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Athletes and amateurs run for glory – and good causes – through the streets of Manchester.

Thousands of athletes and amateurs take to the streets of Manchester, running for glory – and good causes.

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Athletics: Great Manchester Run: 2014

Jonathan Edwards

Denise Lewis

Paula Radcliffe

Steve Cram

Paul Dickenson

Phil Jones

Phil Sibson

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Athletics: Great Manchester Run: 2014: 2014 Live Coverage

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Great Manchester Run

18/05/2014

2014 Live Coverage

2014

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Jonathan Edwards presents live coverage of the 2014 Great Manchester Run.

Live coverage of the 2014 Great Manchester Run. Kenenisa Bekele, 5,000 and 10,000m world record-holder, competes against the marathon world record-holder Wilson Kipsang.

Jonathan Edwards presents live coverage of the 2014 Great Manchester Run. Tens of thousands of spectators witness 5,000 and 10,000m world record-holder Kenenisa Bekele compete against the marathon world record-holder and recent London Marathon victor Wilson Kipsang.

In the women's race, defending champion Tirunesh Dibaba will face Great Birmingham Run winner Gemma Steel, and former Great Manchester Run winner Helen Clitheroe.

Of the many celebrities taking part alongside close to 40,000 entrants will be former footballers Phil Neville and Robbie Savage, soap stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and Denise Welch, and former World Champion snooker player Shaun Murphy.

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