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Paula
Radcliffe races in world's biggest half marathon live on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE
Britain's
golden girl, Paula Radcliffe, will compete in the 23rd BUPA Great
North Run - the world's most famous half marathon and Britain's
biggest mass participation event - exclusively live on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ ONE on
Sunday 21 September (9.30am – 1.30pm).
The
outstanding quality of the elite field makes the race the strongest
prior to the Athens Olympics next year and the last opportunity
to see the top women distance runners compete against each other
ahead of the Olympic Games.
10,000
metre and marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe will race
against Berhane Adere, 10,000 metre World Champion, Derartu Tulu,
Olympic 10,000 metre title holder, Susan Chepkemei, the world's
fastest-ever female half marathoner and Sonia O'Sullivan, the defending
champion.
In
the mens race, Olympic and World half marathon champion, Paul Kosgei,
will return to Tyneside to defend his title after last year's classic
which saw the Kenyan break the 60-minute half marathon barrier for
the first time in the UK.
Sue
Barker will present ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Television's live coverage with commentators
Steve Cram, Liz McColgan, Charlie Spedding and Paul Dickenson.
Viewers
can also catch the highlights programme with Roger Black on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
TWO later the same day (6.15-7.00pm).
The
biggest ever field will gather on the start line - nearly 50,000
competitors are set to follow the route from Newcastle to South
Shields, crossing the famous Tyne Bridge and raising millions for
charity.
A host
of celebrities will be lacing up their running shoes to raise valuable
money for their chosen charitiy.
This
year's celebrity list includes the founder of the Great North Run
and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ commentator, Olympian Brendan Foster, acclaimed British
actress Brenda Blethyn, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Sport's
Rob Bonnet, John Motson, Ray Stubbs, Mark Bright, Garth Crooks and
Mark Lawrenson, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Weather presenter Helen Willetts, Minister for
Sport Richard Caborn, Olympic rower Matthew Pinsent and former jockey
Richard Dunwoody.
The
race attracts thousands of amateur runners with extraordinarily
inspirational stories to tell.
Taking
part this year is one of the original WI Calendar Girls, the subject
of the current movie of the same name; a man who has been training
solely on a treadmill aboard a North Sea gas rig; a mother of three
who has lost half her bodyweight in less than a year and a team
of top London chefs from The Savoy, Claridges and The Dorchester
who are getting out of the kitchen for the day.
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ONE's Grandstand also has coverage of The Great North Mile race
on Saturday 20 September (Athletics Focus, 1.05pm) in which Kelly
Holmes and Hayley Tullet, two of Britain's medallists from the 2003
World Championships, are competing.
C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
has live coverage of the 4 kilometres Junior Great North Run on
Saturday 20 September (3.00-4.00pm) and the C³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Great North Party
hosted by Konnie Huq (6.00-7.00pm) where Danni Minogue, Atomic Kitten,
D-Side and Blazin Squad will be playing.
The
junior race sees six thousand young people taking part in the biggest
junior event in the UK, raising hopes that a new crop of champion
distance runners will follow in Paula Radcliffe's steps.
All the
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the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's eight television channels, interactive services
from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖi, as well as 11 national ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ radio networks.
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