Great Manchester Run

The course loops around Trafford Park, passing the Coronation Street set and the Imperial War Museum North.

[4] Celebrity participants included Kelly Holmes, Amir Khan and members of the cast of Coronation Street.

Pavey successfully defended her title at the event while Rose Cheruiyot and Bezunesh Bekele took second and third place respectively.

Unusual for a distance dominated by African runners, the top three finishers in the men's race (which also included Ukrainian Serhiy Lebid and Sweden's Mustafa Mohamed) were all European competitors.

[8] Previous 10 km winner Haile Gebrselassie stated that he wanted to regain his UK All-Comers' record, which was broken by Micah Kogo's event winning run in 2007.

[11][12][13] Comprising a number of 150 metres races to be run on the streets near Manchester's Deansgate, Olympic Champions Usain Bolt and Christine Ohuruogu accepted invitations to compete.

[15] Bolt suffered minor leg injuries after crashing his car near Kingston, Jamaica, but after cancelling a track meet and resuming training he stated that he would be fit to compete.