Bekele Defeats Farah at Great North Run
Bekele increasing the speed about one mile to go took the lead in the race and it looked like he would take an easy win. Britain's Mo Farah started his chase 400m to go, but Bekele was able to hold off Farah attack to win his first half marathon race. Bekele crossed the finish first in 1hour and 9 seconds, with Farah only one second behind.
Legendary Haile Gebraselassie took a distant third place.
"I'm disappointed but I was second to a great athlete," said Farah to BBC news.
"When Kenenisa went with a mile to go I thought the pace was ridiculous,"
"I thought I could come back. It came to the last 200m, right to the line. It was a great race and a great finish." the 2 - time Olympic Champion added.
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Men Top 10 Results
| Pos | Name | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENENISA BEKELE | 01:00:09 |
| 2 | MO FARAH | 01:00:10 |
| 3 | HAILE GEBRSELASSIE | 01:00:41 |
| 4 | ARATA FUJIWARA | 01:02:44 |
| 5 | TOMOHIRO TANIGAWA | 01:02:48 |
| 6 | RYUJI WATANABE | 01:02:58 |
| 7 | MARK KENNEALLY | 01:04:06 |
| 8 | YUKI KAWAUCHI | 01:04:08 |
| 9 | YARED HAGOS | 01:04:14 |
| 10 | COLLIS BIRMINGHAM | 01:04:28 |
