Great North Run - wikipedia Great North Run Great North Run Date September annually Location Newcastle upon Tyne to South Shields, England, UK Event type Road Distance Half marathon Established 1981 Course records 58 : 56 ( Martin Mathathi, 2011 ) 1 : 05 : 39 ( Mary Keitany, 2014 ) Official site www.greatrun.org The Great North Run ( branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes ) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South Shields. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2011, the number of participants had risen to 54,000. For the first year it was advertised as a local fun run ; nearly thirty years on it has become one of the biggest running events in the world, and the biggest in the UK. Only the Great Manchester Run and London Marathon come close to attracting similar numbers of athletes each year. The 1992 edition of the race incorporated the 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Martin Mathathi holds the current men 's course record with his run of 58 : 56 minutes in 2011. Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 's women 's course record of 65 : 39 minutes, was set in 2014. In 2017, Mo Farah became the first person to win the event four times consecutively. Contents 1 Course 2 History 2.1 Events 3 Past winners 3.1 Wheelchair race 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Course The Great North Run starts in Newcastle upon Tyne on the A167 road, on the edge of both the city centre and the Town Moor. The route heads east and south down the motorway section, around the eastern side of the city centre, then crosses the Tyne Bridge into Gateshead. It heads around the eastern side of Gateshead town centre, then at a roundabout turns east and heads down the A184 in the direction of Sunderland. After 3.5 miles, the route turns off the A184 and heads north - east towards South Shields. 2.5 miles later, the route reaches the southern side of Jarrow and it turns east down the A1300. The route passes through the south of South Shields ( through Harton and Marsden ) until it reaches the seafront just over 3.5 miles later, where it turns north up the A183. The last mile of the route runs along the seafront road to the finishing line at South Shields. History The Great North Run is a mass participation event : two lines of runners merging near the one mile mark. The run was devised by former Olympic 10,000 m bronze medallist and BBC Sport commentator Brendan Foster. Foster was inspired after running in the Round the Bays Race in New Zealand in 1979, and has built upon the Great North Run with a series of other Great Run road races. The first Great North Run was staged on 28 June 1981, when 12,000 runners participated. By 2003, the number of participants had risen to 47,000. The 2011 event saw an announced field of 54,000. The number of finishers was 35,777 in 2007, the largest half marathon and the 13th largest running race that year. In 2014, the event had 41,615 finishers, making it the largest half - marathon in the world as certified by Guinness World Records in 2016. For the first nine races, eight of them were held in June. Since 1990, the race has instead been held in the autumn, usually in September but occasionally in October instead. Since 1990, the earliest date the race has been held on is 7 September ( 2014 ) and the latest is 22 October ( 2000 ). Bupa was the title partner of the Great North Run from the early 1990s until 2014, one of Britain 's longest ever sports sponsorship agreements. In 2015 Morrisons announced their sponsorship of the Great Run series. In November 2015, the Great Run Company announced it was searching for a new title sponsor which includes the Great North Run. The 2016 Great North Run was the first staging of the event without a title sponsor. Simplyhealth became the new lead sponsor for 2017. Events The 2005 Great North Run was the twenty - fifth edition of the race. Events to mark the anniversary included the launch of the Great North Run Cultural Programme at the Sage Gateshead. The race was started by Mike McLeod, the winner of the inaugural race in 1981. During the race, four participants died en route to South Shields. An inquest into the four deaths from 2005 began on Monday 5 June 2006 at Gateshead Council Chambers. In subsequent events, more emergency service personnel were brought in to ensure there was adequate cover. In spite of increased medical provision at the 2006 race, a man in his twenties died. The 2007 Great North Run was held on 30 September and was started by former England and Newcastle United manager Sir Bobby Robson. Kara Goucher defeated Paula Radcliffe in an impressive victory for the American. Goucher 's winning time was 1 : 06 : 57. The 2008 Great North Run was held on 5 October and was started by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. The 2009 Great North Run was held on 20 September and was started by the musician Sting. The 2010 Great North Run was the 30th running of the event and was held on 19 September and was started by TV presenters Ant & Dec. The number of finishers ( half marathon only ) was 39,459. The 2011 Great North Run took place on the morning of Sunday, 18 September 2011. The race was started by World 5,000 metre champion Mo Farah. In 2013 the 33rd Great North Run had 56000 participants, most of whom were raising money for charity. The elite races had Olympic Gold Medalists and World Champion long distance runners participating including in the men 's race, Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and a regular supporter of the event, Haile Gebrselassie. Ethiopian Bekele won the men 's event just ahead of Farah. Kenya 's Priscah Jeptoo came first the women 's race and multi Olympic Gold Medalist David Weir won the wheelchair event. In 2014 the 34th Great North Run had 57000 participants, celebrated the 1 millionth runner to cross the finish line, and was the first to have a British man win in 29 years. Mo Farah completed the race in exactly 1 hour, while Mary Keitany completed in 1 : 05 : 39 seconds - surpassing the previous course record of 1 : 05 : 40 by 1 second, a record held by Paula Radcliffe. Tracey Cramond, who was raising money for Butterwick Hospices, was the 1 millionth person to complete the run, stating she was `` gobsmacked '' and that it was her `` moment of fame ''. The Great North Run was the first International Athletics Association Event ( IAAF ) event in the world to reach such a milestone. Past winners Runners taking part in 2006 Paula Radcliffe and Kara Goucher heading the pack in the 2007 race 2017 Great North Run finishers medal Key : Course record Edition Year Men 's winner Time ( h : m : s ) Women 's winner Time ( h : m : s ) 1st 1981 McLeod, Mike Mike McLeod ( GBR ) 1 : 03 : 23 Goldhawk, Karen Karen Goldhawk ( GBR ) 1 : 17 : 36 2nd 1982 McLeod, Mike Mike McLeod ( GBR ) 1 : 02 : 44 Lockley, Margaret Margaret Lockley ( GBR ) 1 : 19 : 24 3rd Lopes, Carlos Carlos Lopes ( POR ) 1 : 02 : 46 Barleycorn, Julie Julie Barleycorn ( GBR ) 1 : 16 : 39 4th 1984 Dahl, Øyvind Øyvind Dahl ( NOR ) 1 : 04 : 36 Waitz, Grete Grete Waitz ( NOR ) 1 : 10 : 27 5th 1985 Kenyon, Steve Steve Kenyon ( GBR ) 1 : 02 : 44 Mota, Rosa Rosa Mota ( POR ) 1 : 09 : 54 6th 1986 Musyoki, Michael Michael Musyoki ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 43 Martin, Lisa Lisa Martin ( AUS ) 1 : 09 : 45 7th de Castella, Robert Robert de Castella ( AUS ) 1 : 02 : 04 Martin, Lisa Lisa Martin ( AUS ) 1 : 10 : 00 8th 1988 Treacy, John John Treacy ( IRL ) 1 : 01 : 00 Waitz, Grete Grete Waitz ( NOR ) 1 : 08 : 49 9th 1989 Nechchadi, El Mostafa El Mostafa Nechchadi ( MAR ) 1 : 02 : 39 Martin, Lisa Lisa Martin ( AUS ) 1 : 10 : 43 10th 1990 Moneghetti, Steve Steve Moneghetti ( AUS ) 1 : 00 : 34 Mota, Rosa Rosa Mota ( POR ) 1 : 09 : 33 11th 1991 Masya, Benson Benson Masya ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 28 Kristiansen, Ingrid Ingrid Kristiansen ( NOR ) 1 : 10 : 57 12th 1992 Masya, Benson Benson Masya ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 24 McColgan, Liz Liz McColgan ( GBR ) 1 : 08 : 53 13th 1993 Tanui, Moses Moses Tanui ( KEN ) 0 : 59 : 47 ! 59 : 47 Loroupe, Tegla Tegla Loroupe ( KEN ) 1 : 12 : 55 14th 1994 Masya, Benson Benson Masya ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 02 Munerotto, Rosanna Rosanna Munerotto ( ITA ) 1 : 11 : 29 15th 1995 Tanui, Moses Moses Tanui ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 39 McColgan, Liz Liz McColgan ( GBR ) 1 : 11 : 42 16th Masya, Benson Benson Masya ( KEN ) 1 : 01 : 43 McColgan, Liz Liz McColgan ( GBR ) 1 : 10 : 28 17th 1997 Ramaala, Hendrick Hendrick Ramaala ( RSA ) 1 : 00 : 25 Subano, Lucia Lucia Subano ( KEN ) 1 : 09 : 24 18th 1998 Thugwane, Josia Josia Thugwane ( RSA ) 1 : 02 : 32 O'Sullivan, Sonia Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL ) 1 : 11 : 50 19th 1999 Mutai, John John Mutai ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 52 Chepchumba, Joyce Joyce Chepchumba ( KEN ) 1 : 09 : 07 20th 2000 Baha Sulle, Phaustin Phaustin Baha Sulle ( TAN ) 1 : 01 : 57 Radcliffe, Paula Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) 1 : 07 : 07 21st 2001 Tergat, Paul Paul Tergat ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 30 Chepkemei, Susan Susan Chepkemei ( KEN ) 1 : 08 : 40 22nd 2002 Kosgei, Paul Paul Kosgei ( KEN ) 0 : 59 : 58 ! 59 : 58 O'Sullivan, Sonia Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL ) 1 : 07 : 19 23rd 2003 Ramaala, Hendrick Hendrick Ramaala ( RSA ) 1 : 00 : 01 Radcliffe, Paula Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) 1 : 05 : 40 24th Berhanu, Dejene Dejene Berhanu ( ETH ) 0 : 59 : 37 ! 59 : 37 Johnson, Benita Benita Johnson ( AUS ) 1 : 07 : 55 25th 2005 Tadese, Zersenay Zersenay Tadese ( ERI ) 0 : 59 : 05 ! 59 : 05 Tulu, Derartu Derartu Tulu ( ETH ) 1 : 07 : 33 26th 2006 Ramaala, Hendrick Hendrick Ramaala ( RSA ) 1 : 01 : 03 Adere, Berhane Berhane Adere ( ETH ) 1 : 10 : 03 27th 2007 Lel, Martin Martin Lel ( KEN ) 1 : 00 : 08 Goucher, Kara Kara Goucher ( USA ) 1 : 06 : 57 28th 2008 Kebede, Tsegaye Tsegaye Kebede ( ETH ) 0 : 59 : 45 ! 59 : 45 Wami, Gete Gete Wami ( ETH ) 1 : 08 : 51 29th 2009 Lel, Martin Martin Lel ( KEN ) 0 : 59 : 32 ! 59 : 32 Augusto, Jéssica Jéssica Augusto ( POR ) 1 : 09 : 08 30th Gebrselassie, Haile Haile Gebrselassie ( ETH ) 0 : 59 : 33 ! 59 : 33 Adere, Berhane Berhane Adere ( ETH ) 1 : 08 : 49 31st 2011 Mathathi, Martin Martin Mathathi ( KEN ) 0 : 58 : 56 ! 58 : 56 Wangui, Lucy Lucy Wangui ( KEN ) 1 : 07 : 06 32nd 2012 Kipsang, Wilson Wilson Kipsang ( KEN ) 0 : 59 : 06 ! 59 : 06 Dibaba, Tirunesh Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) 1 : 07 : 35 33rd 2013 Bekele, Kenenisa Kenenisa Bekele ( ETH ) 1 : 00 : 09 Jeptoo, Priscah Priscah Jeptoo ( KEN ) 1 : 05 : 45 34th 2014 Farah, Mo Mo Farah ( GBR ) 1 : 00 : 00 Keitany, Mary Mary Keitany ( KEN ) 1 : 05 : 39 35th 2015 Farah, Mo Mo Farah ( GBR ) 0 : 59 : 22 ! 59 : 22 Keitany, Mary Mary Keitany ( KEN ) 1 : 07 : 32 36th 2016 Farah, Mo Mo Farah ( GBR ) 1 : 00 : 04 Cheruiyot, Vivian Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN ) 1 : 07 : 54 37th 2017 Farah, Mo Mo Farah ( GBR ) 1 : 00 : 06 Keitany, Mary Mary Keitany ( KEN ) 1 : 05 : 59 Wheelchair race Course record Edition Year Men 's winner Time ( h : m : s ) Women 's winner Time ( h : m : s ) 1981 Robinson, Alan Alan Robinson ( GBR ) 1 : 28 : 54 -- -- 1982 Robinson, Alan Alan Robinson ( GBR ) 1 : 32 : 00 -- -- Grant, John John Grant ( GBR ) 1 : 17 : 16 Dodsworth, Maria Maria Dodsworth ( GBR ) 2 : 27 : 29 1984 Clark, Terry Terry Clark ( GBR ) 1 : 10 : 28 Hodgson, Ellen Ellen Hodgson ( GBR ) 2 : 50 : 42 1985 Tong, Mark Mark Tong ( GBR ) 1 : 17 : 18 Graham, Anne Anne Graham ( GBR ) 2 : 26 : 53 1986 Hallam, Chris Chris Hallam ( GBR ) 1 : 01 : 15 Davidson, Karen Karen Davidson ( GBR ) 1 : 13 : 04 Hallam, Chris Chris Hallam ( GBR ) 0 : 56 : 37 ! 56 : 37 Davidson, Karen Karen Davidson ( GBR ) 1 : 19 : 55 1988 Holding, David David Holding ( GBR ) 0 : 57 : 57 ! 57 : 57 Cichockyj, Josie Josie Cichockyj ( GBR ) 1 : 37 : 38 1989 Hallam, Chris Chris Hallam ( GBR ) 1 : 01 : 40 Dixon, Eileen Eileen Dixon ( GBR ) 2 : 06 : 54 1990 Hallam, Chris Chris Hallam ( GBR ) 0 : 56 : 32 ! 56 : 32 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 1 : 05 : 08 1991 Holding, David David Holding ( GBR ) 0 : 47 : 24 ! 47 : 24 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 1 : 00 : 22 1992 Holding, David David Holding ( GBR ) 0 : 50 : 21 ! 50 : 21 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 0 : 59 : 21 ! 59 : 21 1993 Newman, Ivan Ivan Newman ( GBR ) 0 : 54 : 11 ! 54 : 11 Hill, Rose Rose Hill ( GBR ) 0 : 58 : 00 ! 58 : 00 1994 Holding, David David Holding ( GBR ) 0 : 50 : 33 ! 50 : 33 Hill, Rose Rose Hill ( GBR ) 1 : 00 : 41 1995 McKenna, Jack Jack McKenna ( GBR ) 0 : 52 : 16 ! 52 : 16 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 0 : 58 : 44 ! 58 : 44 Holding, David David Holding ( GBR ) 0 : 49 : 17 ! 49 : 17 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 0 : 57 : 17 ! 57 : 17 1997 Holding, David David Holding ( GBR ) 0 : 44 : 22 ! 44 : 22 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 0 : 52 : 17 ! 52 : 17 1998 Hadj Lahmar ( GBR ) 0 : 53 : 47 ! 53 : 47 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 1 : 10 : 58 1999 Hadj Lahmar ( GBR ) 0 : 49 : 57 ! 49 : 57 Grey - Thompson, Tanni Tanni Grey - Thompson ( GBR ) 1 : 02 : 32 2000 Papworth, Kevin Kevin Papworth ( GBR ) 0 : 49 : 18 ! 49 : 18 Piercey, Sarah Sarah Piercey ( GBR ) 1 : 13 : 32 2001 Patel, Tushar Tushar Patel ( GBR ) 0 : 48 : 10 ! 48 : 10 Wallengren, Gunilla Gunilla Wallengren ( SWE ) 0 : 52 : 59 ! 52 : 59 2002 Patel, Tushar Tushar Patel ( GBR ) 0 : 48 : 46 ! 48 : 46 Wallengren, Gunilla Gunilla Wallengren ( SWE ) 0 : 57 : 47 ! 57 : 47 2003 Weir, David David Weir ( GBR ) 0 : 45 : 41 ! 45 : 41 Wallengren, Gunilla Gunilla Wallengren ( SWE ) 0 : 53 : 04 ! 53 : 04 Herriot, Kenny Kenny Herriot ( GBR ) 0 : 45 : 37 ! 45 : 37 Wallengren, Gunilla Gunilla Wallengren ( SWE ) 0 : 52 : 14 ! 52 : 14 2005 Weir, David David Weir ( GBR ) 0 : 42 : 33 ! 42 : 33 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods ( GBR ) 0 : 50 : 04 ! 50 : 04 2006 Fearnley, Kurt Kurt Fearnley ( AUS ) 0 : 42 : 39 ! 42 : 39 Roy, Diane Diane Roy ( CAN ) 0 : 50 : 33 ! 50 : 33 2007 van Dyk, Ernst Ernst van Dyk ( RSA ) 0 : 42 : 35 ! 42 : 35 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods ( GBR ) 0 : 50 : 33 ! 50 : 33 2008 Cassidy, Josh Josh Cassidy ( CAN ) 0 : 44 : 10 ! 44 : 10 Roy, Diane Diane Roy ( CAN ) 0 : 51 : 18 ! 51 : 18 2009 Weir, David David Weir ( GBR ) 0 : 41 : 34 ! 41 : 34 McGrory, Amanda Amanda McGrory ( USA ) 0 : 49 : 47 ! 49 : 47 Weir, David David Weir ( GBR ) 0 : 44 : 49 ! 44 : 49 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods ( GBR ) 0 : 52 : 59 ! 52 : 59 2011 Cassidy, Josh Josh Cassidy ( CAN ) 0 : 43 : 57 ! 43 : 57 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods ( GBR ) 0 : 50 : 14 ! 50 : 14 2012 Cassidy, Josh Josh Cassidy ( CAN ) 0 : 43 : 18 ! 43 : 18 Egan, Jane Jane Egan ( GBR ) 1 : 15 : 00 2013 Weir, David David Weir ( GBR ) 0 : 43 : 06 ! 43 : 06 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods ( GBR ) 0 : 54 : 28 ! 54 : 28 2014 Madeira, Jordi Jordi Madeira ( ESP ) 0 : 43 : 02 ! 43 : 02 Woods, Shelly Shelly Woods ( GBR ) 0 : 50 : 34 ! 50 : 34 2016 Telford, Mark Mark Telford ( GBR ) 0 : 49 : 02 ! 49 : 02 2017 Lawson, Simon Simon Lawson ( GBR ) 0 : 44 : 22 ! 44 : 22 Schär, Manuela Manuela Schär ( CHE ) 0 : 48 : 44 ! 48 : 44 See also Northeast of England References Jump up ^ `` Largest half marathon ''. Guinness World Records. Jump up ^ `` Great North Run : Mo Farah 's fourth win equals record ''. BBC Sport. 2017 - 09 - 10. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 10. Jump up ^ Great North Route website Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2006. Running USA - RRIC World 's Largest Races Jump up ^ `` Largest half marathon ''. Guinness World Records. Jump up ^ `` Great North Run 2015 : Why next year 's race has a later date ''. Evening Chronicle. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Jump up ^ http://www.greatrun.org/news/morrisons-to-become-new-great-run-series-sponsor ( Retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 03 ). Jump up ^ `` Great Run Series Seeks New Title Sponsor ''. www.greatrun.org. Jump up ^ `` Simplyhealth steps in as Great North Run lead sponsor ''. BBC News. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017. Jump up ^ Four men die in Great North Run, BBC News, 18 September 2005. Jump up ^ Tragedy hits 26th Great North Run, BBC News report on the 29 - year - old, unnamed Yorkshire man who died in the 2006 run. Jump up ^ The highest overall position number for a runner, when searching the results on http://www.greatrun.org Jump up ^ `` BUPA Great North Run @ Newcastle -- Gateshead, UK, 18th September 2011 ''. Race-Calendar.com. 24 Hour Trading Ltd. Retrieved 18 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` Great North Run : Mo Farah narrowly beaten as thousands run ''. British Broadcasting Corp. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` Great North Run : Thousands complete half - marathon ''. British Broadcasting Corp. 7 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Great North Run 2014 : One millionth finisher crosses line ''. British Broadcasting Corp. 7 September 2014. Results Butler, Mark ( 2012 - 11 - 17 ). Great North Run Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2013 - 01 - 20. History and Tradition. Great Run. Retrieved on 2013 - 01 - 20. 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Question: who came first in the great north run
Answer: Mo Farah