GBR)	2:06:54
1990	Hallam, ChrisChris Hallam (GBR)	0:56:32 !56:32	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	1:05:08
1991	Holding, DavidDavid Holding (GBR)	0:47:24 !47:24	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	1:00:22
1992	Holding, DavidDavid Holding (GBR)	0:50:21 !50:21	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	0:59:21 !59:21
1993	Newman, IvanIvan Newman (GBR)	0:54:11 !54:11	Hill, RoseRose Hill (GBR)	0:58:00 !58:00
1994	Holding, DavidDavid Holding (GBR)	0:50:33 !50:33	Hill, RoseRose Hill (GBR)	1:00:41
1995	McKenna, JackJack McKenna (GBR)	0:52:16 !52:16	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	0:58:44 !58:44
1996	Holding, DavidDavid Holding (GBR)	0:49:17 !49:17	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	0:57:17 !57:17
1997	Holding, DavidDavid Holding (GBR)	0:44:22 !44:22	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	0:52:17 !52:17
1998	Hadj Lahmar (GBR)	0:53:47 !53:47	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	1:10:58
1999	Hadj Lahmar (GBR)	0:49:57 !49:57	Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson (GBR)	1:02:32
2000	Papworth, KevinKevin Papworth (GBR)	0:49:18 !49:18	Piercey, SarahSarah Piercey (GBR)	1:13:32
2001	Patel, TusharTushar Patel (GBR)	0:48:10 !48:10	Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren (SWE)	0:52:59 !52:59
2002	Patel, TusharTushar Patel (GBR)	0:48:46 !48:46	Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren (SWE)	0:57:47 !57:47
2003	Weir, DavidDavid Weir (GBR)	0:45:41 !45:41	Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren (SWE)	0:53:04 !53:04
2004	Herriot, KennyKenny Herriot (GBR)	0:45:37 !45:37	Wallengren, GunillaGunilla Wallengren (SWE)	0:52:14 !52:14
2005	Weir, DavidDavid Weir (GBR)	0:42:33 !42:33	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:50:04 !50:04
2006	Fearnley, KurtKurt Fearnley (AUS)	0:42:39 !42:39	Roy, DianeDiane Roy (CAN)	0:50:33 !50:33
2007	Van Dyk, ErnstErnst Van Dyk (RSA)	0:42:35 !42:35	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:50:33 !50:33
2008	Cassidy, JoshJosh Cassidy (CAN)	0:44:10 !44:10	Roy, DianeDiane Roy (CAN)	0:51:18 !51:18
2009	Weir, DavidDavid Weir (GBR)	0:41:34 !41:34	McGrory, AmandaAmanda McGrory (USA)	0:49:47 !49:47
2010	Weir, DavidDavid Weir (GBR)	0:44:49 !44:49	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:52:59 !52:59
2011	Cassidy, JoshJosh Cassidy (CAN)	0:43:57 !43:57	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:50:14 !50:14
2012	Cassidy, JoshJosh Cassidy (CAN)	0:43:18 !43:18	Egan, JaneJane Egan (GBR)	1:15:00
2013	Weir, DavidDavid Weir (GBR)	0:43:06 !43:06	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:54:28 !54:28
2014	Madeira, JordiJordi Madeira (ESP)	0:43:02 !43:02	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:50:34 !50:34
2015	Weir, DavidDavid Weir (GBR)	0:42:46 !42:46	Woods, ShellyShelly Woods (GBR)	0:53:38 !53:38

References

↑ "Largest half marathon". Guinness World Records.
↑ James Riach (2016-09-11). "Mo Farah wins Great North Run for record third year in row and eyes Tokyo". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
↑ Great North Route website
↑ http://www.runningusa.org/cgi/evbig-world.pl Running USA - RRIC World's Largest Races
↑ "Largest half marathon". Guinness World Records.
↑ "Great North Run 2015: Why next year's race has a later date". Evening Chronicle. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ http://www.greatrun.org/news/morrisons-to-become-new-great-run-series-sponsor [Retrieved on 2015-02-03].
↑ "Great Run Series Seeks New Title Sponsor". www.greatrun.org.
↑ Four men die in Great North Run, BBC News, 18 September 2005.
↑ Tragedy hits 26th Great North Run, BBC News report on the 29-year-old, unnamed Yorkshire man who died in the 2006 run.
↑ The highest overall position number for a runner, when searching the results on http://www.greatrun.org
↑ "BUPA Great North Run @ Newcastle – Gateshead, UK, 18th September 2011". Race-Calendar.com. 24 Hour Trading Ltd. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
↑ "Great North Run: Mo Farah narrowly beaten as thousands run". British Broadcasting Corp. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
↑ "Great North Run: Thousands complete half-marathon". British Broadcasting Corp. 7 September 2014.
↑ "Great North Run 2014: One millionth finisher crosses line". British Broadcasting Corp. 7 September 2014.

Results

Butler, Mark (2012-11-17). Great North Run Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.
History and Tradition. Great Run. Retrieved on 2013-01-20.

External links

Official website

IAAF Gold Label Road Races

Amsterdam Marathon Beijing Marathon Berlin Marathon Bogotá Half Marathon Bogotá Women's Race Boston Marathon Chicago Marathon Dubai Marathon Frankfurt Marathon Fukuoka Marathon Gold Coast Marathon Great Manchester Run Great North Run Great Scottish Run Great South Run Istanbul Marathon Lake Biwa Marathon Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon Marathon London Marathon Nagoya Women's Marathon New York City Marathon Ottawa 10K Ottawa Marathon Paris Marathon Portugal Half Marathon Prague Half Marathon Prague Marathon Roma-Ostia Half Marathon Rome Marathon Rotterdam Marathon Seoul International Marathon Shanghai Marathon Sydney Marathon Tokyo Marathon Toronto Waterfront Marathon Vienna City Marathon Xiamen International Marathon Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon

Great Run road races

Great Winter Run Great Edinburgh International Cross Country (Great Winter Run) Great Ireland Run Great Birmingham 10K Great Bristol 10K Great Manchester Run Great Women's 10K Great Donington Run Great North 10K Great Newham London Run Great Yorkshire Run Great Bristol Half Marathon Great North Run Great Birmingham Run Great South Run Great Ethiopian Run Great Ireland Run Great Scottish Run Past events Great Australian Run Great Capital Run

Athletics in the United Kingdom

Major meetings	London Grand Prix British Grand Prix Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Glasgow International Match AAA Championships

Major road races	London Marathon Great Run series: Great North Run Great Manchester Run Great South Run

Major cross country	Antrim International Cross Country Great Edinburgh International Cross Country UK Cross Challenge

Championships	1983 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 1994 IAAF World Cup 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2013 European Team Championships 2017 World Championships in Athletics

See also: Category:Athletics in the United Kingdom; Category:British athletes

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