Where Newcastle-upon-Tyne When September 18, 2011 First Man Martin Mathathi 58:56 First Woman Lucy Kabuu 1:07:06 Last Finisher 4:26:18 No. of Finishers 37482It was a chilly start to the 31st Bupa Great North run and with a forecast for a light
And they're off... 50,000 runners take to the streets When the inaugural Great North Run took place in 1981, more than 12,000 runners charged through the streets of Newcastle. Thirty two years later a lot has changed. The field has reached an eye
The 54,000-strong crowd of runners at the start of their half-marathon adventure.
two pace groups at the 2003 Great North Run (below), but traditionally, our pacing teams are geared towards the Flora London Marathon - last year, we had eight pairs of pace leaders there. We build up using a few progressively longer paced races
At the time of writing, your event rating for Sunday's Great North Run gives the world's biggest half marathon an overall score of 77 per cent. Not bad, but a long way off the 96 per cent scored by the same day's Anglesey Marathon, and also dwarfed
From last-minute race preparations to discovering culture on the Tyne, this is your step-by-step guide to ensuring your Bupa Great North Run 2012 experience is a weekend to remember for all the right reasons...Friday eveningBefore you leave home
It's not a marathon and it's not got Paula Radcliffe, but the Great North Run is one humdinger of an event.This road race in Tyne and Wear attracts the kind of attention and numbers that many full marathons can only dream about. On October 1, when
One was the world's biggest half-marathon. The other was the world's hariest 7K. On September 21 - the same morning that the Great North Run filled the highways of North-East England with 50,000 runners - the Great Gorilla Run romped 500 fully
and friendly to both beginners and hard-boiled PB hunters. York 10K - Jane Tomlinson's 'Run For All' (North Yorkshire, August 2) Hot on the heels of the massively popular Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10K comes the inaugural York 10K. Expect a fab atmosphere
The RW pacers will be making one more outing this year, at the Bupa Great North Run on October 6. We'll be aiming to get home inside 1:30 and 1:45, as well as running a relaxed, run/walk 'Get You Round'.You will have to have an entry to the race
