The Great South Run is an annual 10 mile (16.09 km)

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race which takes place in

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, United Kingdom providing an intermediate distance between the ten kilometre and the half marathon (21.097 km) runs. Launched in 1990, it is part of the

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series created by former British athlete Brendan Foster. It was originally held in

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, but the race moved to its current course after the first edition.History and Tradition

. Retrieved on 25 October 2009. The Great South Run has become one of Europe's most popular mass participation races over 10 miles, with a record 21,000 entries for the 2009 race. Although the elite race is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race which attracts some of the most successful professional runners, it is not a recognised distance for purposes of IAAF records.

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holder

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and 2007 World Champion Luke Kibet are among the past winners. The event is currently sponsored by AJ Bell. Previous sponsors have been ExpressTest by Cignpost Diagnostics (2021), Simplyhealth (2017-2019),

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(2015), Bupa (1993–2014) and

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(1990–1992). The 2016 and 2022 races did not have a major sponsor. The 1999 edition of the race was selected to be the Amateur Athletic Association 10-mile championships that year. In 2021, British runner

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set the current women's record of 50:42.

won the women's race in 2008 in a time of 51 minutes 11 seconds, a new British record. Kenyan runner

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won the 2010 edition in 45:15 minutes, which was a significant improvement upon the previous UK all-comers record held by the 1995 winner Benson Masya.Martin, Dave (24 October 2010)
Ebuya clocks the fastest ever 10 Miles in UK
IAAF. Retrieved on 24 October 2010. Channel 5 broadcast the Great South Run every year until 2019. The event is currently untelevised.

Past winners

Key:

References

;General
British Road Race Championships – Great South Run winners
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-10-25. *Martin, Dave (2006-10-22)

IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-25. *Martin, Dave (2009-10-25)
Farah scores tremendous victory while Monteiro destroys opposition in Portsmouth
IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-10-25. ;Specific

External links

Official Great Run website
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