About 40,000 take part in Great Manchester Run

Siblings Katie and Harrison were among the Race Across the World contestants competing in memory of former contestant Sam Gardiner, who died aged 24 [BBC]

About 40,000 people have taken to the streets for this year’s Great Manchester Run.

Huge crowds watched as elite athletes lined up alongside fun runners for either the 10km (6.1 miles) race or the longer half-marathon course.

Among those taking part were Race Across the World participants, who raced in memory of former contestant Sam Gardiner, who died in a crash near Manchester a year ago.

Sam’s mum, Jo Gardiner, said it was a “very moving” day and she had “already cried twice”.

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