Scott finishes second and McColgan fifth in Great North Run

Great Britain's Marc Scott rounded disconnected a beardown play by finishing successful 2nd spot successful nan Great North Run men's race.

Scott, who won nan UK Athletics 5K Road Running Championship connected Friday night, vanished nan half-marathon successful 1 hr 1 infinitesimal 11 seconds, 11 seconds faster than his race-winning clip successful 2021.

Kenyan Abel Kipchumba won nan title successful 59:52, while Norway's Sondre Noen came third.

In nan women's race, Eilish McColgan, who returned from wounded to compete for Great Britain astatine nan Paris Olympics, placed 5th aft an awesome sprint finish.

McColgan was portion of a six-strong breakaway group that led throughout, but Kenya's Mary Ngugi-Cooper and Ethiopia's Senbere Teferi and Alemu Megertu edged up successful nan closing 400m.

It was nan Kenyan who crossed nan statement first pinch a clip of 1:07:40, pinch Terefi 2nd and Megertu third.