The Great Edinburgh Run was an annual ten-mile road running race in the city centre of Edinburgh in Scotland from 1993 to 2017. It was part of the Great Run series of competitions, a event which extended to from 2014.
The race was first run in 1993 as the Great Caledonian Run.Gillon, Doug (1993-10-02). Martin at head of the capital show. Herald Scotland. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. It was moved from Edinburgh to the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire in 1998, and was hosted there for seven years as part of the Balmoral Road Races, a collection of races from 3 km to 10 km.Roden, Alan (2005-01-20). Road race gets set to run back to Capital. Scotsman. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. The Caledonian run became more of a national level competition in its stint in Balmoral as the 5-mile race. The race in Balmoral was voted the nation's most scenic run by Runner's World magazine in 2004.Bupa Great Caledonian is voted most scenic run. Bupa (2004-01-28). Retrieved on 2011-10-02. The competition was financially supported by Scottish Enterprise Grampian in a partnership to promote tourism in north-east Scotland, but after the BBC decided to stop televising the event it returned to Edinburgh in 2005.Smith, Graeme (2004-08-18). End of road for Balmoral races as BBC pulls out . Herald Scotland. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. During the seven-year period that the run was not held in the city, a separate and unrelated competition was held there under the title of the Capital City Challenge 10K.Mooney, Chris (2004-09-13). Capital city challenge 2004. Scotsman. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. The Great Edinburgh Run acquired its current title in 2006.Edwards, Gareth (2006-05-08). Runners reign supreme in drizzle. Scotsman. Retrieved on 2011-10-02.
From 2005 the Great Edinburgh Run was held on a course within the city centre. Starting in Holyrood Park, runners would see a number of the city's famous landmarks such as Edinburgh Castle, Greyfriars Bobby, Scott Monument and Arthur's Seat.
The men's course record for the 10 km (28:03 minutes) was set by Martin Mathathi in 2011, while Florence Kiplagat is the women's course record holder with her time of 32:10 minutes from 2010.Martin, David (2011-10-02). Mathathi clocks course record in Edinburgh 10Km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. Amateur runner Dave Lewis won the 1994 men's race ahead of Olympians John Treacy and Gary Staines.Lewis runs away with capital title . Herald Scotland (1994-10-03). Retrieved on 2011-10-02.
Winners Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1stSporting Digest: Athletics. The Independent (1993-10-04). Retrieved on 2011-10-02.199328:3733:372nd199428:56??3rdSporting Digest: Athletics . The Independent (1995-10-02). Retrieved on 2011-10-02.199528:4832:274thMurray is the homecoming queen in road race. Herald Scotland (1996-09-30). Retrieved on 2011-10-02.199629:1133:165thConfident McColgan sets record on way to victory . Herald Scotland (1997-10-20). Retrieved on 2011-10-02.199729:0532:436thSmith, Graeme (1998-04-13). Scot yields to Radcliffe's brilliance as Englishwoman sets new world best McColgan bows to the queen of Balmoral. Herald Scotland. Retrieved on 2011-10-02.199822:5224:547thGillon, Doug (1999-04-26). Radcliffe is chasing an elusive dream Queen of the road aiming for track glory. Herald Scotland. Retrieved on 2011-10-02.199928:2532:268th200025:2829:269thSmith, Graeme (2001-04-16). Radcliffe has to give up crown Wami takes Balmoral title in a late sprint to line. Herald Scotland. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. 200133:1637:4610th2002? ? ? ?11thSmith, Graeme (2003-05-12). Holmes toughs it out at Balmoral. Herald Scotland. Retrieved on 2011-10-02. 2003??37:2512th2004? ? ? ?13th200528:2232:4214th200628:3832:2515th200729:1432:5316th200828:5932:2017th200928:1332:3818thBUPA Great Edinburgh Run: Kenyan stars Mbishei & Kiplagat run away with the glory . Daily Record (2010-05-03). Retrieved on 2011-10-02.201028:4632:1019th201128:0332:2820th201229:2333:1221st201330:1834:2222nd201449:3656:0623rd201548:4456:0624th201651:1166.1325th (last)201750:2363:42
References
List of winners from 2005 onwards Great Edinburgh Run: Race History. Great Run. Retrieved on 2011-10-02.
External links Official webpage