Great Britain's Marc Scott finishes second in the men's race, while compatriot Eilish McColgan comes fifth in the women's race.
Marc Scott rounded off a strong weekend by finishing in second place in the Great North Run men's race.
McColgan was part of a six-strong breakaway group that led throughout, but Kenya's Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Ethiopia's Senbere Teferi and Alemu Megertu edged ahead in the closing 400m. "It was amazing. It has always been a dream to come and race here," Ngugi-Cooper told the BBC. "For me to come here, do it and win it is a dream come true."Great Britain's Jade Hall won the women's wheelchair race by over eight minutes.
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