Great Birmingham Run
 Morrisons Great Birmingham Run
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| venue | Birmingham United Kingdom
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| First run | 2008 |
| Records | |
| distance | 21.0975 kilometers |
| track record | Men: 1:00:19 h Micah Kogo , 2012 Women: 1:10:19 h Gemma Steel , 2013 |
| Website | Official website |
The Great Birmingham Run is a half marathon that has been held in Birmingham since 2008 . In 2011 the event previously known as the Birmingham Half Marathon was incorporated into the Great Run series.
The 2009 Half Marathon World Championships were held on the same course just before the event.
statistics
Course records
- Men: 1:00:19 h, Micah Kogo ( KEN ), 2012
- Women: 1:10:19 h, Gemma Steel ( GBR ), 2013
Winners list
| date | Men | Time (h) | Women | Time (h) |
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| Oct 18, 2015 | Christopher Thompson ( GBR ) | 1:03:00 | Dominika Napieraj ( POL ) | 1:13:39 |
| Oct. 19, 2014 | Joel Kimutai ( KEN ) | 1:01:30 | Polline Wanjiku ( KEN ) | 1:10:48 |
| Oct 20, 2013 | Thomas Ayeko ( UGA ) | 1:02:32 | Gemma Steel -2- | 1:10:19 |
| Oct 21, 2012 | Micah Kogo ( KEN ) | 1:00:17 | Sara Moreira ( POR ) | 1:12:49 |
| Oct 23, 2011 | Haile Gebrselassie ( ETH ) | 1:01:29 | Gemma Steel ( GBR ) | 1:12:21 |
| Oct 24, 2010 | Edwin Kipyego ( KEN ) | 1:03:50 | Susan Partridge -2- | 1:13:56 |
| Oct 11, 2009 | Jean-Berchmans Ndayisenga ( BDI ) | 1:06:17 | Susan Partridge ( GBR ) | 1:12:50 |
| Oct 26, 2008 | Andrew Jones ( GBR ) | 1:05:42 | Birhan Dagne ( GBR ) | 1:17:39 |
Development of the number of finishers
| year | total | including women |
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| 2011 | 11,455 | 4028 |
| 2010 | 11,381 | 3709 |
| 2009 | 10,042 | 3274 |
| 2008 | 6932 | 2244 |