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Mo, Kenenisa & Haile was the greatest road race in history

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September 06, 2025

SIR Brendan Foster has said his favourite Great North Run was a race between Mo Farah, Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie.

- BY JEREMY ARMSTRONG

Ahead of this Sunday's event, the athletics legend spoke about the 2013 battle, which was won by Ethiopian Bekele with Farah coming second. Sir Brendan, 77, said: "That has been described as the greatest road race in history. So that would be my best moment,

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