[1][2] Previous winners include Paula Radcliffe, Paul Tergat and Steve Ovett.

At that point, the course moved for a two-year stint in Barnett Demesne before settling in Stormont in 1999.

[4] In addition to having been held at numerous venues, the competition has been known under a large variety of names.

[7] The current course for the race is on the grassy fields of the Greenmount Campus just outside Antrim town.

The most successful athlete in the history of the competition is Paula Radcliffe, who has won a record four times (in 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2001).