Great North Run
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The Great North Run is a world-famous annual half marathon in North East England, renowned as one of the largest and most prestigious road-running events globally.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
half marathon
ⓘ
road running event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | AJ Bell Great North Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
BBC Sport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charityFundraising | over £25 million raised annually in some years ⓘ |
| city | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseFeature |
crosses the Tyne Bridge
ⓘ
finishes near the North Sea coast at South Shields ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important date in the UK road running calendar
ⓘ
major sporting event in the North East of England ⓘ |
| distance |
13.1 miles
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21.0975 kilometres ⓘ |
| endCity | South Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventType |
elite road race
ⓘ
mass participation race ⓘ |
| finishLocation | South Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Brendan Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffiliation | World Athletics road race calendar ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
elite men’s race
ⓘ
elite women’s race ⓘ mass participation race ⓘ wheelchair race ⓘ |
| hasSurface | road ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.greatrun.org/events/great-north-run/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| location | North East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attracting tens of thousands of runners each year
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being one of the largest half marathons in the world by number of finishers ⓘ strong charity fundraising focus ⓘ |
| notableParticipantType |
amateur runners
ⓘ
charity runners ⓘ elite international athletes ⓘ |
| organiser | The Great Run Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSponsorshipName |
Bupa Great North Run
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simplyhealth Great North Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType | point-to-point course ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
medical support on course and at finish
ⓘ
road closures along the route ⓘ |
| sport | long-distance running ⓘ |
| startLocation | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | September ⓘ |
| typicalParticipation | over 50,000 runners ⓘ |
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