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Great North Run 2018: Mo Farah wins for record fifth time

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Britain's Mo Farah won a record fifth Great North Run on Sunday in Newcastle.

Farah clocked 59 minutes and 26 seconds for his fifth win in a row in the race, with New Zealand's Jake Robertson 31 seconds back in second.

London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya won the women's race for a second time in three years.

Briton David Weir set a new course record to win the men's wheelchair race for the seventh time, with Pole Martyna Snopek taking the women's race.

Farah narrowly missed out on his half marathon personal best - which he set in winning his second title in 2015 - after fading inside the final 200 metres, having pulled clear of Robertson with about two miles to go.

Robertson, who finished a close second to Farah last year, clocked 59:57, with Belgium's Bashir Abdi third in 60:43.

"Training's different now as I'm not in the track season, I've been doing a lot more long runs and in terms of endurance I'm definitely fitter," said four-time Olympic champion Farah.

"Just coming into that headwind it was so tough, I wasn't going smooth, I was going up and down. I honestly thought I could beat my personal best today, but those last two miles really hurt."

Olympic and world champion Cheruiyot posted a personal best of 67:43 to win the women's race ahead of compatriots Brigid Kosgei (67:52) and Joyciline Jepkosgei (68.10).

Weir won the men's wheelchair race in 41:19, with Snopek clocking 63:02 to win the women's race.

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  • Comment posted by You, at 11:59 9 Sep 2018

    1. Well done Mo great run, although having 'Sir Mo' on the big I find a bit cringey

    2. BBC, this how quickly you can get a HYS open, now get one open on the embarrassment that is Serena Williams!

  • Comment posted by You, at 12:24 9 Sep 2018

    @10

    "why, so racists and misogynists can have a field day?"

    So I am a racist and a Misogynist am i 😂😂

    My first comment congratulated Mo

    and the reason people want to have there say is The BBC gave been promoting her like a god, every article has had a HYS

    If a male had acted like that towards a female umpire/ref then it would end there careers...

  • Comment posted by randombeard, at 11:53 9 Sep 2018

    Congratulation Mo

  • Comment posted by WPL, at 12:05 9 Sep 2018

    Well done Mo and all who competed today.

  • Comment posted by More Like It, at 12:01 9 Sep 2018

    Excellent run from Mo once again

  • Comment posted by Its Surrender Bill - but not as we know it, at 12:23 9 Sep 2018

    Sad to see racists/xenophobes still trying to detract from his achievements.

  • Comment posted by le hugs, at 12:48 9 Sep 2018

    We are all immigrants, but some have worked incredibly hard to make the most of what this great country has to offer..

    Well done Mo, as ever, inspirational stuff.

  • Comment posted by U16916611, at 12:11 9 Sep 2018

    Just remember: For all of you runners that have got the bug after the GNR....don't just wait for the next "Great Run" series to get back out there - there's stacks of local Half-Marathons to do & athletic clubs can do with fit, ready to go runners for this coming XC season & believe me: Your 2019 road-running will be loads better after a winter of cross-country.
    #GoHarriers

  • Comment posted by Kered, at 12:35 9 Sep 2018

    Well done Mo, we are proud of you.

  • Comment posted by goolie, at 12:36 9 Sep 2018

    For the likes of 'backstreet driver' this article concerns "Great North Road 2018", hence the title.

    For those that use this medium to make a racist comment. Get a life!!!

  • Comment posted by U16916611, at 12:03 9 Sep 2018

    Stupidly quick, undeniably good, what every road-runner that's cracked a sub-90 minute half-marathon distance aspires to: as close to that 60 minute barrier as possible. Low 80s was my best on two occasions & both nearly finished me.
    I congratulate every club runner out there today that got to Shields quicker than that.
    Keep fit, keep focused and get ready for the cross-country season & 2019.

  • Comment posted by yesbrighton, at 13:23 9 Sep 2018

    Only just over 1 mile of the Run was in Newcastle and it finished in South Shields 13 miles away. The BBC however describe it as “in Newcastle” and then as finishing “in Newcastle”. Whatever happened to real journalists who had local knowledge and knew their facts?

  • Comment posted by Coolverine, at 13:01 9 Sep 2018

    Mo is an incredible athlete and deserves the accolades, well done Mo.

    As for the other stuff spouted on here, how immature & sad.

  • Comment posted by stan, at 12:41 9 Sep 2018

    Another brilliant run!

    Sad to see the unpleasant anonymous racism on HYS.

  • Comment posted by charlieboy, at 13:35 9 Sep 2018

    @57. So by your logic the london marathon should also be fun runners also? The great north run has always had top runners and is a respected race by athletes over the years. If it was just a fun run coverage would diminish and charities would miss out.

  • Comment posted by AMac, at 17:34 9 Sep 2018

    Way to go SIR Mo, just love that on his vest.He is a great example of what is possible if you put the effort in, as opposed to bitching because life has not not turned out right for you. He came to the UK with NOTHING, now SIR and a TOP guy, RESPECT to you MO, sorry, SIR MO :-)

  • Comment posted by Mohanad, at 14:38 9 Sep 2018

    Another excellent performance by Mo Farah and it will be exciting to see what he can do at next year’s marathon.

    But seriously BBC you open a HYS for this which is practically a non event compared to Serena’s disgraceful antics last night!! It seems now that not even free speech is allowed to get in the way of the increasingly feminists agenda that the BBC is trying to push.

  • Comment posted by Slimpixs, at 14:47 9 Sep 2018

    BBC - it's 'Sir Mo Farah' these days, not 'Mo Farah'.

    A great sportsman with a grown-up, professional attitude and a nice person to boot.

    Serena Williams. Er.......

  • Comment posted by Get the miles in, at 14:32 9 Sep 2018

    59 mins for the Half is very fast. Well done.

  • Comment posted by Irons45, at 14:12 9 Sep 2018

    Another good run by Mo.
    I would love to see him run in the marathon at the next Olympics

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