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2014 Great North Run

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34th Great North Run
VenueNewcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Date7 September 2014 (2014-09-07)
Medalists
gold medal 
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The 34th Great North Run took place on 7 September 2014 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom with the men's and women's elite races and wheelchair races. After having been narrowly beaten by Kenenisa Bekele in 2013, Mo Farah was rooted to become the first Briton since Steve Kenyon in 1985 to win the men's race and the first in any elite race since Paula Radcliffe won the 2003 women's race.[1] He broke the 29-year duck, helped by the absence of 2013 champion Bekele, and was only the third Briton to win the Men's Elite race.

Priscah Jeptoo, who won the 2013's women's title was also absent so Kenyan compatriot Mary Keitany won the women's marathon and broke the course record set by Radcliffe.

Britons David Weir and Shelly Woods were the defending wheelchair champions. Woods successfully defended the women's title while Spaniard Jordi Madeira became the newest men's champion. He is the first Spanish winner of the Great North Run.

The race crowned Tracey Cramond of Darlington its landmark millionth finisher. Tracey, who was running for Butterwick Hospice, was 37,396th in the race with a time of 03:02:03. [2]

Results

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Elite races

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Elite Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Mo Farah  United Kingdom 1:00:00
2 Mike Kigen  Kenya 1:00:00
3 Stephen Kiprotich  Uganda 1:01:35
4 Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia 1:01:39
5 Thomas Ayeko  Uganda 1:02:13
6 Andy Vernon  United Kingdom 1:02:46
7 Hiroaki Sano  Japan 1:03:01
8 Paulo Roberto Paula  Brazil 1:03:58
9 Jonny Hay  United Kingdom 1:04:09
10 Masato Kikuchi  Japan 1:04:18
Elite Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Mary Keitany  Kenya 1:05:39 CR
2 Gemma Steel  United Kingdom 1:08:13
3 Tiki Gelana  Ethiopia 1:08:45
4 Caroline Kilel  Kenya 1:09:10
5 Edna Kiplagat  Kenya 1:10:37
6 Polline Wanjiku  Kenya 1:10:46
7 Risa Takenaka  Japan 1:11:11
8 Charlotte Purdue  United Kingdom 1:11:43
9 Haruna Takada  Japan 1:12:20
10 Susan Partridge  United Kingdom 1:12:28

Wheelchair races

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Wheelchair Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Jordi Madeira  Spain 43:02
2 Simon Lawson  United Kingdom 43:06
3 Rafael Botello Jiménez  Spain 45:24
4 Mark Conway  United Kingdom 49:38
5 Matthew Clarke  United Kingdom 51:36
6 Brett Crossley  United Kingdom 52:28
7 Will Smith  United Kingdom 52:39
8 Mark Telford  United Kingdom 53:13
9 Anthony Gotts  United Kingdom 54:36
10 Jason Richards  United Kingdom 57:06
Wheelchair Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Shelly Woods  United Kingdom 50:34
2 Jade Jones  United Kingdom 53:12
3 Mel Nicholls  United Kingdom 53:39
4 Martyna Snopek  Poland 1:05:12
5 Liz McTernan  United Kingdom 1:26:18

References

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  1. ^ "Farah in first Great North Run win". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ "Millionth person crosses the line at Great North Run".