The 9th annual Great Manchester Run took place today, starting and finishing in the city centre after looping out past Old Trafford and Salford Quays. There are 10km events for women, men and wheelchair users. Helen Clitheroe won the women's 10K and Haile Gebrselassie won the men's event for an impressive fourth time.
There was also the Great City Games on Deansgate in the afternoon and the second annual Great Salford Swim at Salford Quays.
With 40,000 athletes on the Great Run and a further 200,000 people in the streets watching, the event was expecting to raise around £3 million for charities.
Watched a good bit of this on TV - the women's race was a classic - Helen was a worthy winner.
ReplyDeleteHead on motion blur is hard to achieve, usually looking like no more than a badly focused pic. But you've pulled it off here. High five to ya.
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ReplyDeleteGreat action shot! It must have been very exciting to watch.
ReplyDeleteThis is a huge event. The blurring works well at a race.
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