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Great North Run


Great North Run Logo
Date and location 5th October 2008
Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields, United Kingdom
Race type road
Distance Half marathon
Official site www.greatrun.org

The BUPA Great North Run is the world's most popular half marathon road running event[1]. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A half marathon is a Road running event of 210975 meters or miles about 13 A half marathon is a Road running event of 210975 meters or miles about 13 Road running is the sport of Running on a measured course over an established Road (as opposed to track and Cross country running) Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields in England. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Brendan Foster CBE (born 12 January, 1948 in Hebburn, now Tyne and Wear, England) is a British former distance Foster was inspired after running in the Round the Bays Race in New Zealand in 1979. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

The first ever Great North Run was staged on the 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 By 2003, the number of participants had risen to 47,000. For the first year it was advertised as a local fun run; twenty years on it has become one of the biggest running events in the world, and the biggest in the UK. Only the London Marathon (Britain's second biggest road race every year since 1981) comes close to attracting 'similar' numbers of athletes each year.

In recent years, a Great North Mile has also been held.

In the 2004 Great North Mile race on Saturday 25 September, double Olympic Gold medalist Kelly Holmes made her first appearance in Britain since returning from the 2004 Summer Olympics. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19 1970 is a retired English middle-distance athlete. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Holmes also fired the gun to start the main event on Sunday 26 September, and waved and shook hands with many of the 50,000 starters. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a

In addition the The 'Tunnel 2K' international warm up race, on the day before the Great North run sees wheelchair athletes competing over a 2km course ran through the Tyne Tunnel between North and South Shields. The Tyne Tunnel is a two-lane toll vehicular Tunnel under the River Tyne England, completed in 1967 and connecting

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Winners of the men's race

Winners of the women's race

Winners of the men's wheelchair race

Winners of the women's wheelchair race

2005 Great North Run

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2006 Great North Run

Following the death of four runners in 2005, more emergency service personnel were brought in to ensure there was adequate cover, although on race day itself, one participant died en-route to South Shields.

2007 Great North Run

The 2007 Great North Run was held on 30 September and was started by Sir Bobby Robson. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football Kara Goucher defeated Paula Radcliffe in an impressive victory for the American. Kara Goucher, (born Kara Grgas on 9 July 1978 in Queens NY) is an American middle and long-distance runner Paula Jane Radcliffe MBE (born on 17 December, 1973 in Davenham, Cheshire, England) is a British Goucher's winning time was 1:06:57.

References

  1. ^ "Great North Run", BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-10-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.  
  2. ^ Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage - Women's half-marathon

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