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The Great Run Company
The Great Run Company is a United Kingdom events company specialising in the development, design, organisation and rights management of mass participation and televised sporting events. They most notably organise the Great North Run, Great South Run and Great Manchester Run annually. They are formally known as Nova International. The business is headed up by chief executive Mark Hollinshead, while founder Brendan Foster is the company's chairman. History The Great North Run was the first event in the Great Run stable, in 1981, and pre-dates Nova International and The Great Run Company by seven years. Former European and Commonwealth champion Brendan Foster was inspired to organise an event in his native North-East England, after taking part in the Round the Bays event in Auckland, New Zealand. The first Great North Run, the original flagship Great Run, was staged in 1981 and has now grown into the world’s greatest half marathon and the UK’s biggest running event with 57,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Run Company
The Great Run Company is a United Kingdom events company specialising in the development, design, organisation and rights management of mass participation and televised sporting events. They most notably organise the Great North Run, Great South Run and Great Manchester Run annually. They are formally known as Nova International. The business is headed up by chief executive Mark Hollinshead, while founder Brendan Foster is the company's chairman. History The Great North Run was the first event in the Great Run stable, in 1981, and pre-dates Nova International and The Great Run Company by seven years. Former European and Commonwealth champion Brendan Foster was inspired to organise an event in his native North-East England, after taking part in the Round the Bays event in Auckland, New Zealand. The first Great North Run, the original flagship Great Run, was staged in 1981 and has now grown into the world’s greatest half marathon and the UK’s biggest running event with 57,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
