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| Steve Kenyon (L), Winner in 1981 and Mo Farah (R), Winner in 2014 |
Mo
Farah became the first British man to win the Great North Run in almost three
decades as thousands of runners took to the streets of Tyneside to take part in
the famous race. He
becomes just the third British men’s winner, following in the footsteps of Mike
McLeod, who triumphed in the first two races in 1981 and 1982, and Kenyon,
Daily Mail reports.
Hundreds
of people cheered on double Olympic gold medallist Farah as he crossed the
finish line in South Shields, becoming the first Brit to win the race since
1985, becoming the first Brit to win the mens' race since 1985, when Steve
Kenyon came in first. As well as Farah's success, this year's half marathon was
guaranteed to be a momentous occasion, with the tally of runners finishing the
race in its 33 year history of the event set to break the one million
mark. Starting in Newcastle, the 57,000 runners taking part were saluted
by the RAF's Red Arrows, with thousands more cheering them on along the
13.1mile route, as they made their way over the iconic Tyne Bridge, before
passing through Gateshead and its famous international athletics stadium,
before reaching South Shields.
Farah,
31, was just two years and three months when Kenyon won the 1985 event, and had
hoped to end the home drought last year, only to be beaten by Kenenisa Bekele,
the Ethiopian who holds the world records for 5,000m and 10,000m.
This
year's race saw the one millionth runner cross the race's finish line in the
coastal town of South Shields.
Charity
runner Tracey Cramond was the milestone finisher, coming in with a time
of three hours and 22 minutes.
Competitors
are set to raise £250million for charity through taking part in the world-famous
race.
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