2017 Great North Run
37th Great North Run | |||
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Venue | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom | ||
Date | 10 September 2017 | ||
Medalists | |||
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The 37th Great North Run took place on 10 September 2017 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom with the men's and women's elite races and wheelchair races. Olympic and World champion Mo Farah, in his first race since ending his career on the track, won the Great North Run for the fourth year in a row. He became the first man to win the run four years in a row.[1] Mary Keitany won the women's race for the third time in four years.
Briton Simon Lawson won the men's wheelchair race for the first time. Swiss Manuela Schär also won the women's wheelchair race for the first time. Schär also broke the course record held by Amanda McGrory, by finishing in a time of 48 minutes, 44 seconds.[1]
After Jake Robertson finished 2nd in the men's elite race, he proposed to his girlfriend, fellow runner Magdalyne Masai.[2]
Results
[edit]Elite races
[edit]- Elite Men
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mo Farah | ![]() |
1:00:06 |
2 | Jake Robertson | ![]() |
1:00:12 |
3 | Feyisa Lilesa | ![]() |
1:01:32 |
4 | Zane Robertson | ![]() |
1:01:42 |
5 | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | ![]() |
1:02:03 |
6 | Dathan Ritzenhein | ![]() |
1:02:49 |
7 | Dewi Griffiths | ![]() |
1:02:53 |
8 | Bernard Lagat | ![]() |
1:03:02 |
9 | Tsegai Tewelde | ![]() |
1:03:14 |
10 | Koen Naert | ![]() |
1:03:29 |
11 | Mohamud Aadan | ![]() |
1:04:26 |
12 | Daichi Kamino | ![]() |
1:04:47 |
13 | Chris Thompson | ![]() |
1:05:28 |
14 | Stephen Scullion | ![]() |
1:05:52 |
- Elite Women
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mary Keitany | ![]() |
1:05:59 |
2 | Vivian Cheruiyot | ![]() |
1:07:44 |
3 | Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui | ![]() |
1:09:52 |
4 | Magdalyne Masai | ![]() |
1:10:39 |
5 | Betsy Saina | ![]() |
1:11:25 |
6 | Gemma Steel | ![]() |
1:11:32 |
7 | Lily Partridge | ![]() |
1:12:10 |
8 | Alyson Dixon | ![]() |
1:12:29 |
9 | Caryl Jones | ![]() |
1:14:22 |
10 | Rebecca Murray | ![]() |
1:15:49 |
11 | Elizeba Cherono | ![]() |
1:16:17 |
12 | Rebecca Hilland | ![]() |
1:16:27 |
13 | Fiona Brian | ![]() |
1:18:16 |
14 | Tracy Millmore | ![]() |
1:18:46 |
Wheelchair races
[edit]- Wheelchair Men
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Simon Lawson | ![]() |
44:22 |
2 | Brent Lakatos | ![]() |
44:27 |
3 | Josh Cassidy | ![]() |
44:57 |
4 | Patrick Monahan | ![]() |
46:16 |
5 | Rafael Botello Jimenez | ![]() |
47:48 |
6 | Bret Crossley | ![]() |
48:47 |
7 | Sean Frame | ![]() |
51:05 |
8 | Isaac Towers | ![]() |
52:45 |
9 | Ben Rowlings | ![]() |
52:57 |
10 | Sam Kolek | ![]() |
55:00 |
- Wheelchair Women
Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Manuela Schär | ![]() |
48:44 |
2 | Samantha Kinghorn | ![]() |
52:48 |
3 | Liz McTernan | ![]() |
1:24:15 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Great North Run: Mo Farah's fourth win equals record". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Muncaster, Michael (10 September 2017). "Great North Run wedding proposal! New Zealand runner pops question after Kenyan star crosses finish line". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Great Run Series Results". www.greatrun.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.