Great South Run
 Morrison's Great South Run
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| venue | Portsmouth United Kingdom
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| First run | 1990 |
| Records | |
| distance | 10 miles |
| track record | Men: 45:15 min, 2010 Joseph Ebuya Women: 51:00 min, 2002 Sonia O'Sullivan 
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| Website | Official website |
The Great South Run is one of the premier road races in the UK . The distance is 10 miles (16.093 km). The debut event took place in Southampton in 1990 , and the following year the race was relocated to Portsmouth . It is the first offshoot of the Great North Run in the Great Run series .
route
The flat course begins at the D-Day Museum in Southsea and runs along the coast to Portsmouth Cathedral , the Spinnaker Tower and the naval base with the museum ships HMS Warrior and HMS Victory . After looping through the center of Portsmouth, the route turns east to Eastney and then runs along the coast to the finish at the Pyramids Center, not far from the starting point.
statistics
Course records
- Men: 45:16 min, Joseph Ebuya ( KEN ), 2010
- Women: 51:00 min, Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL ), 2002
Winners list
Sources: website of the organizer, gbrathletics.com , arrs.run
| date | Men | Time (min) | Women | Time (min) |
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| Oct 25, 2015 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro ( UGA ) | 46:00 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot ( KEN ) | 51:17 |
| Oct 26, 2014 | James Gitahi Rungaru ( KEN ) | 46:31 | Belaynesh Oljira ( KEN ) | 52:40 |
| Oct 27, 2013 | Emmanuel bed ( KEN ) | 48:03 | Florence Jebet Kiplagat ( KEN ) | 53:53 |
| Oct 28, 2012 | Stephen Mokoka ( RSA ) | 46:40 | Joanne Pavey -2- | 53:00 |
| Oct 30, 2011 | Leonard Patrick Komon ( KEN ) | 46:18 | Aselefech Mergia ( ETH ) | 52:55 |
| Oct 24, 2010 | Joseph Ebuya ( KEN ) | 45:16 | Grace Kwamboka Momanyi ( KEN ) | 52:03 |
| Oct 25, 2009 | Mohammed Farah ( GBR ) | 46:25 | Inês Monteiro ( POR ) | 52:32 |
| Oct 26, 2008 | Bernard Kiprop Kipyego ( KEN ) | 46:43 | Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) | 51:11 |
| Oct 28, 2007 | Luke Kibet ( KEN ) | 47:31 | Rose Cheruiyot ( KEN ) | 53:44 |
| Oct 22, 2006 | Simon Koros Arusei ( KEN ) | 47:17 | Joanne Pavey ( GBR ) | 52:46 |
| Oct 9, 2005 | John Yuda Msuri -2- | 46:45 | Derartu Tulu -2- | 51:27 |
| Oct 10, 2004 | Hendrick Ramaala ( RSA ) | 47:14 | Benita Johnson ( AUS ) | 52:32 |
| Oct 12, 2003 | John Yuda Msuri ( TAN ) | 46:35 | Sonia O'Sullivan -2- | 53:26 |
| 8 Sep 2002 | Simon Kasimili -2- | 47:27 | Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL ) | 51:00 |
| Oct 14, 2001 | Khalid Skah ( MAR ) | 46:17 | Restituta Joseph -2- | 52:36 |
| Nov 26, 2000 | Gert Thys ( RSA ) | 48:26 | Restituta Joseph ( TAN ) | 55:10 |
| 19 Sep 1999 | Simon Kasimili ( KEN ) | 47:42 | Esther Kiplagat ( KEN ) | 54:42 |
| 13 Sep 1998 | Stéphane Franke ( GER ) | 47:40 | Marian Sutton ( GBR ) | 54:17 |
| Oct 5, 1997 | Christopher Kelong ( KEN ) | 46:53 | Liz McColgan -2- | 52:00 |
| Oct 6, 1996 | Gary Staines -3- | 46:57 | Derartu Tulu ( ETH ) | 52:39 |
| Oct 8, 1995 | Benson Masya ( KEN ) | 45:56 | Liz McColgan ( GBR ) | 53:12 |
| Oct 9, 1994 | Gary Staines -2- | 47:00 | Gitte Karlshøj ( DEN ) | 54:49 |
| Oct 10, 1993 | Gary Staines ( GBR ) | 46:11 | Iulia Negură -2- | 53:01 |
| Oct 11, 1992 | Boay Akonay ( TAN ) | 47:04 | Iulia Negură ( ROU ) | 53:19 |
| Oct 13, 1991 | Thomas Robert Naali ( TAN ) | 47:11 | Olga Bondarenko ( URS ) | 53:16 |
| 1990 | Marti ten Kate ( NED ) | 47:52 | Alison Gooderham ( GBR ) | 56:09 |
Development of the number of finishers
| year | total | Women |
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| 2008 | 11685 | 4794 |
| 2007 | 11502 | 4953 |
| 2006 | 11638 | 5028 |
| 2005 | 11603 | 4660 |
Web links
Footnotes
- ^ Roll of honor ( Memento of April 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ British Road Race Championships
- ↑ Great South Run 10 mile. Retrieved August 12, 2015 .