MO’S ‘THREE-PEAT’
BRITAIN’S GREATEST DISTANCE RUNNER MO FARAH CHASES HIS THIRD TITLE
GREAT NORTH RUN, NEWCASTLE-SOUTH SHIELDS, SEPTEMBER 11
HAVING matched Lasse Virén in Brazil with his Olympic double double, Farah now aims to stand alone at the Great North Run by winning it three years in succession.
Sunday sees Mo Farah attempt to win the Great North Run again
MARK SHEARMAN
Farah was not at his best after illness when he finished third in the IAAF World Half-marathon Championships in Cardiff in March. However, he still broke the hour and will start as the favourite in his attempt at his sixth win out of nine starts at the 13.1-mile distance.