Last weekend, Great North Run 2022 will take place on Sunday 11 September 2022.
The general ballot is now open for hopefuls and the race will once again return to its iconic city-to-coast route. Start the Great North Run in Newcastle city centre and run the 13.1miles to South Shields seafront.
The Great North Run is the world’s largest half marathon. It has become an iconic feature of NewcastleGateshead’s cultural and sporting programme and welcomes 52,000 runners to the North East from all over the world.
The Great North Run route returns to its traditional route in 2022 after a historic postponement of the race in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and a changed route in 2021 to race to and from the same place in Newcastle. Great North Run race starts in Newcastle upon Tyne where thousands of runners get ready to take on the the 13.1 mile route through the city centre towards the River Tyne and the first step to cross over the iconic Tyne Bridge. If you're lucky, you might get a glimpse of the Red Arrows passing overhead.
From there, runners will travel through Gateshead while being entertained by many bands on the run. The route, lined by thousands of supporters, leads runners to South Shields where at the top of Prince Edward Road the view of the sea is one of the most welcoming sights along the whole course.
From that point there is just over a mile to go and the crowds get louder as runners make their way down the final straight towards the finish gantry.
Top Men: 1. KIPLIMO, Jacob (UGA) - 0:59:33
2. BAREGA, Selemon (ETH) - 1:00:39
3. BEKELE, Kenenisa (ETH) - 1:01:01
4. OSAKO, Suguru (JPN) - 1:01:05
5. ROBINSON, Brett (AUS) - 1:02:06
Top 5 Women:
1. OBIRI, Hellen (KEN) - 1:07:05
2. JEPCHIRCH, Peres (KEN) - 1:07:07
3. ALMAZ, Ayana (ETH) - 1:07:10
4. GEBREKINDAN, Hiwot (ETH) - 1:07:22
5. PURDUE, Charlotte (GBR) - 1:10:11
GREAT NORTH RUN
MEN’S 21KM RESULT
1 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 59:33
2 Selemon Barega (ETH) 60:39
3 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 61:01
KIPLIMO AT A GLANCE
Date of birth: November 14, 2000
Major events: 5000m, 10000m
Coach: Iacorpo Brasi
Personal Bests: 7:26.64 (3000m), 12:48.63 (5000m), 26:33.93 (10000m)
Manager: Federico Rosa
Management: Rosa Associati
KIPLIMO IN 2022
Jun 30: Bauhaus Gala, 5000m (2nd, 7:29.55)
Aug 6: XXII Commonwealth Games, 5000m (1st, 13:08.08)
Jul 17: Oregon Worlds, 10000m (3rd, 27:27.97)
Aug 2: XXII Commonwealth Games, 10000m (1st, 27:09.19)
Feb 19: Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon (1st, 57:56)
Sept 11, 2022: Great North Run (1st, 59:33)
KIPLIMO’S 21KM CAREER
Sept 11, 2022: Great North Run (1st, 59:33)
Feb 19, 2022: Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon (1st, 57:56)
Nov 21, 2021: Lisbon Half-Marathon (1st, 57:31)
Dec 6, 2020: Valencia Half-Marathon (2nd, 57:37)
Oct 17, 2020: World Half-Marathon (1st, 58: 49)
Nov 24, 2019: Kampala Half Marathon (1st, 61:53)
Parts of the race were called off to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II and before the start of the elite men’s 21km race, there was a minute of silence to honour Great Britain’s longest-serving monarch.
Clad in orange and blue bib, Kiplimo was off to his fifth 21km victory out of six career races. He was up against Ethiopians Selemon Barega and Kenenisa Bekele.
However, the youngster held on to become the first Ugandan to win this prestigious event, becoming the 12th different nationality to delight at this Run.
Defending champion Marc Scott led the field in the early stages but Kiplimo’s surge of pace disintegrated the front pack early, only Bekele and Barega following him.
Down to three after five miles, Barega, who had competed to finish over the 5000m final at the Zurich Diamond League in Switzerland on Wednesday night, led briefly but Kiplimo reclaimed his lead.
Kiplimo crossed the 10km mark in 28:54 minutes while Olympic 10000m champion Barega and world second fastest marathoner Bekele were a second behind.
Over the next 5km, Kiplimo pulled away and ran solo, urging the crowd to cheer him on in between guards as he reached the blue tape.
It marks a sweet end to his 2022 season from which he won a 10000m bronze at the Oregon World Championships in the USA and the Commonwealth double in Birmingham, England.
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