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.

37th Great North Run
VenueNewcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Date10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)
Medalists
gold medal 
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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

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Elite races

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Elite Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Mo Farah   United Kingdom 1:00:06
2 Jake Robertson   New Zealand 1:00:12
3 Feyisa Lilesa   Ethiopia 1:01:32
4 Zane Robertson   New Zealand 1:01:42
5 Hiroyuki Yamamoto   Japan 1:02:03
6 Dathan Ritzenhein   United States 1:02:49
7 Dewi Griffiths   United Kingdom 1:02:53
8 Bernard Lagat   United States 1:03:02
9 Tsegai Tewelde   United Kingdom 1:03:14
10 Koen Naert   Belgium 1:03:29
11 Mohamud Aadan   United Kingdom 1:04:26
12 Daichi Kamino   Japan 1:04:47
13 Chris Thompson   United Kingdom 1:05:28
14 Stephen Scullion   Ireland 1:05:52
Elite Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Mary Keitany   Kenya 1:05:59
2 Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 1:07:44
3 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui   Kenya 1:09:52
4 Magdalyne Masai   Kenya 1:10:39
5 Betsy Saina   Kenya 1:11:25
6 Gemma Steel   United Kingdom 1:11:32
7 Lily Partridge   United Kingdom 1:12:10
8 Alyson Dixon   United Kingdom 1:12:29
9 Caryl Jones   United Kingdom 1:14:22
10 Rebecca Murray   United Kingdom 1:15:49
11 Elizeba Cherono   Kenya 1:16:17
12 Rebecca Hilland   United Kingdom 1:16:27
13 Fiona Brian   United Kingdom 1:18:16
14 Tracy Millmore   United Kingdom 1:18:46

Wheelchair races

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Wheelchair Men
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Simon Lawson   United Kingdom 44:22
2 Brent Lakatos   Canada 44:27
3 Josh Cassidy   Canada 44:57
4 Patrick Monahan   United Kingdom 46:16
5 Rafael Botello Jimenez   Spain 47:48
6 Bret Crossley   United Kingdom 48:47
7 Sean Frame   United Kingdom 51:05
8 Isaac Towers   United Kingdom 52:45
9 Ben Rowlings   United Kingdom 52:57
10 Sam Kolek   United Kingdom 55:00
Wheelchair Women
Position Athlete Nationality Time
1 Manuela Schär   Switzerland 48:44
2 Samantha Kinghorn   United Kingdom 52:48
3 Liz McTernan   United Kingdom 1:24:15

References

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  1. ^ a b "Great North Run: Mo Farah's fourth win equals record". BBC Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Great Run Series Results". www.greatrun.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017.