2017 Great North Run, the Glossary
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.[1]
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32 relations: Alyson Dixon, Amanda McGrory, Ben Rowlings, Bernard Lagat, Betsy Saina, Brent Lakatos, Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui, Chris Thompson (runner), Daichi Kamino, Dathan Ritzenhein, England, Feyisa Lilesa, Gemma Steel, Great North Run, Hiroyuki Yamamoto (runner), Isaac Towers, Jake Robertson, Josh Cassidy, Koen Naert, Lily Partridge, Manuela Schär, Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Mo Farah, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rafael Botello, Rebecca Murray, Samantha Kinghorn, Stephen Scullion, Tsegai Tewelde, United Kingdom, Vivian Cheruiyot, Zane Robertson.
- 2017 in British sport
- Half marathons in the United Kingdom
Alyson Dixon
Alyson Dixon (born 24 September 1978) is an English long-distance runner.
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Amanda McGrory
Amanda McGrory (born June 9, 1986) is an American wheelchair athlete.
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Ben Rowlings
Ben Rowlings (born 2 May 1996) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T34 classification.
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Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American former middle and long-distance runner.
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Betsy Saina
Betsy Saina (born 30 June 1988) is a Kenyan-American athlete in long distance running.
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Brent Lakatos
Brent Lakatos (born 1 June 1980) is a Canadian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification.
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Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui
Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui (born 26 May 1994) is a Kenyan-Kazakhstani professional long-distance runner who competes in distances from 3000 metres to the half marathon.
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Chris Thompson (runner)
Christopher Thompson (born 17 April 1981) is a British long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, on 27 July 2010 behind his compatriot Mo Farah.
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Daichi Kamino
Daichi Kamino (神野大地) is a Japanese long-distance runner.
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Dathan Ritzenhein
Dathan James Ritzenhein (born December 30, 1982) is a retired American long-distance runner, and current head coach of the On Athletics Club (OAC).
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Feyisa Lilesa
Feyisa Lilesa (Afaan Oromo: Fayyisaa Leellisaa; born 1 February 1990) is an Oromo long-distance runner from Ethiopia.
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Gemma Steel
Gemma Steel (born 12 November 1985) is a British long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions.
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Great North Run
The Great North Run (branded the AJ Bell Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. 2017 Great North Run and Great North Run are half marathons in the United Kingdom.
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Hiroyuki Yamamoto (runner)
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (born April 30, 1986) is a Japanese professional long-distance runner.
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Isaac Towers
Isaac Towers (born 1 October 1998) is a Paralympian athlete from England competing in category T34 sprint and middle-distance events.
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Jake Robertson
Jake Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand distance runner.
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Josh Cassidy
Josh Cassidy (born November 15, 1984, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian wheelchair racer.
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Koen Naert
Koen Naert (born 3 September 1989) is a Belgian athlete who specializes in cross-country and long-distance running.
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Lily Partridge
Lily Partridge (born 9 March 1991) is a British long-distance runner.
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Manuela Schär
Manuela Schär (born December 5, 1984) is a paralympic athlete from Switzerland, competing mainly in category T54 sprint events.
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Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (born 18 January 1982) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner.
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Mo Farah
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a Somali-born British retired long-distance runner.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.
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Rafael Botello
Rafael Botello Jiménez (born 23 February 1979) is a Spanish wheelchair athlete specializing in long-distance events.
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Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Marie Murray (born March 15, 1990) is an American wheelchair basketball player and member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team.
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Samantha Kinghorn
Samantha May Kinghorn (born 6 January 1996) is a Scottish World Champion wheelchair racer and TV presenter.
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Stephen Scullion
Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner.
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Tsegai Tewelde
Tsegai Tewelde (born 8 December 1989) is an Eritrean-born British distance runner, who competed in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Vivian Cheruiyot
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
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Zane Robertson
Zane Robertson (born 14 November 1989) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner.
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See also
2017 in British sport
- 2017 Aegon Manchester Trophy
- 2017 Aegon Surbiton Trophy
- 2017 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Men's doubles
- 2017 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Men's singles
- 2017 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Women's doubles
- 2017 Aegon Surbiton Trophy – Women's singles
- 2017 Andy Murray tennis season
- 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
- 2017 British Athletics Championships
- 2017 British Indoor Athletics Championships
- 2017 British National Track Championships
- 2017 British Rowing Junior Championships
- 2017 British baseball season
- 2017 Champion Hurdle
- 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup
- 2017 Epsom Derby
- 2017 Great North Run
- 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I
- 2017 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
- 2017 Men's British Open Squash Championship
- 2017 PDC World Darts Championship
- 2017 PGA EuroPro Tour
- 2017 Premier League Darts
- 2017 RideLondon–Surrey Classic
- 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 2017 Team Sky season
- 2017 Tour of Britain
- 2017 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
- 2017 Women's British Open Squash Championship
- 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship
- 2018 British Figure Skating Championships
- 2018 PDC World Darts Championship
- 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
- Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
- Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam
- Callum Smith vs. Erik Skoglund
- David Haye vs. Tony Bellew
- George Groves vs. Jamie Cox
- Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
- Great Britain at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Great Britain at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- Great Britain at the 2017 World Games
- Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr
- RugbyFest
Half marathons in the United Kingdom
- 2014 Great North Run
- 2015 Great North Run
- 2017 Great North Run
- Antrim Coast Half Marathon
- Barrathon
- Bath Half Marathon
- Brass Monkey Half Marathon
- Brighton Half Marathon
- Cardiff Half Marathon
- Chester Half Marathon
- City of Norwich Half Marathon
- Ealing Half Marathon
- Fleet Half Marathon
- Four Villages Half Marathon
- Freckleton Half Marathon
- Grand Shaftesbury Run
- Great Birmingham Run
- Great Bristol Half Marathon
- Great Cumbrian Run
- Great Eastern Run
- Great North Run
- Great North West Half Marathon
- Great Scottish Run
- Great Tees 10K
- Great West Run
- Hackney Half
- Hastings Half Marathon
- Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon
- Liverpool Half Marathon
- Maidenhead Half Marathon
- Meadows Marathon
- Newport Half Marathon
- Nottingham Marathon
- Paddock Wood Half Marathon
- Reading Half Marathon
- Rock 'n' Roll Liverpool Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
- Royal Parks Half Marathon
- Run to the Beat
- Sheffield Half Marathon
- Silverstone Half Marathon
- Slough Half Marathon
- Stroud Half Marathon
- The Big Half
- Tonbridge Half Marathon
- Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
- Wilmslow Half Marathon
- Windsor Half Marathon
- Wokingham Half Marathon