7 - 8 SEPTEMBER 2019

MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS

Weekend Contacts / TV Times Simplyhealth Great North 5k & Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run About the Events Timetable Human Interest Runners Course Maps

Great North CityGames

About the Event Timetable Athletes to Watch Event Site Map Press Release Elite Start List

Simplyhealth Great North Run About the Event Timetable Official Starters Elite Start List Celebrity Runners Human Interest Runners Course Map Press Release Roll of Honour

Notes to Editors WEEKEND CONTACTS

Simplyhealth Great North 5k/Junior and Mini Great North Run Clare Cruddas - 07970816946 - [email protected]

Great North City Games Richard Easterbrook - 07487 869630 - [email protected]

Simplyhealth Great North Run Philippa Brock - 07921582509 - [email protected] Clare Cruddas - 07970 816946 - [email protected] Richard Easterbrook - 07487 869630 - [email protected] Nicola Hedley - 07850 788 310 - [email protected]

TV TIMES

Saturday 7 September The Great North CityGames will be live on BBC One and BBC One HD from 13:15 to 14:45

Sunday 8 September The Simplyhealth Great North Run is live on BBC One and BBC One HD from 09:30 to 13:30. Highlights will be shown on BBC Two from 17:00 to 18:00.

SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH 5K & SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT NORTH RUN

About the events The Simplyhealth Great North 5k will get this massive weekend of sport for the North East off to a running start, when more than 1,000 participants are set to pound the pavements of the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside. This event attracts all levels of runner, from gentle joggers to those looking to smash their personal best.

This year the event has teamed up with the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust, offering a ‘blue wave’ of around 200 NHS staff to run the 5k route. This is the culmination of a campaign between The Trust and The Great Run Company designed to support the physical and mental well-being of Trust employees.

This will be followed by the UK’s biggest children’s running event – the Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run, giving young runners of all abilities the chance to be involved in an amazing weekend of sport. Over 8,500 children and their families will be their greatest and take to the NewcastleGateshead Quayside across the day.

New for 2019, the Junior and Mini Great North 50 The Great North Run has been working with local physios and the Great North Children’s hospital to give even more children the chance to be involved, by the inclusion of a 50 metre event distance. All children taking part were invited to walk, push, run or anything in between, along the Newcastle Quayside, where they’ll finish under the gantry.

Media Facilities: Your media pass will gain you access to the start and finish areas, located on the Newcastle Quayside, between the Tyne and Millennium Bridges. Interviews will be available.

Social media #GreatNorthRun

@great_run facebook.com/GreatNorthRunGNR @great_run SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH 5K & SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT NORTH RUN TIMETABLE

08:00 START of Simplyhealth Great North 5k - Red Wave 08:05 START of Simplyhealth Great North 5k - White Wave 08:10 START of Simplyhealth Great North 5k - Green Wave 08:10 START of Simplyhealth Great North 5k - NHS Wave

09:15 Elite Male Mile Race 09:22 Elite Female Mile Race

10:00 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Girls - Green Wave (11 - 12 years) 10:10 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Girls - Orange Wave (9 - 10 years) 11:15 Start of Simplyhealth Mini Great North Run Wave 1 - Purple 11:55 Start of Simplyhealth Mini Great North Run Wave 2 - Blue 12:35 Start of Simplyhealth Mini Great North Run Wave 3 - Pink 13:15 Start of Simplyhealth Mini Great North Run Wave 4 - Orange 13:55 Start of Simplyhealth Mini Great North Run Wave 5 - Green 14:35 Start of Simplyhealth Mini Great North Run Wave 6 - Red 15:05 Start of Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Wheelchair Wave & Start of Junior and Mini 50 Wave 16:05 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Boys - Red Wave (15 - 16 years) 16:10 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Girls - Red Wave (15 - 16 years) 16:15 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Boys - Blue Wave (13 - 14 years) 16:20 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Girls - Blue Wave (13 - 14 years) 17:00 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Boys - Green Wave (11 - 12 years) 17:10 Start of Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run Boys - Orange Wave (9 - 10 years) SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT NORTH RUN HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

The Simplyhealth Great North Run weekend gives ordinary people the chance to be their greatest doing extraordinary things and celebrates the power of sport to change lives.

Here are some of the inspirational young runners taking part in this years’ Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run.

Katie - South Shields 16 year old Katie’s dad sadly took his own life when his mental health got the better of him. Katie was very close to her dad, but had no idea what he was going through.

Running was a big part of their lives and they would run together for fun. This year Katie is doing the run for her dad and to reduce the male suicide rate.

Charli - Newcastle Charli Hopper was diagnosed with three large holes in her heart at just three weeks old and underwent 7 hours of life saving open- heart surgery at just 12 weeks old at the Freeman Hospital

Now a thriving 11 year old Charli does lots of charity work. This year she decided to enter the Simplyhealth Junior Great North Run to raise money for the heart until that saved her life as a baby.

Charli’s dad David had always wanted to get a tattoo of her scar so that Charli didn’t feel alone. When he surprised Charli with the tattoo this year, she was ecstatic. SIMPLYHEALTH JUNIOR & MINI GREAT NORTH RUN HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

Caitlyn 16 year old Caitlyn has run in every Simplyhealth Junior & Mini Great North Run since 3 years old with the support of her Olympian cousin Aly Dixon. This year she will be taking on the junior event for the last time, with her cousin cheering her on.

Consett rugby club u8’s The team mates, including Aiden and his sister Lucie are running the Simplyhealth Junior & Mini Great North Run to raise funds for Wards 4/14 the Children’s Oncology wards at the RVI Newcastle.

Aiden has spent a lot of time there over the past 3.5 years, receiving treatment for Leukaemia and in March 2019 (aged 7) he proudly ‘RANG THE BELL’. He has overcome so much with amazing positivity and sheer determination.

The rugby core values are Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship (TREDS) something Aiden and his team mates demonstrate on a weekly basis not only at the rugby club but in daily life, what they are doing here is not only amazing but demonstrates these core values through and through.

Hebburn Town Juniors Football Club In June the Great North Run were announced as a founding partner of Made By Sport, a national initiative which was launched by HRH Duke of Sussex, Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams. This four year campaign has been created to support the vital work of community sports organisations across the UK. It aims to champion the power sport has to change lives and raise £40m in additional funds for organisations that are using sport to transform the lives of young people in the UK over the next four years. This year we’re highlighting the work of some amazing community sports organisations and the extraordinary people that give up their time and energy to sustain them in order to motivate runners to support the campaign in 2020 and help Made By Sport use sport to change the lives of young people in the North East

Hebburn Town Juniors FC is community football club that over 16 years has grown from a handful of kids and a couple of coaches training in the local park, to 56 teams that are home to over 600 players, it’s now an organisation that many in the local area consider to be the heartbeat of the town. The club runs on volunteer parent power and fundraising, with many parents taking on the role of coaching and managing teams and many more fundraising through events like the Simplyhealth Great North Run, a 20 strong team from the club will be taking on the Junior Great North Run to raise funds for their club and the charity Hebburn Helps. SIMPLYHEALTH 5K, JUNIOR & MINI GREAT NORTH RUN COURSE MAP Wheelchair Route Mini 50 Route

Mini Route Millennium Bridge Millennium Junior Route

Key Baltic Start

Mini 50

Event Village

Hawks Rd Hawks

Sage Gateshead FINISH

Quarryfield Rd RIVER TYNE RIVER START

High St

Tyne Bridge GATESHEAD

High Level Bridge

Rabbit Banks Rd Banks Rabbit

NEWCASTLE

Askew Rd Askew

Riverside Promenade Riverside RIVER TYNE RIVER 5k route

Redheugh Bridge

GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES

About the event The Great North CityGames is an established highlight of an action-packed sporting weekend for the region. Staged the day before the Simplyhealth Great North Run, the event is once again set to bring world class competition to the North-East. New for 2019, the event is moving to Stockton-on-Tees in the Tees Valley.

Taking place in a unique, purpose-built athletics arena in the heart of the city, the exciting format lets spectators get up close to the action, and best of all – it’s free to spectate.

The entire event will be broadcast as part of the Great North CityGames coverage on BBC

One. Athletes competing in the event will be available for interview in the media room in Stockton Town Hall upon request.

Media facilities The media room will be located in Stockton Town Hall on the High Street, where free Wi-Fi and light refreshments will be available from 12 midday.

Wi-Fi Network: Self-Service (Stockton Council) No password required.

Athlete interviews All athletes will be available for interview in the mixed zone located in the town hall alongside the start of the CityGames track

Social media #GNCG2019

@great_run facebook.com/GreatNorthRunGNR @great_run GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES TIMETABLE

09:15 Men’s 1 mile – Newcastle Gateshead Quayside 09:22 Women’s 1 mile – Newcastle Gateshead Quayside 09:30 Simplyhealth Mini Great tees run (2k) 10:30 Simplyhealth Junior Great tees run (4k) 11:15 Men’s Pole Vault Competition 11:45 Simplyhealth Great Tees Run 12:25 Great School Sprint – Girls A Final 12:30 Great School Sprint – Boys A Final 12:35 Men’s 100m 13:00 Women’s Long Jump

13:15 On Air 13:20 Men’s IPC 100m 13:30 Women’s IPC 100m 13:38 Men’s 400m 13:46 Women’s 400m 13:52 Men’s and Women’s Mile Package 13:54 Great School Sprint – Girls B Final 13:57 Great School Sprint – Boys B Final 14:05 Men’s 110m Hurdles 14:15 Women’s 100m Hurdles 14:25 Men’s 150m 14:35 Women’s 150m

14:44 Off Air GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES ATHLETES TO WATCH

Richard Kilty (GBR) Charlie Myers (GBR) Cole Walsh (USA) 150m, 2018 Commonwealth 4x100m Pole Vault, Middlesbrough-born, Pole Vault, 2018 USA Outdoor gold, 2014 Commonwealth 4x100m 2017 BUCS Champion, 2017 Scottish Championships bronze, 2019 USA silver, 2014 World Indoor Championships Indoor Championships gold Outdoor Championships silver 60m gold, 2015 European Indoor Championships 60m gold, 2017 European Indoor Championships 60m gold

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR) Jonnie Peacock (GBR) LaShawn Merritt (USA) 150m, 2017 World Championships IPC T44 100M, 2012 and 2016 400m, 2008 Olympic Games 400m 4x100m relay gold, 2018 European Paralympic gold, 2013 and 2017 IPC gold, 4x400m relay gold, 2016 Championships 4x100m relay gold, World Championship gold, 2014 Olympics 400m bronze, 4x400 2018 European Championships and 2016 European gold relay gold, 2009 and 2013 World 200m silver Championship 400m gold, 2015 World Championship 400m silver, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 World Championship 4x400m relay

Marlou Van Rhijn (NED) Allyson Felix (USA) Sophie Hahn (GBR) IPC 100m, 2012 and 2016 150M, Six-time Olympic gold medallist, IPC 100m, 2016 Paralympic T38 Paralympic Games 200m T44 11-time World Championship gold 100m gold, 4x100m silver, 2013, gold, 2016 Paralympic 100m gold, medallist, 24 major titles 2015 and 2017 IPC World 2012 Paralympic 100m silver, 2013 Championships T38 100m gold, and 2015 IPC World Championship 2013 200m silver, 2017 200m 100m gold, 2013 and 2015 IPC gold, 2016 and 2018 European World Championship 200m gold, Championship T38 100m 2012 and 2014 IPC European gold, 2018 200m gold, 2018 Championships 100m and 200m Commonwealth T38 100m gold gold, 400m bronze GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES EVENT MAP e e Cent r Splash Leisu r eet eet High St r High St r ch TCITYGAMESORG Stockton 07 SEPTEMBER 2019 Parish Chu r GRE A The Hub Free Bike Parking Bike Parking T L AU eet Missing Persons Toilets ic Parking eet Car Park s e POLE V m a on e No Pub l Z G Knowles St r on e Bishop St r ity Z ee n v r den i r a xhibitor Zon e E Ac t Arts G ig S c Caterin g B

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CHAMPION sprinter Allyson Felix has been announced to compete in Saturday’s Great North CityGames in Stockton-on-Tees.

The 33-year-old Californian will take on the 150m event on the pop-up track on Stockton High Street on Saturday - and will start as a clear favourite having earned the accolade as the joint most decorated female in Olympic history.

Felix has six Olympic gold medals to her name with three silver medals earned over a 15-year senior career. She scooped 11 World Championship gold medals with three silvers and two bronze medals.

And, Felix is no stranger to the Great CityGames street athletics meetings, having last competed in the Manchester event a year ago and wowing the crowds previously in 2013 and 2011.

Felix has held the record for fastest 150m in Manchester ever since she clocked 16.36 in 2013 – a then world best time. The 17-time world and Olympic champion was a clear winner on Deansgate and joined the illustrious band of sprinters to have recorded a super-speedy time on the pop-up track which makes its debut in Tees Valley at the weekend.

Felix also set the 200m CityGames record in Manchester back in 2011, recording a then-world leading time for a no-bend 200m race.

This will be her first race in Stockton-on-Tees, however, taking on the 150m distance which she has excelled in the street athletics meetings over the last decade. She lines up alongside British 200m champion Beth Dobbin and compatriot Ashley Henderson.

It is all change for the Great North CityGames for 2019, with the event having spent a decade on NewcastleGateshead Quayside before moving to Tees Valley.

Felix will be the main feature of the day, joining Paralympic stars Jonnie Peacock, Sophie Hahn and Marlou van Rhijn in the free-to-spectate event. GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES PRESS RELEASE

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, who anchored Great Britain to a famous World Championships gold medal in the 4x100m relay final in London two years ago, will feature in the 150m men’s race alongside Commonwealth gold medallist Harry Aikines Aryeetey.

Veteran champion LaShawn Merritt will take on the 400m taking full advantage of Stockton’s vast high-street in a Great CityGames first. The USA Olympic and World Championships gold medallist will take on a strong field featuring British trio Guy Learmonth, Martyn Rooney and Dwayne Cowan.

Great CityGames events have long been a celebration of both domestic and international athletics talent, and there is plenty of local talent on display this weekend too.

Sprinter Richard Kilty will compete over 100m and 150m, with the Teesside Tornado competing in front of his hometown crowd. Making her CityGames debut will be Dovile Kilty, joining her husband. More often seen as a triple jumper, Dovile will be competing in the women’s long jump alongside USA Olympic and World champion long jumper Tianna Bartoletta. Also involved is Middlesbrough pole vaulter Charlie Myers, who will aim to make up for missing out on a place in the Great Britain World Championships squad by competing in front of an appreciative home crowd on Saturday.

With a range of events on offer from 100m sprints to the one-mile distance, and including pole-vault and long jump in a specially constructed multi sports arena on Stockton-on-Tees High Street, the Great North CityGames kicks off a weekend of first-class sporting action which includes the Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run, the Simplyhealth Great North 5k, the Simplyhealth Great Tees 10K and finishes with the world-famous Simplyhealth Great North Run on Sunday.

The event is being supported by Tees Valley Combined Authority and Stockton Borough Council.

The athletics action starts at 11am and is completely free to spectate with no ticket required. Issued by Great North CityGames Data Control VERSION 1c- 04.09.19 (Lane draw/ jump order not yet confirmed)

EVENT FIRST NAME SURNAME (BIB) COUNTRY PB SB ATHLETE INFORMATION

2019 BRITISH INDOOR PV CHAMPION; COMPETED AT 2019 BRITISH OUTDOOR CHAMPS (NH); COMPETED FOR GBR AT 2019 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPS; 2019 EURO CHARLIE MYERS GBR 5.71 5.71 1 PV M U23 CHAMPS 5TH PLACE

2 PV M HARRY COPPELL GBR 5.71 5.71 2019 BRITISH OUTDOOR PV CHAMPION & INDOOR SILVER; AUTOMATIC SELECTION FOR DOHA 2019; 2013 WORLD U18 PV CHAMPION

2015 EURO U20 PV CHAMPION; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 4TH PLACE; 2016 & 2014 WORLD U20, 2019 EURO U23 & 2018 EURO CHAMPS PV FINALIST; 2018 ADAM HAGUE GBR 5.65 5.55 3 PV M BRITISH INDOOR PV CHAMPION; 2019 U23 ENGLAND CHAMPION

4 PV M COLE WALSH USA 5.83 5.83 2019 DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL 3RD PLACE; 2019 US TRIALS 2ND PLACE

2016 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPION; 2019 ENGLAND CHAMPION & BRITISH OUTDOOR CHAMPS SILVER; 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 4TH PLACE; 2013 EURO U20 JAX THOIRS GBR 5.65 5.56 5 PV M FINALIST

6 PV M PÅL HAUGEN LILLEFOSSE NOR 5.50 5.50 2019 EURO U20 PV CHAMPION; 2018 EURO U18 PV CHAMPION & 100M BRONZE; 2019 NATIONAL NOR INDOOR CHAMPION

2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS (1ST LEAGUE) TJ WINNER; 2019 OUTDOOR & 5X NATIONAL LTU INDOOR & OUTDOOR TJ CHAMPION; 2015 EURO U23 TJ CHAMPION; 2012 1 LJ W DOVILĖ KILTY LTU 6.14 NA WORLD U20 TJ SILVER

2019 BRITISH LJ CHAMPION; AUTOMATIC SELECTION FOR DOHA 2019; 2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS LJ 2ND; 2019 EURO INDOOR CHAMPS LJ FINALIST; REPRESENTED ABIGAIL IROZURU GBR 6.86 6.86 2 LJ W GBR IN LJ AT 2012 EURO CHAMPS; 2008 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES LJ CHAMPION; 2008 WORLD U20 CHAMPS LJ FINALIST

3 LJ W NAA ANANG AUS 6.81 6.81 2019 NATIONAL AUS LJ & 100M CHAMPION; 2015 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES LJ BRONZE; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES LJ FINALIST

2016 OLYMPIC LJ & 4X100M CHAMPION, 2012 OLYMPIC 4X100M CHAMPION & 100M 4TH PLACE; 2015 & 2005 WORLD LJ CHAMPION & 2017 LJ BRONZE; 2006 WORLD TIANNA BARTOLETTA USA 7.17 6.32 4 LJ W INDOOR LJ CHAMPION, 2014 & 2012 WORLD INDOOR 60M BRONZE

5 LJ W QUANESHA BURKS USA 6.93 6.70 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS LJ 4TH PLACE; 2015 NACAC LJ CHAMPION & 2018 SILVER; 2015 NCAA LJ CHAMPION; 2015 PAN AM GAMES LJ FINALIST

6 LJ W HILARY KPATCHA FRA 6.81 6.81 2019 EURO U23 LJ CHAMPION; 2016 WORLD JUNIOR LJ BRONZE; 2019 NATIONAL FRA INDOOR & OUTDOOR LJ CHAMPION

2017, 2015 & 2013 WORLD CHAMPS T44 LJ SILVER, 2016 PARALYMPICS T44 LJ SILVER, 2012 PARALYMPICS T44 JAVELIN BRONZE, 2018 EURO CHAMPS 200M SILVER; RONALD HERTOG NED 11.46 11.59 1 T64 100 M 2014 EURO CHAMPS T44 LJ & 200M BRONZE, 100M 4TH PLACE

2 T64 100 M JONNIE PEACOCK GBR 10.64 10.70 2017 & 2013 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T44 100M CHAMPION; 2016 & 2012 PARALYMPIC T44 100M CHAMPION, 2016 & 2014 IPC EUROPEAN T44 100M CHAMPION

2018 EURO PARA ATHLETICS T64 100M, 200M & T42-47/61-64 4X100M CHAMPION & LJ SILVER; 2016 PARALYMPICS T44 100M & LJ BRONZE & 4X100M T42-47 3 T64 100 M FELIX STRENG GER 10.67 11.13 CHAMPION; 2015 WORLD CHAMPS T42-47 4X100M CHAMPION; 2016 EURO CHAMPS 100M, 200M & LJ SILVER, 4X100M CHAMPION; 2014 EURO CHAMPS 200M CHAMPION & 100M SILVER 2017 WORLD T44 400M CHAMPION, 200M SILVER & 100M 6TH PLACE, 2016 EUROPEAN PARA CHAMPS T44 200M BRONZE & 100M 4TH PLACE, 2016 PARALYMPICS T44 MICHAIL SEITIS GRE 11.16 11.20 4 T64 100 M 200M FINALIST

T62 - PREVIOUSLY T43 WR HOLDER PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF T62 IN 2018; 2017 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T44 200M CHAMPION & 100M SILVER; 2016 1 PARA 100 W MARLOU VAN RHIJN NED 12.79 13.49 PARALYMPIC T44 100M & 200M CHAMPION, 2012 PARALYMPIC T44 200M CHAMPION & T44 100M SILVER, 2015 & 2013 IPC WORLD T44 100M & 200M CHAMPION; 2014 & 2012 IPC EUROPEAN T44 100M & 200M CHAMPION T38 - T38 WR HOLDER; OLYMPIC, WORLD, EUROPEAN & COMMONWEALTH T38 100M CHAMPION; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES T38 100M CHAMPION; 2017, 2015 & 2 PARA 100 W SOPHIE HAHN GBR 12.43 12.43 2013 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T38 100M CHAMPION; 2017 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T38 200M CHAMPION, 2015 & 2013 SILVER; 2016 PARALYMPIC 100M CHAMPION & T35-38 4X100M RELAY SILVER

T64 - PREVIOUSLY T44 WR HOLDER PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF T64 IN 2018; 2017 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T44 100M CHAMPION; 2016 OLYMPICS T44 100M 4TH 3 PARA 100 W SOPHIE KAMLISH GBR 12.90 13.33 PLACE, REPRESENTED TEAM GB 2012 OLYMPICS IN T44 100M & 200M, 2013 IPC WORLD CHAMPS T44 200M BRONZE & T44 100M 4TH PLACE, 2015 IPC WORLD CHAMPS T44 100M 5TH PLACE

T64 - T64 WR HOLDER; 2018 WORLD PARA ATHLETICD EURO T64 100M & 200M CHAMPION & LJ SILVER; 2015 IPC WORLD CHAMPS LJ SILVER; 2016 PARALYMPICS 4 PARA 100 W MARLENE VAN GANSEWINKEL NED 12.66 12.66 LJ BRONZE

EVENT FIRST NAME SURNAME (BIB) COUNTRY PB SB ATHLETE INFORMATION

2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS 2ND PLACE, 2017 WINNER; 2018 EURO CHAMPS 4X400 SILVER & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 400M SEMI 1 400 M (ROAD) DWAYNE COWAN GBR N/A N/A FINALIST; 2017 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400 BRONZE & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400M 4TH PLACE; SELECTED FOR 4X400M DOHA 2019; 400M TRACK PB- 45.34, SB- 45.77 2018 EURO CHAMPS 4X400M SILVER & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2017 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M BRONZE; 2016-400M & 2014-400M & 4X400M EUROPEAN CHAMPION; 2008 2 400 M (ROAD) MARTYN ROONEY GBR N/A N/A OLYMPIC 4X400M BRONZE & 400M FINALIST; 2009 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M SILVER, 2015 & 2013 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M BRONZE; ALSO COMPETED IN 4X400M AT 2012 OLYMPICS, 2011, 2007 & 2005 WORLD CHAMPS; SELECTED FOR 4X400M DOHA 2019; TRACK PB- 44.45, SB- 46.42

3 400 M (ROAD) TYRELL RICHARD USA N/A N/A 2019 NCAA INDOOR 400M CHAMPION; 2019 US CHAMPS 400M FINALIST; 400M TRACK PB- 44.70, SB- 44.81

2016 EURO CHAMPS 400M BRONZE & 4X400M FINALIST; 2017 EURO INDOOR CHAMPS 400M BRONZE; 2013 WORLD CHAMPS 4X100M 5TH PLACE; 4X NATIONAL 400M 4 400 M (ROAD) LIEMARVIN BONEVACIA NED N/A N/A OUTDOOR NED CHAMPION (2014-17) INC. 200M IN 2015; 2X NATIONAL 400M INDOOR NED CHAMPION (2015 & 17) & 200M IN 2018; 400M TRACK PB- 44.72, SB- 45.69

2019 EURO INDOOR 800M SILVER; 2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS 800M 2ND PLACE; FINISHED FIRST ALTHOUGH DQ IN 2019 BRITISH INDOOR CHAMPS 800M; 2019 5 400 M (ROAD) JAMIE WEBB GBR N/A N/A BRITISH CHAMPS 800M 3RD PLACE; SELECTED FOR 800M DOHA 2019; 800M TRACK PB & SB- 1:44.52, 400M TRACK PB- 49.42 FROM 2014, HASN’T RUN A COMPETITIVE 400M SINCE 2015 2019 EURO INDOOR 400M BRONZE; 2019 NATIONAL INDOOR NED 400M CHAMPION, 2018 NATIONAL INDOOR & OUTDOOR NED 400M CHAMPION; 400M TRACK PB & TONY VAN DIEPEN NED N/A N/A 6 400 M (ROAD) SB- 45.83 2011 WORLD 400MH CHAMPION, 2009 FINALIST; 2010 EUROPEAN, CONTINENTAL CUP & COMMONWEALTH GAMES 400MH CHAMPION; 2012 OLYMPICS 400MH & 7 400 M (ROAD) DAI GREENE GBR N/A N/A 4X400M 4TH PLACE; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400MH 2ND PLACE; 400MH TRACK PB- 47.84, SB- 49.49, 400M TRACK PB- 45.82 IN 2011, HASN'T RUN A COMPETITIVE 400M SINCE 2019 NATIONAL NED 400M CHAMPION; 2017 EURO TEAM CHAMPS 4X400M 2ND PLACE; 2016 EURO CHAMPS 4X400M FINALIST; REPRENTED NED IN 2019 IN 4X400M 8 400 M (ROAD) TERRENCE AGARD NED N/A N/A AT WORLD RELAYS & EURO TEAM CHAMPS; 400M TRACK PB & SB- 45.61

3X NATIONAL NZL 400MH CHAMPION (2014, 17 & 18); REPRESENTED NZL IN 400MH AT 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES; 400MH TRACK PB- 49.33 (NZL NR), SB- 49.79, 9 400 M (ROAD) CAMERON FRENCH NZL N/A N/A 400M TRACK PB- 46.23 IN 2015, HASN’T RAN A 400M IN 2019

2015 EURO INDOOR CHAMPS & 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 800M FINALIST; 2017 WORLD CHAMPS & 2018 EURO CHAMPS SEMI- FINALIST; 2019 EURO INDOOR 10 400 M (ROAD) GUY LEARMONTH GBR N/A N/A CHAMPS SEMI FINALIST- DNF; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 800M SILVER; 800M TRACK PB- 1:44.73, SB- 1.45.86, 400M TRACK PB- 48.00 FROM 2014

2008 OLYMPIC 400M & 4X400M CHAMPION; 2016 OLYMPIC 4X400M CHAMPION, 400M BRONZE & 200M FINALIST; 2013 & 2009 WORLD 400M & 4X400M CHAMPION; LASHAWN MERRITT USA N/A N/A 11 400 M (ROAD) 2015, 2011 & 2007 WORLD 4X400M CHAMPION & 400M SILVER; 400M TRACK PB- 43.65, SB- 45.82 (ONLY RAN 1X 400M THIS SEASON)

2012 OLYMPICS & 2013 WORLD CHAMPS 800M FINALIST; 2014 & 2012 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS 800M BRONZE; 800M TRACK PB- 1:43.77, SB- 1.46.71, 400M TRACK 12 400 M (ROAD) ANDREW OSAGIE GBR N/A N/A PB- 47.69 FROM 2017

1 400 W (ROAD) LINA NIELSEN GBR N/A N/A 2015 EURO U20 4X400M CHAMPION; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400MH FINALIST; 400MH TRACK PB & SB- 56.67, 400M PB- 52.97 IN 2016

2017 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M SILVER & COMPETED IN 400M; 2016 OLYMPICS 4X400M BRONZE & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2016 EUROPEAN 4X400M CHAMPION; EMILY DIAMOND GBR N/A N/A 2 400 W (ROAD) AUTOMATIC SELECTION FOR DOHA 2019; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400M SILVER; 400M TRACK PB- 51.23, SB- 51.69 Issued by Great North CityGames Data Control VERSION 1c- 04.09.19 (Lane draw/ jump order not yet confirmed)

EVENT FIRST NAME SURNAME (BIB) COUNTRY PB SB ATHLETE INFORMATION

2019 BRITISH INDOOR PV CHAMPION; COMPETED AT 2019 BRITISH OUTDOOR CHAMPS (NH); COMPETED FOR GBR AT 2019 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPS; 2019 EURO CHARLIE MYERS GBR 5.71 5.71 1 PV M U23 CHAMPS 5TH PLACE

2 PV M HARRY COPPELL GBR 5.71 5.71 2019 BRITISH OUTDOOR PV CHAMPION & INDOOR SILVER; AUTOMATIC SELECTION FOR DOHA 2019; 2013 WORLD U18 PV CHAMPION

2015 EURO U20 PV CHAMPION; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 4TH PLACE; 2016 & 2014 WORLD U20, 2019 EURO U23 & 2018 EURO CHAMPS PV FINALIST; 2018 ADAM HAGUE GBR 5.65 5.55 3 PV M BRITISH INDOOR PV CHAMPION; 2019 U23 ENGLAND CHAMPION

4 PV M COLE WALSH USA 5.83 5.83 2019 DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL 3RD PLACE; 2019 US TRIALS 2ND PLACE

2016 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPION; 2019 ENGLAND CHAMPION & BRITISH OUTDOOR CHAMPS SILVER; 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 4TH PLACE; 2013 EURO U20 JAX THOIRS GBR 5.65 5.56 5 PV M FINALIST

6 PV M PÅL HAUGEN LILLEFOSSE NOR 5.50 5.50 2019 EURO U20 PV CHAMPION; 2018 EURO U18 PV CHAMPION & 100M BRONZE; 2019 NATIONAL NOR INDOOR CHAMPION

2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS (1ST LEAGUE) TJ WINNER; 2019 OUTDOOR & 5X NATIONAL LTU INDOOR & OUTDOOR TJ CHAMPION; 2015 EURO U23 TJ CHAMPION; 2012 1 LJ W DOVILĖ KILTY LTU 6.14 NA WORLD U20 TJ SILVER

2019 BRITISH LJ CHAMPION; AUTOMATIC SELECTION FOR DOHA 2019; 2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS LJ 2ND; 2019 EURO INDOOR CHAMPS LJ FINALIST; REPRESENTED ABIGAIL IROZURU GBR 6.86 6.86 2 LJ W GBR IN LJ AT 2012 EURO CHAMPS; 2008 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES LJ CHAMPION; 2008 WORLD U20 CHAMPS LJ FINALIST

3 LJ W NAA ANANG AUS 6.81 6.81 2019 NATIONAL AUS LJ & 100M CHAMPION; 2015 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES LJ BRONZE; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES LJ FINALIST

2016 OLYMPIC LJ & 4X100M CHAMPION, 2012 OLYMPIC 4X100M CHAMPION & 100M 4TH PLACE; 2015 & 2005 WORLD LJ CHAMPION & 2017 LJ BRONZE; 2006 WORLD TIANNA BARTOLETTA USA 7.17 6.32 4 LJ W INDOOR LJ CHAMPION, 2014 & 2012 WORLD INDOOR 60M BRONZE

5 LJ W QUANESHA BURKS USA 6.93 6.70 2018 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS LJ 4TH PLACE; 2015 NACAC LJ CHAMPION & 2018 SILVER; 2015 NCAA LJ CHAMPION; 2015 PAN AM GAMES LJ FINALIST

6 LJ W HILARY KPATCHA FRA 6.81 6.81 2019 EURO U23 LJ CHAMPION; 2016 WORLD JUNIOR LJ BRONZE; 2019 NATIONAL FRA INDOOR & OUTDOOR LJ CHAMPION

2017, 2015 & 2013 WORLD CHAMPS T44 LJ SILVER, 2016 PARALYMPICS T44 LJ SILVER, 2012 PARALYMPICS T44 JAVELIN BRONZE, 2018 EURO CHAMPS 200M SILVER; RONALD HERTOG NED 11.46 11.59 1 T64 100 M 2014 EURO CHAMPS T44 LJ & 200M BRONZE, 100M 4TH PLACE

2 T64 100 M JONNIE PEACOCK GBR 10.64 10.70 2017 & 2013 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T44 100M CHAMPION; 2016 & 2012 PARALYMPIC T44 100M CHAMPION, 2016 & 2014 IPC EUROPEAN T44 100M CHAMPION

2018 EURO PARA ATHLETICS T64 100M, 200M & T42-47/61-64 4X100M CHAMPION & LJ SILVER; 2016 PARALYMPICS T44 100M & LJ BRONZE & 4X100M T42-47 3 T64 100 M FELIX STRENG GER 10.67 11.13 CHAMPION; 2015 WORLD CHAMPS T42-47 4X100M CHAMPION; 2016 EURO CHAMPS 100M, 200M & LJ SILVER, 4X100M CHAMPION; 2014 EURO CHAMPS 200M CHAMPION & 100M SILVER 2017 WORLD T44 400M CHAMPION, 200M SILVER & 100M 6TH PLACE, 2016 EUROPEAN PARA CHAMPS T44 200M BRONZE & 100M 4TH PLACE, 2016 PARALYMPICS T44 MICHAIL SEITIS GRE 11.16 11.20 4 T64 100 M 200M FINALIST

T62 - PREVIOUSLY T43 WR HOLDER PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF T62 IN 2018; 2017 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T44 200M CHAMPION & 100M SILVER; 2016 1 PARA 100 W MARLOU VAN RHIJN NED 12.79 13.49 PARALYMPIC T44 100M & 200M CHAMPION, 2012 PARALYMPIC T44 200M CHAMPION & T44 100M SILVER, 2015 & 2013 IPC WORLD T44 100M & 200M CHAMPION; 2014 & 2012 IPC EUROPEAN T44 100M & 200M CHAMPION T38 - T38 WR HOLDER; OLYMPIC, WORLD, EUROPEAN & COMMONWEALTH T38 100M CHAMPION; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES T38 100M CHAMPION; 2017, 2015 & 2 PARA 100 W SOPHIE HAHN GBR 12.43 12.43 2013 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T38 100M CHAMPION; 2017 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T38 200M CHAMPION, 2015 & 2013 SILVER; 2016 PARALYMPIC 100M CHAMPION & T35-38 4X100M RELAY SILVER

T64 - PREVIOUSLY T44 WR HOLDER PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF T64 IN 2018; 2017 WORLD PARA ATHLETICS T44 100M CHAMPION; 2016 OLYMPICS T44 100M 4TH 3 PARA 100 W SOPHIE KAMLISH GBR 12.90 13.33 PLACE, REPRESENTED TEAM GB 2012 OLYMPICS IN T44 100M & 200M, 2013 IPC WORLD CHAMPS T44 200M BRONZE & T44 100M 4TH PLACE, 2015 IPC WORLD CHAMPS T44 100M 5TH PLACE

T64 - T64 WR HOLDER; 2018 WORLD PARA ATHLETICD EURO T64 100M & 200M CHAMPION & LJ SILVER; 2015 IPC WORLD CHAMPS LJ SILVER; 2016 PARALYMPICS 4 PARA 100 W MARLENE VAN GANSEWINKEL NED 12.66 12.66 LJ BRONZE

EVENT FIRST NAME SURNAME (BIB) COUNTRY PB SB ATHLETE INFORMATION

2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS 2ND PLACE, 2017 WINNER; 2018 EURO CHAMPS 4X400 SILVER & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 400M SEMI 1 400 M (ROAD) DWAYNE COWAN GBR N/A N/A FINALIST; 2017 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400 BRONZE & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400M 4TH PLACE; SELECTED FOR 4X400M DOHA 2019; 400M TRACK PB- 45.34, SB- 45.77 2018 EURO CHAMPS 4X400M SILVER & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2017 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M BRONZE; 2016-400M & 2014-400M & 4X400M EUROPEAN CHAMPION; 2008 2 400 M (ROAD) MARTYN ROONEY GBR N/A N/A OLYMPIC 4X400M BRONZE & 400M FINALIST; 2009 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M SILVER, 2015 & 2013 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M BRONZE; ALSO COMPETED IN 4X400M AT 2012 OLYMPICS, 2011, 2007 & 2005 WORLD CHAMPS; SELECTED FOR 4X400M DOHA 2019; TRACK PB- 44.45, SB- 46.42

3 400 M (ROAD) TYRELL RICHARD USA N/A N/A 2019 NCAA INDOOR 400M CHAMPION; 2019 US CHAMPS 400M FINALIST; 400M TRACK PB- 44.70, SB- 44.81

2016 EURO CHAMPS 400M BRONZE & 4X400M FINALIST; 2017 EURO INDOOR CHAMPS 400M BRONZE; 2013 WORLD CHAMPS 4X100M 5TH PLACE; 4X NATIONAL 400M 4 400 M (ROAD) LIEMARVIN BONEVACIA NED N/A N/A OUTDOOR NED CHAMPION (2014-17) INC. 200M IN 2015; 2X NATIONAL 400M INDOOR NED CHAMPION (2015 & 17) & 200M IN 2018; 400M TRACK PB- 44.72, SB- 45.69

2019 EURO INDOOR 800M SILVER; 2019 EURO TEAM CHAMPS 800M 2ND PLACE; FINISHED FIRST ALTHOUGH DQ IN 2019 BRITISH INDOOR CHAMPS 800M; 2019 5 400 M (ROAD) JAMIE WEBB GBR N/A N/A BRITISH CHAMPS 800M 3RD PLACE; SELECTED FOR 800M DOHA 2019; 800M TRACK PB & SB- 1:44.52, 400M TRACK PB- 49.42 FROM 2014, HASN’T RUN A COMPETITIVE 400M SINCE 2015

2019 EURO INDOOR 400M BRONZE; 2019 NATIONAL INDOOR NED 400M CHAMPION, 2018 NATIONAL INDOOR & OUTDOOR NED 400M CHAMPION; 400M TRACK PB & TONY VAN DIEPEN NED N/A N/A 6 400 M (ROAD) SB- 45.83 2011 WORLD 400MH CHAMPION, 2009 FINALIST; 2010 EUROPEAN, CONTINENTAL CUP & COMMONWEALTH GAMES 400MH CHAMPION; 2012 OLYMPICS 400MH & 7 400 M (ROAD) DAI GREENE GBR N/A N/A 4X400M 4TH PLACE; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400MH 2ND PLACE; 400MH TRACK PB- 47.84, SB- 49.49, 400M TRACK PB- 45.82 IN 2011, HASN'T RUN A COMPETITIVE 400M SINCE 2019 NATIONAL NED 400M CHAMPION; 2017 EURO TEAM CHAMPS 4X400M 2ND PLACE; 2016 EURO CHAMPS 4X400M FINALIST; REPRENTED NED IN 2019 IN 4X400M 8 400 M (ROAD) TERRENCE AGARD NED N/A N/A AT WORLD RELAYS & EURO TEAM CHAMPS; 400M TRACK PB & SB- 45.61

3X NATIONAL NZL 400MH CHAMPION (2014, 17 & 18); REPRESENTED NZL IN 400MH AT 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES; 400MH TRACK PB- 49.33 (NZL NR), SB- 49.79, 9 400 M (ROAD) CAMERON FRENCH NZL N/A N/A 400M TRACK PB- 46.23 IN 2015, HASN’T RAN A 400M IN 2019

2015 EURO INDOOR CHAMPS & 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 800M FINALIST; 2017 WORLD CHAMPS & 2018 EURO CHAMPS SEMI- FINALIST; 2019 EURO INDOOR 10 400 M (ROAD) GUY LEARMONTH GBR N/A N/A CHAMPS SEMI FINALIST- DNF; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 800M SILVER; 800M TRACK PB- 1:44.73, SB- 1.45.86, 400M TRACK PB- 48.00 FROM 2014

2008 OLYMPIC 400M & 4X400M CHAMPION; 2016 OLYMPIC 4X400M CHAMPION, 400M BRONZE & 200M FINALIST; 2013 & 2009 WORLD 400M & 4X400M CHAMPION; LASHAWN MERRITT USA N/A N/A 11 400 M (ROAD) 2015, 2011 & 2007 WORLD 4X400M CHAMPION & 400M SILVER; 400M TRACK PB- 43.65, SB- 45.82 (ONLY RAN 1X 400M THIS SEASON)

2012 OLYMPICS & 2013 WORLD CHAMPS 800M FINALIST; 2014 & 2012 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS 800M BRONZE; 800M TRACK PB- 1:43.77, SB- 1.46.71, 400M TRACK 12 400 M (ROAD) ANDREW OSAGIE GBR N/A N/A PB- 47.69 FROM 2017

1 400 W (ROAD) LINA NIELSEN GBR N/A N/A 2015 EURO U20 4X400M CHAMPION; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400MH FINALIST; 400MH TRACK PB & SB- 56.67, 400M PB- 52.97 IN 2016

2017 WORLD CHAMPS 4X400M SILVER & COMPETED IN 400M; 2016 OLYMPICS 4X400M BRONZE & 400M SEMI FINALIST; 2016 EUROPEAN 4X400M CHAMPION; EMILY DIAMOND GBR N/A N/A 2 400 W (ROAD) AUTOMATIC SELECTION FOR DOHA 2019; 2019 BRITISH CHAMPS 400M SILVER; 400M TRACK PB- 51.23, SB- 51.69

SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN

About the event The Simplyhealth Great North Run is the UK’s biggest running event and the world’s biggest half marathon. This year 57,000 people will take on their own personal challenge as they run, jog and walk 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields.

The course takes in the iconic Tyne Bridge, goes through Gateshead, passing the famous international athletics stadium, and finishes in the coastal town of South Shields. Live music, on-course refreshments and thousands of cheering supporters will keep runners motivated every step of the way.

In 2020 the 40th Great North Run will take place, GNR40 will be our boldest event yet, with a host of exciting new activities and experiences for runners, spectators and visitors planned. Our partnership with Made By Sport will also play a big part of next year’s celebrations.

In June we were announced as a founding partner of this national campaign, which was launched by Prince Harry, Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams.

The campaign has been created to support the vital work of grassroots sports clubs around the UK. It aims to champion the power of sport to change lives and raise funds for organisations that are using sport to transform the lives of young people in the UK over the next four years.

At the 2020 Great North Run we’re aiming to raise a significant sum of money as part of the £40 million overall fundraising target for the campaign. That money will stay in the region to support local grass roots sports organisations

Local sports clubs and teams have always been a huge part of the Great North Run story with many organisations facilitating their own fundraising through the event. Sport has been a crucial part of life for people growing up in the region for many generations, and through the determination and tireless efforts of local volunteers, coaches and parents we have produced a number of sporting superstar. Crucially, in an area disproportionately affected by economic decline, sport has been a lifeline for many individuals giving them a sense of purpose, pride and achievement.

This year we’re highlighting the work of some of these amazing organisations and the extraordinary people that give up their time and energy to sustain them in order to motivate runners to support Made By Sport in 2020.

WiFI Start Wi-fi: Network: GREATRUN-MEDIA Password: greatnorthrun19 Finish WiFi: Network: GREATRUN-MEDIA1 & GREATRUN-MEDIA2 Password: greatnorthrun19 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN TIMETABLE

07:30 Information point opens (located on the Town Moor, near Exhibition Park) 08:00 Baggage buses open (located along Claremont Road) 09:00 Event and Charity Villages open at finish area 09:15 Start assembly area opens 10:05 Baggage buses depart for the finish 10:10 Elite wheelchair race starts 10:15 Elite women start 10:15 Mass Great North Run warm-up 10:30 Assembly area closes 10:40 START OF THE SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN (Elite men and the masses) 11:30 Sweep vehicle leaves start ELITE MEN (START LIST DRAFT)

BIB # BIB NAME ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH CLUB BIOG INFO EMAIL 4X OLYMPIC CHAMPION; 6X WORLD CHAMPION; 5X SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH 1 SIR MO MO FARAH GBR 23/03/1983 NEWHAM RUN WINNER; 59:22 HM 59.30 PB. 2018 NYC MARATHON CHAMPION. 2015 BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION. LELISA DESISA LELISA ETH 14/01/1990 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MARATHON 2ND PLACE 59.37 PB. 2016 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL 10000M. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MARATHON SILVER 2 TOLA TAMARIT TOLA ETH 11/08/1991

3 HAWKINS CALLUM HAWKINS GBR 22/06/1992 KILBARCHAN 60.00 PB. 2017 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MARATHON 4TH PLACE

CHERONO LAWRENCE CHERONO KEN 07/08/1988 61.58 PB. 2019 BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION.

4 ABDI BASHIR ABDI BEL 10/02/1989 60.42 PB. 2018 GNR 3RD PLACE

5 FANIEL EYOB FANIEL ITA 26/11/1992 60.53 PB. 2019 GREAT MANCHESTER RUN 2ND PLACE. 2018 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MARATHON 5TH PLACE

6 RAYNER JACK RAYNER AUS 19/12/1995 61.01 PB. COMMONWEALTH HALF MARATHON CHAMPION

7 YAMAMOTO SHOMA YAMAMOTO JPN 10/04/1995 61.38 PB

8 HOSOYA KYOHEI HOSOYA JPN 31/08/1995 61.38 PB

9 WARD JARED WARD USA 09/09/1988 61.42 PB. 2016 OLYMPIC MARATHON 6TH PLACE

10 CHABOWSKI MARCIN CHABOWSKI POL 28/05/1986 62.25 PB. 2018 GREAT SCOTTISH RUN 2ND PLACE

11 BANDO TSUYOSHI BANDO JPN 12/12/1996 62.25 PB

12 KOMATSU TAKUMI KOMATSU JPN 29/09/1994 62.43 PB

13 BARATA SAMUEL BARATA POR 19/07/1993 62.59 PB [email protected]

14 MATEO DANIEL MATEO ESP 31/08/1989 63.53 PB. WILL REPRESENT SPAIN IN THE MARATHON AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

15 HAWKINS DEREK GBR 29/04/1989 KILBARCHAN 63.53 PB

16 STUDLEY DANIEL STUDLEY GBR 01/01/1992 BRISTOL & WEST 63.58 PB [email protected]

17 ROBINSON BRETT ROBINSON AUS 08/05/1991 64.01 PB [email protected] 18 JIBRIL SAM JIBRIL CANADA 11/08/1989 N/A 64.30 PB. REPRESENTED CANANDA AT 2018 WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS

19 BURUCS FERENC BURUCS HUN 11/01/1986 64.55 PB

20 McCORMICK NICK MCCORMICK GBR 11/09/1981 MORPETH 62.41 PB [email protected]

21 CLARK ADAM CLARK GBR 03/04/1991 ALDERSHOT FARNHAM & DISTRICT DEBUT. 29.28 PB FOR 10K

22 BAMPTON ALEX BAMPTON GBR 31/10/1994 HIGHGATE HARRIERS 67.24 PB [email protected]

23 MOHAMED MOHAMED MOHAMED SOM 23/08/1993 HILLINGDON AC DEBUT. 29.00.25 10000M PB [email protected]

24 ABU-REZEQ MOHAMMED ABU-REZEQ JOR 01/12/1985 Altrincham AC 64.28 PB [email protected]

25 SANCA RUBEN SANCA CPV 13/12/1986 65.25 PB [email protected]

26 MARTIN NIGEL MARTIN GBR 23/03/1987 SALE HARRIERS 65.26 PB. 2019 WIMSLOW HALF MARATHON CHAMPION [email protected]

27 BURLING RYAN BURLING GBR 22/03/2994 GUERNSEY AC 66.28 PB [email protected]

28 LUNN JOSH LUNN GBR 15/05/1992 BEDFORD & COUNTY 66.29 PB [email protected]

29 HULSON CHARLIE HULSON GBR 07/03/1993 LIVERPOOL HARRIERS 65.30 PB [email protected]

30 ABDULLE ABDISHAKUR ABDULLE SOM 23/06/1993 HILLINGDON AC 66.50 PB [email protected]

31 MACKAY WILLIAM MACKAY GBR 03/10/1989 BEDFORD & COUNTY 66.55 PB [email protected]

32 BELLWARD JAMES BELLWARD GBR 18/10/1984 RAF AC 67.34 PB [email protected]

33 LECHER KRIS LECHER GBR 16/08/1989 CITY OF HULL AC 67.37 PB [email protected]

34 KING GEORGE KING GBR 05/05/1993 WINCHESTER & DISTRICT AC 67.39 PB [email protected]

35 EYOB YOHANNES EYOB EYOB 01/01/1991 DEBUT. 33.03 PB 10K [email protected]

36 ODDY CHRIS ODDY GBR 24/10/1986 SERPENTINE AC 68.05 HM PB

37 HYTÖNEN TOMMI HYTÖNEN FIN 07/06/1990 68.11 PB [email protected]

38 BAHELBI ROBEL BAHELBI ERI 19/01/1993 HIGHGATE HARRIERS 68.10 PB [email protected]

39 McKENNA JARLATH McKENNA GBR 14/11/1981 BRISTOL & WEST AC 68.58 PB [email protected]

40 ROWE JOSHUA ROWE GBR 04/11/1991 LEEDS CITY AC 69.00 PB [email protected]

41 SHREEVE NORMAN SHREEVE GBR 17/06/1987 CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE 30.18 10000M PB [email protected]

42 WALKER KIERAN WALKER GBR 21/07/1998 MIDDLESBOROUGH MANDALE AC DEBUT. 31.00 10KM [email protected]

43 MIZON PAUL MIZON GBR 22/06/1992 MARSHALL MILTON KEYNES AC [email protected]

44 BELL JOHN BELL GBR 10/02/1992 INVERCLYDE ATHLETICS 68.47PB [email protected]

45 FRANKS CONRAD FRANKS GBR 10/05/1983 GATESHEAD HARRIERS 70.00 PB [email protected]

46 CHANNING MICHAEL CHANNING GBR 17/09/1989 BEDFORD & COUNTY

47 TARNAI CSABA TARNAI ITA 04/07/1973 V45 [email protected]

48 GLADMAN JACK GLADMAN GBR 24/04/1997 STEVENAGE & NORTH HERTS AC T38 Athlete who competed at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. [email protected] ELITE MEN (START LIST DRAFT)

BIB # BIB NAME ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH CLUB BIOG INFO EMAIL 4X OLYMPIC CHAMPION; 6X WORLD CHAMPION; 5X SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH 1 SIR MO MO FARAH GBR 23/03/1983 NEWHAM RUN WINNER; 59:22 HM 59.30 PB. 2018 NYC MARATHON CHAMPION. 2015 BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION. LELISA DESISA LELISA ETH 14/01/1990 2013 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MARATHON 2ND PLACE 59.37 PB. 2016 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL 10000M. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MARATHON SILVER 2 TOLA TAMARIT TOLA ETH 11/08/1991

3 HAWKINS CALLUM HAWKINS GBR 22/06/1992 KILBARCHAN 60.00 PB. 2017 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MARATHON 4TH PLACE

CHERONO LAWRENCE CHERONO KEN 07/08/1988 61.58 PB. 2019 BOSTON MARATHON CHAMPION.

4 ABDI BASHIR ABDI BEL 10/02/1989 60.42 PB. 2018 GNR 3RD PLACE

5 FANIEL EYOB FANIEL ITA 26/11/1992 60.53 PB. 2019 GREAT MANCHESTER RUN 2ND PLACE. 2018 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MARATHON 5TH PLACE

6 RAYNER JACK RAYNER AUS 19/12/1995 61.01 PB. COMMONWEALTH HALF MARATHON CHAMPION

7 YAMAMOTO SHOMA YAMAMOTO JPN 10/04/1995 61.38 PB

8 HOSOYA KYOHEI HOSOYA JPN 31/08/1995 61.38 PB

9 WARD JARED WARD USA 09/09/1988 61.42 PB. 2016 OLYMPIC MARATHON 6TH PLACE

10 CHABOWSKI MARCIN CHABOWSKI POL 28/05/1986 62.25 PB. 2018 GREAT SCOTTISH RUN 2ND PLACE

11 BANDO TSUYOSHI BANDO JPN 12/12/1996 62.25 PB

12 KOMATSU TAKUMI KOMATSU JPN 29/09/1994 62.43 PB

13 BARATA SAMUEL BARATA POR 19/07/1993 62.59 PB [email protected]

14 MATEO DANIEL MATEO ESP 31/08/1989 63.53 PB. WILL REPRESENT SPAIN IN THE MARATHON AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

15 HAWKINS DEREK GBR 29/04/1989 KILBARCHAN 63.53 PB

16 STUDLEY DANIEL STUDLEY GBR 01/01/1992 BRISTOL & WEST 63.58 PB [email protected]

17 ROBINSON BRETT ROBINSON AUS 08/05/1991 64.01 PB [email protected] 18 JIBRIL SAM JIBRIL CANADA 11/08/1989 N/A 64.30 PB. REPRESENTED CANANDA AT 2018 WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS

19 BURUCS FERENC BURUCS HUN 11/01/1986 64.55 PB

20 McCORMICK NICK MCCORMICK GBR 11/09/1981 MORPETH 62.41 PB [email protected]

21 CLARK ADAM CLARK GBR 03/04/1991 ALDERSHOT FARNHAM & DISTRICT DEBUT. 29.28 PB FOR 10K

22 BAMPTON ALEX BAMPTON GBR 31/10/1994 HIGHGATE HARRIERS 67.24 PB [email protected]

23 MOHAMED MOHAMED MOHAMED SOM 23/08/1993 HILLINGDON AC DEBUT. 29.00.25 10000M PB [email protected]

24 ABU-REZEQ MOHAMMED ABU-REZEQ JOR 01/12/1985 Altrincham AC 64.28 PB [email protected]

25 SANCA RUBEN SANCA CPV 13/12/1986 65.25 PB [email protected]

26 MARTIN NIGEL MARTIN GBR 23/03/1987 SALE HARRIERS 65.26 PB. 2019 WIMSLOW HALF MARATHON CHAMPION [email protected]

27 BURLING RYAN BURLING GBR 22/03/2994 GUERNSEY AC 66.28 PB [email protected]

28 LUNN JOSH LUNN GBR 15/05/1992 BEDFORD & COUNTY 66.29 PB [email protected]

29 HULSON CHARLIE HULSON GBR 07/03/1993 LIVERPOOL HARRIERS 65.30 PB [email protected]

30 ABDULLE ABDISHAKUR ABDULLE SOM 23/06/1993 HILLINGDON AC 66.50 PB [email protected]

31 MACKAY WILLIAM MACKAY GBR 03/10/1989 BEDFORD & COUNTY 66.55 PB [email protected]

32 BELLWARD JAMES BELLWARD GBR 18/10/1984 RAF AC 67.34 PB [email protected]

33 LECHER KRIS LECHER GBR 16/08/1989 CITY OF HULL AC 67.37 PB [email protected]

34 KING GEORGE KING GBR 05/05/1993 WINCHESTER & DISTRICT AC 67.39 PB [email protected]

35 EYOB YOHANNES EYOB EYOB 01/01/1991 DEBUT. 33.03 PB 10K [email protected]

36 ODDY CHRIS ODDY GBR 24/10/1986 SERPENTINE AC 68.05 HM PB

37 HYTÖNEN TOMMI HYTÖNEN FIN 07/06/1990 68.11 PB [email protected]

38 BAHELBI ROBEL BAHELBI ERI 19/01/1993 HIGHGATE HARRIERS 68.10 PB [email protected]

39 McKENNA JARLATH McKENNA GBR 14/11/1981 BRISTOL & WEST AC 68.58 PB [email protected]

40 ROWE JOSHUA ROWE GBR 04/11/1991 LEEDS CITY AC 69.00 PB [email protected]

41 SHREEVE NORMAN SHREEVE GBR 17/06/1987 CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE 30.18 10000M PB [email protected]

42 WALKER KIERAN WALKER GBR 21/07/1998 MIDDLESBOROUGH MANDALE AC DEBUT. 31.00 10KM [email protected]

43 MIZON PAUL MIZON GBR 22/06/1992 MARSHALL MILTON KEYNES AC [email protected]

44 BELL JOHN BELL GBR 10/02/1992 INVERCLYDE ATHLETICS 68.47PB [email protected]

45 FRANKS CONRAD FRANKS GBR 10/05/1983 GATESHEAD HARRIERS 70.00 PB [email protected]

46 CHANNING MICHAEL CHANNING GBR 17/09/1989 BEDFORD & COUNTY

47 TARNAI CSABA TARNAI ITA 04/07/1973 V45 [email protected]

48 GLADMAN JACK GLADMAN GBR 24/04/1997 STEVENAGE & NORTH HERTS AC T38 Athlete who competed at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships. [email protected] ELITE WOMEN (START LIST DRAFT)

BIB # BIB NAME ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH CLUB BIOG INFO EMAIL

201 KEITANY MARY KEITANY KEN 18/01/1982 64.55 PB. 2014, 2015 AND 2017 GREAT NORTH RUN CHAMPION.

202 KOSGEI BRIGID KOSGEI KEN 20/02/1994 65.28 PB. 2019 LONDON MARATHON CHAMPIO, 2018 CHICAGO MARATHON CHAMPION. 2018 GREAT NORTH RUN 2ND PLACE

203 MASAI MAGDALENE MASAI KEN 04/04/1993 67.31 PB. 2017 GREAT NORTH RUN 4TH PLACE

204 MASAI LINET MASAI KEN 05/12/1989 68.11 PB. 2009 10000m WORLD CHAMPION

205 DOSSENA SARA DOSSENA ITA 22/11/1984 70.10 PB. MARATHON PR 2019 NAGOYA MARATHON 2.24.00. 2018 NATIONAL 10K CHAMPION

206 DIVER SINEAD DIVER AUS 17/02/1977 68.55 PB. 2018 NATIONAL HALF MARATHON CHAMPION

207 PASHLEY ELLIE PASHLEY AUS 10/12/1988 69.14 PB

208 TESFAY FOTYEN TESFAY ETH 17/02/1998 DEBUT. 2 X GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN CHAMPION.

209 PURDUE CHARLOTTE PURDUE GBR 10/06/1991 ALDERSHOT FARNHAM & DISTRICT 69.46 PB. RAN 2.25.38 AT 2019 LONDN MARATHON

210 TWELL STEPHANIE TWELL GBR 17/08/1989 ALDERSHOT FARNHAM & DISTRICT 71.33 PB. 2016 EUROPEAN BRONZE MEDAL

211 GOLLISH SASHA GOLLISH CAN 27/12/1981 71.05 PB.

212 ROBINSON REBECCA ROBINSON GBR 28/10/1982 KENDAL 72.30 PB [email protected]

213 GOSK ANNA GOSK POL 31/03/1990 73.07 PB

214 CARRUTHERS HAYLEY CARRUTHERS GBR 20/04/1993 BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS 71.57 PB

215 DAVIS ELEANOR DAVIS GBR 21/02/1989 PRESTON HARRIERS 72.46 PB [email protected]

216 LOYO ELENA LOYO ESP 11/01/1983 73.16 PB. WILL RUN MARATHON FOR SPAIN AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS [email protected]

217 MURRAY REBECCA GBR 26/09/1994 BEDFORD & COUNTY 72.59 PB [email protected]

218 DORAN HANNAH DORAN GBR 24/02/1984 CHARNWOOD AC 74.42 PB [email protected]

219 THACKERY CALLI THACKERY GBR 09/01/1993 HALLAMSHIRE HARRIERS 75.33 PB [email protected]

220 KNIGHT VICTORIA KNIGHT GBR 03/10/1976 CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE 75.50 PB

221 HAGLEY LAURA HAGLEY USA 22/06/1984 N/A 76.40 PB. 2019 SUNDERLAND CITY HALF MARATHON CHAMPION [email protected]

222 WILLIAMS PHILLIPA WILLIAMS GBR 06/09/1993 SHEFFIELD RUNNING CLUB

223 GIBSON ASHLEY GIBSON GBR 01/03/1986 TONBRIDGE AC DEBUT. 33.30 10K BEST

224 MITCHELL NAOMI MITCHELL GBR 24/11/1993 READING AC 77.16 PB [email protected] 78.27 PB 225 MILLMORE TRACY MILLMORE GBR 16/07/1982 BIRTLEY AC [email protected] BRUCE CLAIRE BRUCE GBR 22/10/1991 METRO ABERDEEN RUNNING CLUB 226 79.36 PB. 2016 GREAT NORTH 10K CHAMPION [email protected]

227 HOOD MICHELLE HOOD GBR 08/12/1980 GATESHEAD HARIRIERS 78.57 PB [email protected]

228 PENFOLD ROSE PENFOLD GBR 11/04/1991 FULHAM RUNNING CLUB 78.58 PB [email protected]

229 YOUNG LORNA YOUNG GBR 08/07/1988 LEEDS CIITY AC 81.14 PB [email protected]

230 HARRISON SAMANTHA HARRISON GBR 01/02/1995 NOTTS AC 34.28 10K BEST [email protected]

231 HESKETH LAURA HESKETH GBR 09/04/1983 CLAYTON LE MOORS 81.28 PB [email protected]

232 CLAYDON HANNAH CLAYDON GBR 18/12/1993 SWINDON HARRIERS 81.00 PB. [email protected]

233 WILSON MEGAN ZOE WILSON GBR 06/10/1990 HIGHGATE HARRIERS 81.30 PB [email protected]

234 SWAFFIELD NICOLE SWAFFIELD GBR 25/09/1994 CHARNWOOD AC DEBUT. 36.36 10K PB [email protected]

235 ANTHONY JUSTINE ANTHONY GBR 02/12/1993 CAMBRIDGE & COLERIDGE 81.05 PB [email protected] [email protected] 236 HALL HELEN HALL GBR 31/05/1988 WINCHESTER & DISTRICT 82.00 PB

237 EVANS SIAN EVANS GBR 11/09/1988 STEEL CITY STRIDERS 82.28 PB [email protected] TALMAN LOUISE TALMAN 15/10/1980 DARLINGTON ARRIERS & AC 238 V40. 82.00 PB [email protected]

239 IBBOTSON HELEN IBBITSON GBR 04/10/1975 OXTED RUNNERS V40. 82.51PB [email protected]

240 ROONEY LISA ROONEY GBR 25/06/1979 COLLINGWOOD AC [email protected] ELLIS CHARLOTTE ELLIS GBR 23/05/1984 NEW MARSKE HARRIERS T12 athlete 241 NEESAM KAY NEESAM GBR 23/04/1967 NEW MARSKE HARRIERS GUIDE ATHLETE 242

243 BOND LOIS BOND GBR 30/07/1993 WINDSOR SLOUGH ETON & HOUNSLOW MASTER [email protected] ELITE WOMEN (START LIST DRAFT)

BIB # BIB NAME ROOM ATHLETE NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH CLUB BIOG INFO EMAIL

181 WEIR DAVID WEIR GBR 05/06/1979 WEIR ARCHER ACADEMY 6 X PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST

182 SMITH JOHNBOY SMITH GBR 27/11/1989 WEIR ARCHER ACADEMY 2018 Commonwealth Marathon 2nd place. 43.34 PB

183 LAWSON y SIMON LAWSON GBR 06/07/1982 CARLISLE TRI 43.06 PB. 2018 COMMONWEALTH MARATHON BRONZE MEDAL [email protected]

184 JIMENEZ y RAFAEL BOTELLO JIMENEZ ESP 23/02/1979 N/A [email protected]

185 LAKATOS BRENT LAKATOS CAN 01/06/1980 N/A 2018 BERLIN MARATHON CHAMPION [email protected]

186 HALL y CALLUM HALL GBR 16/06/1992 LEEDS AC 46.00 PB [email protected]

187 CLARKE MATTHEW CLARKE GBR 12/09/1976 BWRA 51.36 PB [email protected]

188 BLOOR STUART BLOOR GBR 18/09/1987 WEIR ARCHER ACADEMY 53.37 PB [email protected] 189 HARTLY JOSHUA HARTLY GBR 19/07/1991 COVENTRY GODIVAS 55.25 PB

190 SMITH ROB SMITH GBR 09/10/1975 COVENTRY GODIVAS 57.16 PB [email protected]

191 NASH CHRIS NASH GBR 04/06/1989 POOLE AC 59.50 PB [email protected]

192 LANDMANN JOSHUA LANDMANN GBR 19/05/1994 60.06 PB [email protected]

193 NICHOLLS MEL NICHOLLS GBR 14/07/1977 COVENTRY GODIVAS 53.39 PB [email protected]

194 COOPER GARY COOPER GBR 31/01/1972 COVENTRY GODIVAS 65.00 PB [email protected]

195 FRAME SEAN FRAME GBR

196 SHEPHERD ANTON SHEPHERD GBR 14/08/1990 KIRKBY AC 30.41 10k PB [email protected] [email protected] 197 GOLDSPINK-BURGESS ADAM GOLDSPINK-BURGESS GBR 07/10/1996 HARLOW AC 71.46 PB

198 GLADMAN JACK GLADMAN GBR 24/04/1997 STEVENAGE & NORTH HERTS [email protected]

281 SNOPEK MARTYNA SNOPEK POL 22/04/1986 WEIR ARCHER ACADEMY DEFENDING CHAMPION. 63.23 [email protected]

282 WOODS SHELLY WOODS GBR 04/06/1986 KIRKBY AC 49.49 PB. 2019 GREAT MACHESTER RUN CHAMPION [email protected]

283 MCTERNAN y ELIZABETH MCTERNAN GBR 12/01/1965 CLEETHORPES AC 2018 Great Manchester Run Champion.

284 PAGE ELLIE PAGE GBR 26/05/1984 COVENTRY GODIVA HARRIERS DEBUT [email protected]

285 LORD GEORGINA LORD GBR 05/04/1995 COVENTRY GODIVA HARRIERS 1.30 PB [email protected] SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN OFFICIAL STARTERS

Mark Wood Steph Houghton Jill Scott

Cricketing hero from our 2019 England and Manchester City Midfielder for England women’s World Cup winning England women’s football captain. national football team and side. Manchester City women’s football club. SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN CELEBRITY RUNNERS

Michael Carrick Philippa Tomson Chris Tomlinson

Former footballer now first team Good Morning Britain news Olympic long jumper and former coach at Manchester United, correspondent, running for the British record holder running for The Michael Carrick Humane Society International Foundation

Zoe Birkett Marcus Bean Steve Furnell

Professional singer, winner of BBC Good Food Show regular From Steve & Karen’s Breakfast Pop Idol and currently starring and TV chef Show on Metro Radio in West End musical Rock of Ages SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

The Simplyhealth Great North Run weekend gives ordinary people the chance to be their greatest doing extraordinary things and celebrates the power of sport to change lives.

Here are some of the inspirational runners and groups taking part in this years’ Simplyhealth Great North Run.

Sporting Chance North East Sporting Chance North East offer’s education, training and social opportunities to children, young people and adults that have found it difficult accessing mainstream education or services. Sporting Chance empowers children and people through sport and fitness to gain qualifications, achieve employment and improve social skills. Head of Operations Jordan and five friends are taking part in this year’s Simplyhealth Great North Run.

Wabi Sabi Taekwondo Academy Roz Gadd set up Wabi Sabi Taekwondo Academy in Coxhoe, County Durham as she recognised a need for something different in the local area. Since then the community have taken the academy to their hearts, with a large number of children, young people and adults passing through it’s doors. Roz’s no nonsense approach teaches that it’s just as important to “be a martial art” as “do a martial art” and emphasises the tenants of taekwondo which encourage courtesy, helpfulness and life long learning.

When Roz’s daughter Jade, herself an experienced Taekwondo practitioner and instructor, began suffering with the genetic condition Ehlers-Danlos syndrome the Wabi Sabi family stepped in to help. Callum McNally, who has been training with the academy since he was twelve years old is now running the Simplyhealth Great North Run with his dad Paul to raise funds for the family to modify their home to better accommodate Jade’s condition and raise the profile of the Academy that has had such a profound effect on his life.

Hebburn Town Juniors Football Club Hebburn Town Juniors FC is community football club that over 16 years has grown from a handful of kids and a couple of coaches training in the local park, to 56 teams that are home to over 600 players, it’s now an organisation that many in the local area consider to be the heartbeat of the town. The club runs on volunteer parent power and fundraising, with many parents taking on the role of coaching and managing teams and many more fundraising through events like the Simplyehalth Great North Run, with dad and coach Jimmy Molloy running this year as the club mascot Hebby the Hornet. The team also has a huge number of players taking part in the Junior Great North Run to raise funds for the club. SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

Gateshead Harriers Gateshead Harriers and Athletics Club promote a safe and enjoyable environment for anyone aged eight and up. Based at Gateshead International Stadium, the club provides opportunities for Road Running, Cross Country and Track and Field. They work hard to ensure they are representative of all members of the local community and that members are able to access their services within a framework of equal opportunity for all. Gateshead Harriers was Great North Run founder Brendan Fosters athletics club during his competitive years and the club is synonymous with the event. Many of their members will be running or volunteering on the weekend across all distances.

Aly Dixon Olympic Marathon runner and 50km world record holder will be running dressed as Wonder Woman, hoping to break the world record for a half marathon dressed as a superhero to raise money for St Benedicts Hospice after it supported her family through the last days of her cousin’s, uncle’s and grandad’s terminal illnesses

Caitlin Stiles Running the Great North Run for grandad Nobby Stiles. who is suffering from dementia; raising awareness of the disease and also of the risk of heading in football.

Meg Holgate Diagnosed with cancer in 2016; at the age of 22. Before getting ill she was extremely fit and active; however being ill took all this away. Now 9 months into remission she is finally fit enough to take on the challenge of the GNR!

Stewart Temple At 90 years old Stewart will be this year’s oldest runner and he raises money every year for a charity called Missions to Seafarers at Mill Dam in South Shields.

Gail Tennent Lost 11.5 stone through running and healthy eating. She wants to share her enthusiasm for running and let people know that size and pace don’t matter.

Ste Dunn Chair of Northern Pride. Running to raise money along with a team of four to show how inclusive and safe team running events are for those that feel isolated in their community. On Course Activation NORTH Special K ENGIE Series snack partner Special Official energy partner

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1. Macmillan Cancer Support Gateshead 2. Cancer Research UK Stadium Felling 3. Bloodwise GATESHEAD Heworth 5 4. Tommy’s Whitemare Pool 5. Stroke Association 6. Alzheimer’s Society 7. Guide Dogs Key 8. British Heart Foundation 9. NSPCC 1 Mile Shower Music 10. Diabetes UK Markers Stations Points 11. Breast Cancer Care 12. Mind Charity 13. Alzheimer’s Society Toilets Water Cheering 14. Cancer Research UK Stations Points SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN PRESS RELEASE

SPORTING SUPERSTARS JOIN A WORLD CLASS ELITE FIELD AND 57,000 INSPIRATIONAL RUNNERS AT THE SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN

An epic weekend of sport is approaching for the North East as the region gears up for the 39th staging of the world famous Simplyhealth Great North Run on Sunday 8 September.

57,000 people are registered for the iconic 13.1 mile run which starts on the Central Motorway in Newcastle before making its way through Gateshead, finally finishing at the coast in South Shields.

SATURDAY All the action gets underway on Saturday 7 September, with the Simplyhealth Junior and Mini Great North Run and the Simplyhealth Great North 5k on the NewcastleGateshead Quayside and the Great North CityGames, and the Simplyhealth Great Tees 10k and Junior Mini events in Stockton-on-Tees.

The Simplyhealth Junior Mini Great North Run, will see 8,500 budding runners aged from 3 to 16 take on the 1.5k Mini course or the longer 4K Junior run on the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside. This year the 150,000th runner will cross the finish line of the event which was first staged in 1986.

1000 runners will be taking part in the 5k, including 200 staff from the Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Trust as part of a campaign designed to support the physical and mental well-being of their employees.

In the south of the region, the second year of the Simplyhealth Great Tees 10K and Junior Mini events will be accompanied by the first ever staging of the Great North CityGames in Stockton-on-Tees. The unmissable event, showcasing local, national and international talent will see the town’s famous High Street transformed into a pop up athletics arena which will include a purpose built Sprint Track, Long Jump and Pole vault.

Allyson Felix will lead a list of star names to compete in the Great North CityGames which moves to Stockton-on-Tees this year. The 33-year-old Californian will take on the 150m, starting as a clear favourite having earned the accolade as the joint most decorated female in Olympic history.

Felix will be joined by a host of stars including Paralympians Jonnie Peacock, Sophie Hahn and Marlou van Rhijn in the free-to-spectate event.

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, who anchored Great Britain to a famous World Championships gold medal in the 4x100m relay final in London two years ago, will feature in the 150m men’s race alongside Commonwealth gold medallist Harry Aikines Aryeetey.

Sprinter Richard Kilty will compete over 100m and 150m, with the Teesside Tornado competing in front of his hometown crowd. SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN PRESS RELEASE

SPORTING SUPERSTARS ON THE STARTERS PODIUM Cricketing hero Mark Wood, from our World Cup winning England side will join Lionesses Steph Houghton and Jill Scott, who reached the semi-finals at the Women’s Football World Cup in France, on the official starters podium at Sunday’s Simplyhealth Great North Run.

The trio of talent, all originally hailing from the North East will take on starters duties for the day, seeing tens of thousands of runners across the start line.

WORLD CLASS ELITES Ahead of the masses Sir Mo Farah will lead a world class elite field in a competitive race across the Half Marathon distance. Farah will look to become the first ever athlete to win six consecutive Great North Runs. The 10-time World and Olympic champion and British marathon record holder defends his title having finished first on every occasion since 2014.

Lining up alongside Sir Mo will be fellow Great Britain marathoner Callum Hawkins. The Scottish distance runner will be in marathon action at the World Championships in Doha later this year, hoping to improve on the fourth place he achieved in London in 2017.

Ethiopian Tamarit Tola will look to upset the British contingent’s hopes on Sunday. The 28-year-old has a half marathon PB of 59.37 in comparison to Farah’s best of 59.22 and the 10,000m 2016 Olympic bronze medallist will be one to watch on Tyneside.

In the women’s race, Mary Keitany will bid to win her fourth Great North Run since 2014 when she lines up on Sunday. The Kenyan took first place in 2014, 2015 and 2017 and will be favourite to repeat her victory.

Compatriot Brigid Kosgei, who finished second to Vivian Cheruiyot last year, returns to Tyneside to compete. Kosgei’s recent form is impressive, having won the London Marathon in April and taking victory in last year’s Chicago Marathon.

Magdalene Masai last competed at Simplyhealth Great North Run in 2017 when she finished fourth. The Kenyan will be expected to push Keitany and Kosgei to complete a Kenyan 1-2-3.

British pair Charlotte Purdue and Steph Twell will count on the home support in the half marathon. The Aldershot, Farnham and District duo are in decent form at present, but will be challenged by Hayley Carruthers in what will be a fierce battle for domestic honours.

In the wheelchair races, David Weir and Martyna Snopek both seek to replicate their 2018 wins on Tyneside. Both members of Weir’s Weir Archer Academy, the pair eased to victory in their respective classes last year but both will find competition in the shape of Simon Lawson and Johnboy Smith in the men’s race, while perennial challenger Shelly Woods will take on Snopek in the women’s race.

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MADE BY SPORT The 40th Great North Run will take place in 2020, GNR40 will be our boldest event yet, with a whole host of exciting new activities and experiences for runners, spectators and visitors planned We’ll be making our first announcement in the New Year about what to expect from this exiting milestone event.

Our partnership with Made By Sport will play a big part in next year’s celebrations. In June we were announced as a founding partner of this national campaign, which was launched by HRH Duke of Sussex, Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams

It aims to champion the power sport has to change lives and raise £40m in additional funds for organisations that are using sport to transform the lives of young people in the UK over the next four years.

Made By Sport is aiming to raise a significant amount towards this total through its partnership with GNR40, that money will stay in the North East region to support local organisations.

This year the event is highlighting the work of some of these amazing organisations and the extraordinary people that give up their time and energy to sustain them, in order to motivate runners to support the campaign in 2020.

Jayne Fearn, Simplyhealth Great Run Lead said, “The Simplyhealth Great North Run weekend is perfect for families who want to enjoy happier, healthier lives through being active together, and Simplyhealth will be supporting you every step of the way.

“On Saturday come and join us at our ‘Rate my Gait’ dome – run for 20 seconds on our treadmill and you’ll leave with your own unique video and tips on how to improve your running form – we’ll be next to The Baltic Centre. On Sunday Rate My Gait will be next to the beer tent in the finishers village for everyone to enjoy. We’ll also be helping runners with their post run recovery at our Stretch Zone and Massage Zone.

“This year, we’re proud to have Diabetes UK as our official charity partner for the series. Our partnership enables us to continue our great work in supporting people with their health; encouraging as many people as possible to become more active to reduce the risks of developing conditions such as diabetes. Good luck to everyone taking part. We look forward to seeing you at the finish line to celebrate your amazing achievements.”

The Simplyhealth Great North Run is the UKs biggest running event and the World’s biggest Half Marathon. The event will be broadcast live on BBC One from 09.30 to 13.30 on Sunday, 8 September with highlights on BBC Two at 5pm.

The reminder service for GNR40 will be open from 10am on Sunday 8th Sept and the general ballot will open on Monday 6 January 2020.

For more information visit greatrun.org/north SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN ROLL OF HONOUR

MEN WOMEN

2018 Mo Farah Great Britain 00:59:26 2018 Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 01:07:43 2017 Mo Farah Great Britain 01:00:06 2017 Mary Keitany Kenya 01:05:59 2016 Mo Farah Great Britain 01:00:04 2016 Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 01:07:54 2015 Mo Farah Great Britain 00:59:22 2015 Mary Keitany Kenya 01:07:32 2014 Mo Farah Great Britain 01:00:00 2014 Mary Keitany Kenya 01:05:39 2013 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 01:00:09 2013 Priscah Jeptoo Kenya 01:05:45 2012 Wilson Kipsang Kenya 00:59:06 2012 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 01:07:35 2011 Martin Mathathi Kenya 00:58:56 2011 Lucy Kabuu Kenya 01:07:06 2010 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 00:59:33 2010 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 01:08:49 2009 Martin Lel Kenya 00:59:32 2009 Jessica Augusto Portugal 01:09:08 2008 Tsegay Kebede Ethiopia 00:59:45 2008 Gete Wami Ethiopia 01:08:51 2007 Martin Lel Kenya 01:00:10 2007 Kara Goucher USA 01:06:57 2006 Hendrick Ramaala South Africa 01:01:03 2006 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 01:10:03 2005 Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea 00:59:05 2005 Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 01:07:33 2004 Dejene Berhanu Ethiopia 00:59:37 2004 Benita Johnson Australia 01:07:55 2003 Hendrick Ramaala South Africa 01:00:01 2003 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 01:05:40 2002 Paul Kosgei Kenya 00:59:58 2002 Sonia O’Sullivan Ireland 01:07:19 2001 Paul Tergat Kenya 01:00:30 2001 Susan Chepkemei Kenya 01:08:40 2000 Faustin Baha Tanzania 01:01:51 2000 Paula Radcliffe Great Britain 01:07:07 1999 John Mutai Kenya 01:00:52 1999 Joyce Chepchumba Kenya 01:09:07 1998 Josiah Thugwane South Africa 01:02:32 1998 Sonia O’Sullivan Ireland 01:11:50 1997 Hendrick Ramaala South Africa 01:00:25 1997 Luciana Subano Kenya 01:09:24 1996 Benson Masya Kenya 01:01:43 1996 Liz McColgan Scotland 01:10:28 1995 Moses Tanui Kenya 01:00:39 1995 Liz McColgan Scotland 01:11:42 1994 Benson Masya Kenya 01:00:02 1994 Rosanna Munerotto Italy 01:11:29 1993 Moses Tanui Kenya 01:00:15 1993 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 01:12:55 1992 Benson Masya Kenya 01:00:24 1992 Liz McColgan Scotland 01:08:53 1991 Benson Masya Kenya 01: 01:28 1991 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 01:10:57 1990 Steve Moneghetti Australia 01:00:34 1990 Rosa Mota Portugal 01:09:33 1989 El Mostafa Nechadi Morocco 01:02:39 1989 Lisa Martin Australia 01:10:43 1988 John Treacy Ireland 01:01:00 1988 Grete Waitz Norway 01:08:49 1987 Rob De Castella Australia 01:02:04 1987 Lisa Martin Australia 01:10:00 1986 Michael Musyoki Kenya 01:00:43 1986 Lisa Martin Australia 01:09:45 1985 Steve Kenyon Great Britain 01:02:44 1985 Rosa Mota Portugal 01:09:54 1984 Oyvind Dahl Norway 01:04:36 1984 Grete Waitz Norway 01:10:27 1983 Carlos Lopez Portugal 01:02:46 1983 Julie Barleycorn Great Britain 01:16:39 1982 Mike McLeod Great Britain 01:02:44 1982 Margaret Lockley Isle of Man 01:19:24 1981 Mike McLeod Great Britain 01:03:23 1981 Karen Goldhawk Great Britain 01:17:36 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN ROLL OF HONOUR

WHEELCHAIR - MEN WHEELCHAIR - WOMEN

2018 David Weir Great Britain 00:41:19 2018 Martyna Snopek Great Britain 01:03:02 2017 Simon Lawson Great Britain 00:44:22 2017 Sammi Kinghorn Great Britain 00:52:48 2016 Mark Telford Great Britain 00:49:02 2016 n/a n/a n/a 2015 David Weir Great Britain 00:42:46 2015 Shelley Woods Great Britain 00:53:58 2014 Jordi Madeira Spain 00:43:02 2014 Shelley Woods Great Britain 00:50:34 2013 David Weir Great Britain 00:43:06 2013 Shelley Woods Great Britain 00:54:38 2012 Josh Cassidy Canada 00:43:18 2012 Jane Egan Great Britain 01:15:00 2011 Josh Cassidy Canada 00:43:57 2011 Shelley Woods Great Britain 00:50:14 2010 David Weir Great Britain 00:44:49 2010 Shelley Woods Great Britain 00:52:59 2009 David Weir Great Britain 00:41:34 2009 Amanda McGrory USA 00:49:47 2008 Josh Cassidy Canada 00:44:10 2008 Diana Roy Canada 00:51:10 2007 Ernst Van Dyk South Africa 00:42:36 2007 Shelley Woods Great Britain 00:50:36 2006 Kurt Fearley Australia 00:42:38 2006 Diana Roy Canada 00:50:33 2005 David Weir Great Britain 00:42:35 2005 Shelly Woods Great Britain 00:50:07 2004 Kenny Herriot Great Britain 00:45:37 2004 Gunilla Wallengren Sweden 00:52:14 2003 David Weir Great Britain 00:45:41 2003 Gunilla Wallengren Sweden 00:53:04 2002 Tushar Patel Great Britain 00:48:46 2002 Gunilla Wallengren Sweden 00:57:47 2001 Tushar Patel Great Britain 00:48:10 2001 Gunilla Wallengren Sweden 00:52:59 2000 Kevin Papworth Great Britain 00:49:18 2000 Sarah Piercey Great Britain 01:13:32 1999 Hadj Lahmar Great Britain 00:49:57 1999 Tanni Grey Thompson Great Britain 01:02:32 1998 Hadj Lahmar Great Britain 00:53:47 1998 Tanni Grey Thompson Great Britain 01:10:58 1997 David Holding Great Britain 00:44:22 1997 Tanni Grey Great Britain 00:52:17 1996 David Holding Great Britain 00:49:17 1996 Tanni Grey Great Britain 00:57:17 1995 Jack McKenna Great Britain 00:52:16 1995 Tanni Grey Great Britain 00:58:44 1994 David Holding Great Britain 00:50:33 1994 Rose Hill Great Britain 01:00:41 1993 Ivan Newman Great Britain 00:54:11 1993 Rose Hill Great Britain 00:58:00 1992 David Holding Great Britain 00:50:21 1992 Tanni Grey Great Britain 00:59:21 1991 David Holding Great Britain 00:47:24 1991 Tanni Grey Great Britain 01:00:22 1990 Chris Hallam Great Britain 00:56:32 1990 Tanni Grey Great Britain 01:05:08 1989 Chris Hallam Great Britain 01:01:40 1989 Eileen Dixon Great Britain 02:06:54 1988 David Holding Great Britain 00:57:57 1988 Josie Cichockyj Great Britain 01:37:38 1987 Chris Hallam Great Britain 00:56:37 1987 Karen Davidson Great Britain 01:19:55 1986 Chris Hallam Great Britain 01:01:15 1986 Karen Davidson Great Britain 01:13:04 1985 Mark Tong Great Britain 01:17:18 1985 Anne Graham Great Britain 02:26:53 1984 Terry Clark Great Britain 01:10:28 1984 Ellen Hodgson Great Britain 02:50:42 1983 John Grant Great Britain 01:17:16 1983 Maria Dodsworth Great Britain 02:27:29 1982 Alan Robinson Great Britain 01:32:00 1981 Alan Robinson Great Britain 01:28:54 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT NORTH RUN NOTES TO EDITORS

The Great Run Company As the UK’s original running events series, we know a thing or two about motivation. Over the last three decades we’ve realised it doesn’t matter why people run or how far they go - the one thing every runner has in common is that moment of triumph when they cross the line. We want everyone to experience that feeling, so we’ll do whatever we can to help our customers achieve their goal and be their greatest.

Starting with the very first Great North Run in 1981, our events have always been a celebration of what makes our locations great. The Great Run Series now sees 230,000 participants a year taking part. The events programme stretches across the UK from Glasgow to Portsmouth offering a full range of distances from 5k through to the half marathon. Great Run Local is a series of weekly events staged in our key cities. All designed to provide the support and advice for participants of all abilities to achieve their personal goal.

To find out more about the events and services provided by Great Run and its partners visit www.greatrun.org.

Simplyhealth Since 1872 we’ve been helping people get healthcare through our health plans, charity partnerships and by being a voice in healthcare. Today we’re delighted to be the UK’s leading provider of health plans, dental plans and pet health plans, which help individuals, families, employees and pets to get support with their health when they need it. We don’t have shareholders which means we are totally focused on making sure no one goes without the healthcare support they need, and why we are passionate about being a voice in healthcare and partnering with charities to reduce health inequality.

Last year we donated £1.13 million to our charity partners which equates to over 10% of our pre-tax profits. Additionally, our partnership with the Simplyhealth Great Run Series raised over £40 million for charitable causes.

To find out more visit: www.simplyhealth.co.uk