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McColgan keen to join the legends and make it
Sunday Express
|September 07, 2025
EILISH McCOLGAN is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her mum and finally clinch victory in today’s Great North Run.
The Scottish star has narrowly missed out twice in emulating her mother Liz in winning the event that will feature 60,000 other runners.
McColgan was pipped to top spot in an epic sprint finish in 2021 but is hoping to go one better this time around when she takes on the half marathon route from Newcastle to South Shields.
She said: “It’s such an iconic race. I've watched it from a young age, my mum's won there, legends of the sport have all won this race.
This story is from the September 07, 2025 edition of Sunday Express.
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