The Great Yorkshire Run is an annual

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road race previously held in September in

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, England, and now held in July in

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, North Yorkshire. It is a part of the

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series of events, and as such is linked with the

Great North Run The Great North Run (branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South ...

. It was run for the first time in 2007, and was run over a weekend, with the mini (3–8-year-olds) race at 2 km and the Junior (9–14-year-olds) race at 3 km taking place on 6 September at

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, with the full 10 km Great Yorkshire Run taking place on the Sunday. It was formerly supported by the city development company Creative Sheffield, and the regional development agency

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.BUPA Great Yorkshire Run
Great Run. Retrieved on 2013-04-18. From July 2016, the Great Yorkshire Run is now sponsored by

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and is referred to as the Great Yorkshire Run - Harrogate in association with Theakston.

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