From Iain Young…
From Newcastle to South Shields, I finished in 1:26:33, another Half Marathon PB achieved – and positioned 722nd with around 60,000 runners taking part. Helped Muscular Dystrophy UK raise over £30,000 at the event in support for fighting muscle-wasting conditions. I would really like to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated to a good cause and for supporting me. A fantastic atmosphere it was on Sunday, loud cheers from spectators during the course was motivating and hearing helicopters flying over with it being shown on the BBC. Also I was very pleased the GNR still went ahead, fearing they would have called it off due to the very sad passing of Her Majesty the Queen. In a mark of respect there was a one-minute silence followed by the British national anthem before the start.
From Michael Abrams-Cohen…
Some great results at this weekend’s Great North Run – a return to the traditional Tyne to Shields course, after a little break due to the pandemic and a less traditional route last year.
There were some fantastic results to highlight with Steve Bysouth getting a big PB finishing in 1:22:23 and showing his New York Marathon training is paying off, Iain PB’d, Tom Lally enjoyed his run and came through in an impressive 1:51 and a special shoutout to Rachel Barnicoat who finished her first half marathon in 2:21 (having not raced over a 10k before, and when she joined the Harriers two years ago struggled to run more than 1km without stopping, so great achievement). Well done to all who raced.
(1 Jacob Kiplimo 59:33)
389 Steven Bysouth 1:22:23
483 Michael Abrams-Cohen 1:23:47
722 Iain Young 1:26:33
5854 Bess Sturman 1:49:20
6652 Tom Lally 1:51:35
21590 Rachel Barnicoat 2:21:13
26625 Alex Stanley-Hyde 2:32:19
27140 Bernie Gibbons 2:33:28
38219 Caroline Iredale 03:17:03