Great Manchester Run
 Morrisons Great Manchester Run
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| venue | Manchester United Kingdom
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| First run | 2003 |
| Records | |
| distance | 10 kilometer |
| track record | Men: 27:21 min, 2007 Micah Kogo Women: 30:49 min, 2013 Tirunesh Dibaba 
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| Website | Official website |
The Great Manchester Run is a 10 km road race that has been held in Manchester since 2003 . Like the Great North Run and Great South Run, it is part of the Great Run series from Nova International Limited and is one of the most popular running events in the United Kingdom .
In 2009 the event was supplemented by the Great City Games , for which a 150-meter track was laid out. The sprint race over the rarely held distance was won by the Jamaican Olympic champion Usain Bolt in the world best time of 14.35 seconds; in the women won Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie from the Bahamas in 16.54 s.
At the Great CityGames Manchester 2010, the American Tyson Gay broke Tommie Smith's 44-year-old world best (19.5 s) for a 200-meter run on a straight with 19.41 seconds .
route
The course starts downtown on Portland Street, heads southwest to Old Trafford Stadium, and ends downtown on Deansgate.
statistics
Course records
- Men: 27:21 min, Micah Kogo ( KEN ), 2007
- Women: 30:49 min, Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ), 2013
Winners list
Source: website of the organizer
| date | Men | Time (min) | Women | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th May 2019 | Jacob Kiplimo ( UGA ) | 27:31 | Hellen Obiri ( KEN ) | 31:23 |
| 20th May 2018 | Mo Farah ( GBR ) | 28:27 | Tirunesh Dibaba -5- | 31:08 |
| May 28, 2017 | Dathan Ritzenhein ( USA ) | 28:06 | Tirunesh Dibaba -4- | 31:03 |
| May 22, 2016 | Kenenisa Bekele -2- | 28:08 | Tirunesh Dibaba -3- | 31:16 |
| May 10, 2015 | Stephen Sambu ( KEN ) | 27:30 | Betsy Saina ( KEN ) | 31:49 |
| May 18, 2014 | Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH ) | 28:23 | Tirunesh Dibaba -2- | 31:09 |
| May 26, 2013 | Moses Kipsiro ( UGA ) | 27:52 | Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) | 30:49 |
| May 15, 2012 | Haile Gebrselassie -5- | 27:39 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai ( KEN ) | 31:35 |
| May 15, 2011 | Haile Gebrselassie -4- | 28:10 | Helen Clitheroe ( GBR ) | 31:45 |
| May 16, 2010 | Haile Gebrselassie -3- | 28:02 | Werknesh Kidane ( ETH ) | 31:19 |
| May 17, 2009 | Haile Gebrselassie -2- | 27:39 | Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN ) | 32:01 |
| May 18, 2008 | Günther Weidlinger ( AUT ) | 28:10 | Joanne Pavey -2- | 31:58 |
| May 20, 2007 | Micah Kogo ( KEN ) | 27:21 | Joanne Pavey ( GBR ) | 31:47 |
| May 21, 2006 | Zersenay Tadese ( ERI ) | 27:36 | Berhane vein -2- | 31:07 |
| May 22, 2005 | Haile Gebrselassie ( ETH ) | 27:25 | Lornah Kiplagat ( NED ) | 31:28 |
| May 23, 2004 | Craig Mottram ( AUS ) | 27:54 | Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL ) | 32:12 |
| May 26, 2003 | Paul Tergat ( KEN ) | 28:48 | Berhane Adere ( ETH ) | 31:50 |
Development of the number of finishers
| year | total | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27,796 | 12,180 |
| 2010 | 27.002 | 11,734 |
| 2009 | 26,982 | 11,956 |
| 2008 | 23,955 | 10,450 |
| 2007 | 20,988 | 9452 |
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ IAAF : Bolt runs 14:35 sec for 150m; covers 50m-150m in 8.70 sec! ( Memento from May 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) May 17, 2009
- ^ IAAF: Gay clocks 19.41 on straight 200m in Manchester ( Memento from May 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). May 16, 2010
- ↑ Great CityGames: Great CityGames Manchester - Results ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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