The Great Birmingham Run is an annual
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...
road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ...
event held in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1. ...
,
UK in October. Formerly known as the Birmingham Half Marathon, from 2011 it became part of the
Great Run series
Great Run is a series of road running events around the United Kingdom, which includes the Great North Run. Great Run is a part of The Great Run Company, which was launched by retired athlete Brendan Foster. The group specialises in road running e ...
of road races.
Established in 2008, it incorporated the
2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
The 2009 event was televised live on
Sky Sports
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and between 2011 and 2016 the race was televised live in the United Kingdom by
Channel 5.
In 2019, the race distance was reduced to 11.07 miles due to a security alert close to Cannon Hill Park.
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the race was cancelled due to the
COVID-19
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virus.
The race returned in 2022 with the date switched to May, with a 10k race held alongside the half-marathon.
Winners
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References
External links
Great Birmingham Run
Video highlights from FilmNova via BBC Sport
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Results from Power of 10
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