Summary

  • Mo Farah wins for record fourth successive year

  • Mary Keitany wins women's race

  • Simon Lawson wins men's wheelchair race

  • Manuela Shar wins women's wheelchair race

  • 37th year of world's biggest half marathon

  • 43,116 people took part

  1. gold-medal

    Farah wins men's elite racepublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    The fourth in a row for Mo Farah! He throws himself to the floor as he sprints over the finish line.

    He finishes in 1:00:06, with Jake Robertson just six seconds behind in second. Feyisa Lilesa finishes in third.

    Farah
  2. Postpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    400m left and Farah makes his move - he sprints beyond him and takes the lead as we reach the 200m line...

  3. Postpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    800m to go and Robertson is still ahead of Farah. They're both working hard - Farah's leaving his attack as late as possible...

  4. Carrying the family namepublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    #GetInspired

    But why's Alan not doing it we wonder?

  5. Postpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    A mile to go, and this is the bit where Robertson has decided to push, before the sprint finish. Farah is keeping close by, though, and closing down any gaps the New Zealander can put between them.

    Farah and Robertson
  6. Postpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Can Jake Robertson break Mo Farah's winning his streak? He's trying his best, trying to put some distance between him and Farah, but the Briton keep closing the gap with ease...

  7. Postpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Paula Radcliffe
    Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    It's a tough ask for Jake Robertson. Farah knows the last mile so well.

  8. Aly Dixon's family albumpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Check out this fabulous snap from Aly Dixon, the leading British woman at this year's London Marathon.

    Proud Mackem Aly is taking part today, but we're loving this look back to 1981 and her dad finishing the very first Great North Run, plus her son following the family tradition yesterday...

    Aly Dixon's dad finishing the first Great North Run in 1981Image source, Twitter
    Aly Dixon and sonImage source, Twitter
  9. Postpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Farah is getting put under more pressure now as he keeps on the heels of Robertson.

  10. Postpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator on BBC TV

    The rest after Zurich might have freshened Mo up. He looks very relaxed today.

  11. Postpublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Feyisa Lilesa had briefly taken the lead from Mo Farah with a little boost of pace, but he's struggling to keep pace now. It's Jake Robertson out in front now as they approach the 10 mile mark, with Farah hot on his heels in second.

  12. Start and finish for Brendanpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Brendan Foster starts the 2017 Great North RunImage source, Great Run

    A nice snap of Brendan Foster completing his last duty at the Great North Run, the event he founded back in 1981. It's quite a legacy...

  13. gold-medal

    Mary Keitany wins elite women's racepublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Done it with ease!

    Mary Keitany wins her third Great North Run in 1:05:59 seconds. It's the third fastest women's time in the GNR's history.

    Vivian Cheruiyot is second, and Caroline Kipkirui third.

    Mary KeitanyImage source, PA
  14. Postpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Paula Radcliffe
    Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    Keitany has been able to control this race from the start and basically set the tempo of it. she's been able to sit back and relax. Vivian is a fair way behind because she's still climbing

  15. Postpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite women's race

    Mary Keitany is a little way off course record pace but she's still far ahead of everyone else. She's got into a great rhythm as she reaches the downward stretch if the course.

  16. Postpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    And there we go! Farah, looking as cool as you like, has made his move to get up in front. It's a sedate pace for him as he starts to put a gap between himself and the rest of the pack.

  17. Postpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator on BBC TV

    Farah looks very comfortable. He's really enjoying this.

  18. Postpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite men's race

    Meanwhile, the men's race is setting a slightly more sedate pace. It's Dathan Ritzenhein at the head of the pack, with Mo Farah leading the jostling behind him.

  19. Red Arrow Raworth!published at 11:08 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Our BBC colleague, newsreader Sophie Raworth enjoyed a trip with the Red Arrows display team - one of the iconic sights of the Great North Run.

    Media caption,

    Great North Run: 'That was amazing' - Sophie Raworth's Red Arrows experience

    Sophie is a regular runner of mass participation races and achieved a highly respectable time of 3:29:51 in this year's London Marathon.

    Her best time for the Great North Run (according to Run Britain's rankings, external) is 1:44:31 in 2013, but she ran the Bath Half Marathon in 1:39:06 last year, so will be hoping for a new best at GNR this year.

    We'll keep an eye out for her and let you know how she gets on...

  20. Postpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 10 September 2017

    Elite women's race

    Paula Radcliffe
    Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    Keitany is eating up the time. She's hitting the section of the course now which is slightly uphill, so those times will drop a little bit, but they did before.

    Keitany is well in front now as she reaches the 10 mile mark.