Hanner Marathon y Byd 2016

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-After months of preparation,

-the big day has arrived.

-This weekend, the streets of Cardiff

-will be packed...

-..as one of the most prestigious

-road races in the world...

-..visits the capital.

-Cardiff,

-a city full of history and culture.

-A city full of sporting history.

-We've seen World Cups

-and plenty of Grand Slams.

-We've seen Olympians, road racing

-and track and field...

-..footballing heroes, the battle

-for the Ashes and races being won.

-Now, with an army of up to 17,000

-across the city...

-..we stand together

-as the world's gaze falls upon us.

-We bring the world to Wales

-and Wales faces the world.

-Pride roars across the land...

-..as we welcome the world's best

-to our home.

-We run with the world

-in the footsteps of champions.

-Hello and welcome to...

-..the IAAF/Cardiff University

-World Half Marathon Championships.

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-http://www.cardiff2016.co.uk/

-This is the highest profile

-athletics event ever held in Wales.

-There is a fantastic atmosphere.

-Thousands of people

-are preparing for quite a race.

-This is also the first time that

-club, amateur and fun runners...

-..can run alongside sporting giants.

-They will follow

-in the footsteps of champions.

-The aim is the same for everyone.

-Complete the route which is 13.1

-miles around the streets of Cardiff.

-Starting outside the Castle...

-..the runners will make their way

-past the Cardiff City Stadium...

-..and up towards Penarth.

-The course goes through

-Penarth Marina...

-..before crossing the barrage

-to Cardiff Bay...

-..past the Millennium Centre.

-They will then run

-to the north of the city...

-..and the beautiful Roath Park Lake.

-Their legs will be heavy as they

-head towards the university.

-But they'll be glad to see some of

-the city's most elegant buildings...

-..because that's where

-the finish line will be!

-It's a great course, not just for

-the runners but also the supporters.

-There will be many opportunities to

-see the front runners flying past.

-Mo Farah will be among them,

-of course.

-He's aiming for success, especially

-with the Olympics in Rio...

-..in only four months' time.

-We had a word with some big names

-in athletics earlier this week.

-Paula, I'm sure you've got

-some great memories...

-..of the World Half Marathon

-Championships.

-Yes, some special memories.

-The event is very close to my heart.

-It's special getting a chance to run

-on the road in a world championship.

-It's great to see the opportunity

-to take part in the mass race...

-..and to share in the atmosphere.

-That is one of the things that's

-really special about road running.

-You can have between 20,000

-and 55,000 people...

-..going through the same experience,

-running the same course...

-..and sharing the camaraderie.

-I'm really excited to be here.

-It's part of my journey to Rio.

-So when this opportunity came up,

-to race at home...

-..it was just a no-brainer.

-Joining Mo in the GB squad this year

-is Welshman Dewi Griffiths.

-The last Welshman to wear the GB

-vest in these championships...

-..was his hero, Steve Jones.

-Obviously, there are going to be

-a lot of people shouting for him.

-He's very popular at the moment.

-He's the top of the pile in Wales

-and close to the top in the UK.

-There's only one or two people

-in the country who can beat him.

-They'll both be here tomorrow.

-Cardiff always do a good job

-when they stage events.

-We're delighted to be here.

-I know the organizing committee,

-at a local level...

-..has been working on this

-day and night for two years.

-I think we're in for

-a very good event.

-Joining me now

-is one of our commentators...

-..experienced runner

-and race organizer, Matt Ward.

-Matt, we haven't seen these

-championships in the UK for 7 years.

-As Seb Coe said,

-it's made the world of difference...

-..to people's attitudes in Wales.

-Yes, it has. It's great to see.

-There's a feeling of excitement

-here.

-People are looking forward

-to a big event.

-The Kenyans and Mo Farah

-have had all the attention.

-Mo Farah says this is going to be

-like a mini Olympic Games!

-I think he's right. Mo is looking

-forward to running in Wales.

-He never leaves anything at home.

-He always gives it his all.

-Geoffrey Kamworor is defending

-his title in Cardiff.

-He'll be hard to beat.

-The Kenyans are very fit,

-but so are the Ethiopians.

-It will be difficult for Mo

-if they start racing as a team.

-The tactics will probably start

-in the second half of the race.

-There is a very strong wind.

-It's not cold but we'll see

-how the wind affects the race.

-It's going to be close

-and it's going to be a fast race.

-You've talked to Dewi Griffiths.

-Is he going to get a PB?

-Steve Jones thinks he will.

-I think he'll get a PB, yes.

-The only thing I'd say

-is that if the wind is strong...

-..and he can't take shelter as part

-of a group, that could affect him.

-But he ran in Cardiff last year

-in 64 minutes.

-He's very likely

-to go faster this year.

-Who's likely to win the female race?

-The Kenyan women look strong.

-There are so many runners from

-Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya.

-Sometimes

-they'll bring someone in...

-..and they can be just as fast

-as some of the favourites.

-It will be a close race

-but I think the race will be won...

-..by one of the African countries.

-Thank you, Matt.

-It's time for the elite women to

-concentrate on the challenge ahead.

-So without further hesitation...

-..I'll pass you to our

-main commentator, John Hardy.

-The women are ready.

-Amongst them, the stars.

-Mary Wacera Ngugi. Some call her

-Mary Wacera. Others say Mary Ngugi.

-But one thing's for certain,

-she's a very talented lady.

-The same is true of Miho Shimizu,

-one of Japan's chief runners.

-She's very experienced.

-The Kenyan team finished first,

-second, third, fourth and fifth...

-..in this race two years ago.

-Limo is the fastest

-half marathon runner this year.

-Anna Incerti

-is the European Champion.

-Her PB is 68 minutes.

-She's hoping to beat that today.

-This woman may be the biggest threat

-for Kenya.

-Genet Yalew from Ethiopia.

-The race will most probably be

-controlled by Ethiopia and Kenya.

-There are 80 competitors

-in this race.

-The women are starting

-before the opening ceremony.

-Off they go.

-They have 13 miles

-of Cardiff streets ahead of them.

-The weather is not great.

-Wind and rain are forecast

-later in the day.

-The women may get the best weather.

-They start at the castle,

-they'll cross the Taff river...

-..and then turn towards

-Cardiff City Stadium.

-They will then run down

-Sloper Road...

-..between where the old

-Ninian Park stadium used to be...

-..and the new stadium.

-Matt has just joined me.

-Do you think the Kenyan women

-will be the favourites?

-I would have thought so, yes.

-They're grouping very early.

-There will probably be a big group

-for the first few miles.

-Around the halfway mark...

-..the Kenyans and the Ethiopians

-will start to shine.

-Japan's women are quite prominent

-as well.

-They have an interesting

-running style.

-They don't really use

-their arms much.

-You can see Yuka Ando

-on the left hand side.

-They've crossed the Taff. That's the

-view as we look back on the city.

-The Kenyan women haven't established

-themselves yet.

-There are four of them.

-I can see the fifth behind.

-Wakera Ngugi is there and Limo...

-..who is the fastest

-in the world this year.

-She's certainly

-one of the favourites here today.

-The four Kenyan runners

-have formed one line at the front.

-One or two runners

-look for shelter from the wind.

-They've set off at a fast pace.

-That's Kipkoech.

-We can also see Jechirchir

-in the middle.

-They will all know each other well.

-I get the feeling they're running

-as a team at the beginning.

-The Kenyan team

-will have a look around...

-..to see which Ethiopian runners

-will be with them.

-Alyson Dixon

-is towards the back of the group.

-She's with

-a couple of European runners.

-And of course, the Japanese team is

-there. Four runners at the moment.

-Ethiopia are in green.

-Japan are in pink.

-Kenya are in black.

-Alyson Dixon is next to the

-Australian runner at the back.

-There is a team race as well.

-The three fastest times

-count for the team race.

-The Kenyan team

-is starting to take control.

-They're under five minutes

-as they complete the first mile.

-It's a fast race.

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-Welcome back to Cardiff and the

-World Half Marathon Championships.

-A fiery start to the women's race

-but the full story is yet to unfold.

-The men and the crowd behind me

-are warming up.

-Speaking from experience, it's

-a mix of excitement, fear and hope.

-Everyone will have their

-own personal story for being here.

-Here's the reasoning behind one

-Welsh family's drive to compete.

-I'm Lucy Bracegirdle.

-I'm one of four family members

-taking part in the Half Marathon.

-We're the Bracegirdle family. We're

-running the Cardiff Half Marathon.

-I used to be a PE Teacher

-but I don't teach that any more.

-I still like to keep fit

-as I get older.

-We wanted to find a sport

-we could all do as a family.

-I started running because

-my family were all doing it.

-I've run five now. Two in Liverpool

-and two in Cardiff. I enjoy it.

-I started running in school

-in Year 7.

-That was for fun and I enjoy it

-so much I've carried on.

-I did it at university.

-I do it after work now to relax.

-When my mother died, my girls were

-greatly affected by losing her.

-Last year, we ran here.

-Lucy ran for Marie Curie nurses.

-They were very nice to us

-and Lucy raised 400 for them.

-Anna will probably

-do best out of us four.

-She ran it in

-1 hour 25 minutes last year.

-Dad has done the most training.

-We all help each other out.

-Mam just grinds on through.

-Lucy will be very happy to finish

-around the 1 hour 30 minute mark.

-I'll be happy with

-anything around 2 hours 10.

-I never dreamt that I'd run

-in the same race as Mo Farah.

-I can't wait for that.

-Mo Farah, I'm gunning for you.

-No.1.

-This is our first

-World Half Marathon as a family.

-It'll be fantastic.

-I can't wait to finish it.

-There's no question who's

-in control of the women's race...

-..at Penarth Marina.

-They've been running

-for twenty minutes.

-This is the only climb

-on the course really.

-They are headed for the barrage

-but will it shelter them, Matt?

-That's where the wind will

-bother them if it does at all.

-I think the wind at four miles

-is behind them at the moment.

-They won't need the shelter.

-That's the view

-with the barrage in the distance.

-The Kenyans will be running

-as a team right now.

-Later on in the race, the

-individuals will try to break away.

-They finished first, second, third,

-fourth and fifth in the last one.

-Mary Wacera Ngugi claimed the silver

-medal in that race in Copenhagen.

-Ethiopia and Japan are also there.

-Just falling off the leading group

-is Eloise Wellings from Australia.

-She's a fast runner

-with a PB under 70 minutes.

-Japan are starting to fall away

-at the four-mile mark.

-Ethiopia and Kenya lead the way.

-Tejeda from Peru is also there.

-We'll hit the halfway mark

-somewhere in the Bay.

-We might get another

-acceleration there.

-I suspect Kenya and Ethiopia

-will dominate from there.

-It might be happening now

-with Tejeda dropping back.

-No.154 from Japan is Shimizu.

-There are two Japanese athletes

-ahead of her.

-There's warm applause from those

-who have turned out on a cold day.

-The Cardiff Half Marathon

-is normally run in October.

-The world event

-had to be held earlier in the year.

-There doesn't appear to be

-many people sailing out today.

-If you add the numbers together...

-..for the three

-half marathons run here recently...

-..it's a total of 50,000 runners

-in Cardiff.

-It's a great achievement.

-This is the only time World Half

-Marathon Championship race...

-..that includes a mass race element.

-Those 20,000 runners

-won't be faster than this lot.

-Not amongst the women anyway.

-Limo, Jechirchir

-and Kipkoech are in there.

-They are nearing the barrage

-and preparing to cross over.

-There'll be a crowd awaiting them

-at Roald Dahl Plass.

-There isn't much of a climb here.

-The view is deceiving.

-Most of the course is at sea level,

-some of it below sea level.

-The group is down to nine. Four

-from Ethiopia and five from Kenya.

-There's such a depth of talent

-in Africa.

-With the women on the circuit, the

-big moment has arrived for the men.

-The elite men will be followed

-by the mass race.

-You can feel the tension

-and adrenalin swirling around.

-They're concentrating on a physical

-and psychological contest to come.

-Let's head back

-to the commentary team.

-It's a big day for Dewi Griffiths.

-He's competing against the reigning

-champion, Geoffrey Kamworor.

-He's predicting a world record.

-I'm not sure

-it's world record conditions.

-I don't have to name this man.

-The crowd will respond

-to the introduction.

-Mo Farah, a hot favourite

-on the track, of course.

-How will he cope on the roads?

-Muchiri is another one

-of the powerful Kenyan team.

-And on the left there, a guy who was

-brought up a long way from Kenya.

-Dewi Griffiths from Llanfynydd.

-A huge day for him

-in the shirt of Great Britain.

-The World Half Marathon

-Championship.

-He's determined to enjoy it.

-Here is the big moment.

-The World Half Marathon Championship

-in the Welsh capital, Cardiff.

-The best of the best

-are here to race.

-They, along with the massed ranks

-behind them, await eagerly.

-There's a faller right at the start.

-The guy in the white cap

-might be Kamworor.

-It was Kamworor.

-We need a replay.

-They're streaming down

-Castle Street.

-Kamworor was wearing the cap

-and he goes down onto his knees.

-He tried to get up

-in a scrum of runners.

-They've been running

-for six minutes...

-..and they're on Sloper Road

-by Cardiff City Stadium.

-We're hearing that Kamworor...

-..has made an astonishing start

-considering he fell at the gun.

-It's wild running.

-04:16 for the first mile.

-It's hard to believe

-that's possible in a half marathon.

-He fell at the start and was

-engulfed by a sea of runners.

-He lost the advantage

-of being right at the front.

-A day to remember

-for runners of the mass race.

-They are running for all kinds

-of different charities.

-Let's hope their efforts make

-a difference to those charities.

-It'll be a long couple of hours

-in the wind and rain of Cardiff.

-They'll enjoy it

-and that is the main aim.

-A colourful snake

-slithering down Castle Street.

-Here are the leading women.

-The Ethiopian runners

-are down to just Gudeta and Yalew.

-One of the five Kenyans

-is also trailing.

-Jechirchir, Ngugi

-and Limo are still there.

-The men's race is being led out...

-..at a lightning pace

-by Kiptoo and Muchiri.

-He's a problem. There are four

-Kenyan runners called Edwin Kiptoo.

-This one's the youngest of them.

-They are all pretty young.

-They are all

-in their early twenties.

-We've reached the two-mile mark.

-Kiptoo and Muchiri

-are running tactically.

-They are trying to run

-the finish out of Mo Farah.

-Two miles in just over nine minutes.

-Farah is in there in his blue cap.

-The Kenyan team are happy

-for these two to push the pace.

-The women have reached Roath

-after running 15 kilometres.

-Six kilometres left

-and five in the leading group.

-Two from Ethiopia

-and three from Kenya.

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-Welcome back to the

-World Half Marathon Championships.

-16,000 runners

-on the streets of the capital...

-..battling against the elements.

-A few of them will be running

-their first ever race.

-My name is Matthew Jones.

-I'll be running as part

-of the ABW 500 venture.

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-Athletics for a Better World will launch the ABW 500

-at the IAAF/Cardiff University W

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-hon

-I heard an interview on the radio...

-..advertising the Athletics

-for a Better World venture.

-I decided to put

-my name forward for the group.

-When the email came back saying I'd

-been accepted I had second thoughts!

-So I had to start running.

-Personally I've done a lot more than

-just run. I wanted to achieve more.

-I wanted to get healthy

-and make my children proud.

-I wanted to lose some weight.

-I wouldn't have run as much

-without joining the group.

-We met Colin Jackson and got

-a lot of running tips from him.

-He showed us

-some training techniques.

-That meeting will be part of

-what inspires me to finish the race.

-I'm looking forward to running with

-Mo Farah. I won't see much of him.

-It's nice to be able to run

-in the same race as the big names.

-The opportunity is there because

-the race is in Wales and in Cardiff.

-The men are keeping up a fast pace.

-Kamworor gets a bottle of water

-from Kiptoo and then he throws it.

-No-one else from the team

-is having any!

-He doesn't care about anyone else!

-It is a team race but it's also

-an individual race, of course.

-He's defending his title

-here in Cardiff.

-Ayele from Ethiopia is on the right.

-Mo Farah moves out, more than likely

-to pick up some water.

-He took his water from the Gibraltar

-table, rather than Great Britain's.

-I don't think it matters.

-Ayele is taking water from everyone!

-He didn't fancy that one.

-Will it be this one? Or this one?

-That's it!

-He's got one finally.

-Off he goes.

-There are only four runners

-in the Ethiopian team.

-Kenya have five.

-The women's race

-has reached Roath Park Lake.

-As you can see,

-one runner has dropped off...

-..after an acceleration

-by the leading group.

-We're down to Jechirchir,

-Limo and Ngugi for Kenya.

-Gudeta and Yalew from Ethiopia

-are there too.

-The men's race has passed

-the four-mile mark.

-The time is 18:20. Incredible.

-Mo Farah is having some trouble.

-Well, he just went past

-the feeding station.

-He fell back slightly.

-Sometimes, you have to do that to

-get the water down. Or electrolytes.

-Whatever it may be.

-You have to then try

-and rejoin the group slowly.

-Is he running his own race...

-..or will he run the race

-set by the Kenyan team in the lead?

-If he tries to stay with

-the Kenyan team, he might suffer.

-At the moment, it's tactical.

-Kiptoo is being creative.

-There is a little bit of a gap.

-Kiptoo picks up the pace

-every now and then.

-They're determined

-to keep the fast pace.

-The weather at the moment

-is still dry.

-It's raining a little

-and it's cold.

-There's Mo Farah.

-He looks quite smooth

-in terms of tempo and running.

-He's lost his cap.

-They've been running a mile

-under 04:30...

-..over the first four miles.

-It's very fast.

-That's probably one of the reasons

-why Mo is slowing down a little.

-But he's an Olympic champion so he

-won't be worried at the moment.

-Will they set a new world record?

-We can see Muchiri there with Ayele

-behind him in the Ethiopia vest.

-They're getting close

-to the barrage.

-They've only been running

-for 20 minutes.

-Back to the women in Roath Park.

-You can see the lake behind them.

-Team tactics

-are starting to disappear.

-It's becoming

-more of a personal battle.

-Yes, I think you're right.

-Of course, these two countries

-have competed against each other...

-..in so many races over the years.

-Kenya normally come out top.

-But Ethiopia will never give up.

-They've been running for an hour.

-They have about eight minutes left.

-Eight minutes

-between them and the finish line.

-Jechirchir is accelerating a little.

-You can see Limo on the far side.

-Yalew is suffering.

-She's starting to show signs.

-I think the group of five has become

-four as Yalew gets left behind.

-That last spurt

-was too much for her.

-Jechirchir is leading the way.

-Gudeta has somehow managed to remain

-with them but Yalew hasn't.

-The men have reached halfway

-as they reach the Bay.

-A little gap has opened up.

-Yes, the Kenyans have opened it up

-although Tola is still with them.

-They've run six miles in 27 minutes.

-This is such a fast race.

-There are some cheers for Mo Farah.

-This is where he'll get support.

-Yes. All the countries

-have feeding stations here again.

-Mo Farah is in the lead

-for Great Britain.

-We understand Callum Hawkins

-is second at the moment.

-Dewi Griffiths is third.

-He's 26th in the race.

-He's clearly having a good day...

-..and his score is counting

-for the team at the moment...

-..in the World Half Marathon.

-My name is Dewi Griffiths.

-I'm running

-the Cardiff World Half Marathon...

-..as a member of the British team.

-I started years ago. I was always

-running after a ball or an animal.

-I did a few local races.

-I joined the local club

-when I went to high school.

-That's how I got to

-where I've reached now.

-I live at home on the farm.

-My parents are always asking me to

-do something. I enjoy helping out.

-At this time of year,

-we're busy lambing.

-I work around my running

-and I help out when I can.

-In the last few years,

-I've seen my potential.

-I went to the Commonwealth Games

-a couple of years ago.

-Since then,

-I've strived to improve every year.

-I've run in Cardiff three times.

-This will be my fourth time.

-This race will be bigger

-than any other race I've done.

-They say

-there'll be 100,000 people watching.

-I'm sure there'll be amazing support

-on the day.

-Representing Britain in this race

-is like playing rugby for the Lions.

-How often do athletics

-world championships come to Wales?

-This might be

-my only chance to compete...

-..in the World Championships

-in Wales when I'm at my peak.

-Running with Mo Farah inspires me.

-I hope to run faster

-than ever before.

-Some of the Great Britain team

-runners coming through Roald Plass.

-There's Callum Hawkins

-and we can see Dewi Griffiths.

-Mo Farah has already passed. Great

-Britain is fourth at the moment.

-We're down to two in the women's

-race - Limo and Jechirchir.

-I think Ngugi's race is over.

-Here we are, behind Mo Farah...

-..going down the hill

-towards the prison.

-Farah's cadence

-is still fast and smooth.

-How hard is it

-to run on your own like that?

-It is hard but he's someone

-who's been there many times.

-He's chasing these runners past what

-used to be called Student Castle.

-Muchiri is still in the lead,

-as he has been from the start.

-Kamworor and Tola,

-the Ethiopian, are with him.

-It looks as though

-Kiptoo has done his job.

-Ayele is still there too.

-Kenya and Ethiopia have been the

-names on everyone's lips in Cardiff.

-Mo Farah is about 100 yards behind,

-trying to claw his way back.

-There are runners

-and there are heroes.

-I dare say

-these are the heroes today...

-..running in the wind and rain to

-raise money for those dear to them.

-Their families

-are also lining the streets.

-There are over 16,000 runners.

-I'm glad I'm not one of them!

-You're nearly halfway.

-How do you feel?

-Great.

-The weather's awful but who cares!

-It's fantastic.

-The support is amazing

-at every stage.

-It was a bit wet around Cardiff Bay

-and the wind is strong.

-But it's a lot of fun so it's great.

-I'm struggling.

-There's a way to go yet.

-It's hard.

-I didn't do enough training!

-It's hard for all of them.

-The wind and rain are not helping!

-This is where training pays off.

-These two are the leaders in the

-women's race. They're very close.

-The clock is edging towards

-66 minutes.

-They both have similar PB times.

-But is Limo making a move now?

-Yes, she's picked it up a little.

-It is Limo.

-There is a little climb ahead

-to cross the railway.

-I don't know

-if she wants to use that...

-..before reaching the finish line.

-She's opened up a gap

-of about five yards.

-They're going up that hill now

-to cross the railway.

-Will Limo put in a little kick here?

-Will she break Jechirchir's heart?

-No, Jechirchir has come back.

-She's found something

-from somewhere.

-They are side by side once again.

-The two runners from Kenya have been

-like this throughout the race.

-They may be in the same team

-but it's a personal race now.

-Who will find the kick?

-Jechirchir maybe - she is the

-fastest over the last 100 yards.

-Limo must win the race here

-or I'm afraid she'll be second.

-They are side by side, as you said.

-They're not far

-from the last bend in the race.

-Mary Wacera Ngugi is behind them

-in third place.

-When they turn the corner,

-they'll see the finish line.

-The finish line will be calling.

-Jechirchir has gone for the line.

-The gap is now ten, fifteen yards.

-It's now up to twenty.

-Limo has been beaten.

-Jechirchir

-is going to win this race.

-She will be

-World Half Marathon Champion 2016.

-The clock continues to tick...

-..as Jechirchir crosses the line.

-Her time is 67:31.

-Limo is in second place.

-She ran into Jechirchir.

-That's how hard it was.

-In third place, Mary Wacera Ngugi.

-Kenya are first, second and third.

-An excellent performance

-by Jechirchir.

-As you saw

-when she crossed the line...

-..Limo had given

-everything she had.

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-The men's race

-has been going for 51 minutes.

-The world record is under an hour.

-It's up to these two.

-I doubt there's going to be

-a world record.

-The conditions have been atrocious.

-Kamworor and Muchiri lead the way.

-I think this is Cheprot,

-who's in third place at the moment.

-There is the view of the lighthouse

-in Roath Park Lake.

-Dewi Griffiths is still going

-in about 26th place.

-Muchiri is still looking

-over his shoulder.

-I don't know why.

-There's no-one to be seen.

-It's very similar

-to the women's race.

-Maybe he's looking over his shoulder

-because he hasn't paid his rent!

-He is still going, and yes,

-this is like the women's race.

-Mo Farah, aided by Tola and Ayele...

-..has managed to catch Cheprot.

-This group is battling

-for third place.

-Yes, indeed, and Farah

-is still looking strong.

-He is fighting for a bronze medal.

-Every runner has a tough period

-in a half marathon.

-Maybe Mo Farah has got through his.

-But these two don't look

-like weakening.

-The speed is incredible.

-Great support here, John,

-as we approach the twelfth mile.

-When Cheprot saw Mo Farah,

-I'm sure he thought "Oh, dear".

-Muchiri and Kamworor

-are leading the race.

-As you can see in the background,

-twelve miles have gone by.

-They have less than a mile to go.

-The rain is moving in

-and the wind is getting stronger.

-Who's this character?

-He is Jos Hermens,

-agent of many African runners.

-He might have been giving the call.

-Kamworor has gone for it.

-We are experiencing a real deluge

-here in Cardiff.

-Kamworor obviously received

-a message from his agent.

-It might have been time related.

-That kick from Kamworor

-has seen Muchiri beaten.

-Muchiri is going backwards.

-Kamworor has a very different

-running style.

-Here are the four runners

-in the rain...

-..as Mo Farah, quite sensibly,

-shelters behind the other three.

-A deluge of biblical proportions,

-John.

-Noah will be somewhere

-building an ark!

-There is the gap between first

-and second. It's eight seconds.

-Eight seconds in no time.

-Kamworor leads. Muchiri in second.

-Can Kamworor relax a bit now?

-I wonder what he's thinking.

-He knows that the world record...

-..well, maybe it's not within reach.

-He could finish inside an hour...

-..which would be quite an

-achievement in these conditions.

-Look at the water bouncing off

-the surface of the road.

-The wind is whipping across.

-The wind has changed direction

-during the race.

-It will benefit him as he finishes.

-It was going to be into his face

-as he turns towards the finish line.

-Mo Farah is in fifth,

-50 seconds behind Kamworor.

-57 minutes on the clock.

-It has been a very fast race.

-The kind of race which will attract

-the best back to Cardiff.

-They know it's a good course.

-Just looking at the clock

-and those times, John.

-The world record is 58.22. I don't

-think that will be beaten today.

-But it's a fast race and they'll

-definitely be under an hour.

-Tola and Ayele of Ethiopia drag Mo

-Farah away from the Kenyan, Cheprot.

-They wander through the Hayes.

-Those are the feet which will win

-the World Half Marathon.

-He slipped at the start, falling

-over in the first five yards.

-He approaches the last half mile.

-Climbing as he crosses

-the railroad track...

-..he still looks comfortable.

-His knees must be in bits.

-He ran the first mile

-in four minutes.

-There is no-one anywhere near him.

-What a champion.

-He won this race two years ago.

-He will be champion again this year.

-He receives the applause.

-Muchiri will not catch him and

-Kamworor knows that is the case.

-The flags are being waved.

-You can see the flag of Kenya.

-Kamworor will win

-with Muchiri in second place.

-As he turns the corner,

-he will see the finish line.

-This is the welcome he receives

-in Cardiff Civic Centre.

-Geoffrey Kamworor

-keeps hold of his title.

-Not many have achieved that in the

-past but he will manage to do so.

-Two years from now in Valencia,

-he will aim for a hat-trick.

-As he crosses the line,

-he will be under an hour.

-Kamworor wins in 59:10.

-The conditions were very difficult

-for the runners.

-Many congratulations to him.

-Muchiri will finish in second place.

-A brave effort by him. He worked

-hard at the front of the race.

-He wins the silver medal.

-Quite a race should be developing

-behind Muchiri.

-There were four battling for bronze

-and here they come.

-It's now between two,

-Farah and Ayele.

-Farah has a kick honed on the track.

-I don't think Ayele will catch him.

-Mo Farah will finish third.

-Mo Farah wins the bronze medal.

-He also finishes inside an hour,

-just inside an hour.

-Farah is third behind Muchiri

-and Kamworor.

-Kenya in first and second,

-Britain in third.

-As he crossed the finish, I don't

-think Kamworor could believe it.

-A very challenging day for him.

-A day to remember

-for Geoffrey Kamworor...

-..to Peres Jechirchir

-and to thousands of others.

-How are the legs?

-How are the legs?

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-I'm tired out.

-Only a mile to go so we'll see.

-I'm running every inch in memory of

-Dad, who we lost before Christmas.

-Oh, it's tough now,

-and the next bit is all uphill.

-We shall see.

-I'll tell you something, I've done

-this many times, but never again.

-Just look how far is to go,

-and it's uphill. I've had enough.

-It's great. I'm loving every step.

-A lot of fun. Thank you. I must go.

-A mile and a half to go. Just up

-the hill and the homeward stretch.

-It's been hard but I'm glad

-that I'm doing it.

-The result of the women's race.

-Jechirchir on top of the podium.

-Only two countries in the top eight.

-Kenya won the team event

-for the second time in a row.

-Their combined time was the second

-quickest ever in the competition.

-In the men's race, would we have

-seen a world record...

-..if Kamworor hadn't fallen

-in the challenging conditions?

-Dewi Griffiths' efforts helped

-Britain into fourth spot.

-Congratulations. How was the course?

-Thank you.

-The course wasn't too bad.

-The small hills were difficult,

-as was the wind, which pulled us.

-One of the hardest road race.

-That one and when I raced

-Haile Gebrselassie and Bekele.

-27th in the world.

-On paper, I was quite a lot lower

-than that.

-I've picked up a few scalps today.

-It shows how well I'm running.

-I'm looking forward to the summer.

-The best in the world to face the

-challenge of the Cardiff streets.

-With them flocked 16,000 runners

-from all backgrounds...

-..to run in the footsteps

-of champions.

-You'll remember it forever.

-Everyone's running

-for their own personal story...

-..for a charity

-and it's great for Wales.

-Tens of thousands of people

-lined the streets to cheer us on.

-Doing what they do best in Cardiff,

-encouraging us. A great experience.

-I blogged my way around, which

-was difficult because of the rain.

-Doing selfies and the like.

-But it was fantastic.

-People of Cardiff, take a bow. The

-support in this biblical weather.

-Phenomenal support. Cardiff and

-Wales again on the worldwide map.

-Congratulations to Cardiff and

-to Wales. An overwhelming success.

-I've been in world events everywhere

-and this is right up there.

-Up there with the Olympics. Amazing

-experience. Loved every second.

-Difficult conditions,

-especially down the Bay.

-As we came back into Cardiff Bay,

-the wind swept across us.

-We had to overcome that, but there

-we are, another one completed.

-I spoke with many people

-on the way around.

-I ran with many people

-and shook hands with them too.

-It's been a pleasure

-and an amazing experience.

-Here at the finish line, thousands

-have a smile across their faces.

-It's been a successful day.

-An excellent day for athletics, for

-Wales and for British athletics.

-Superb.

-To make the day even better,

-what about the elite race?

-It was always going to be race

-between the Kenyans...

-..and Mo.

-I think Mo will be happy

-with a bronze medal.

-I think he'll be happy

-when he looks back at the race.

-Geoffrey Kamworor was so strong.

-We must mention Dewi Griffiths'

-superb run, with a PB to boot.

-We mentioned before the race

-that these are the super elite.

-Runners like Mo Farah.

-Dewi was competing

-against the very best in the world.

-Geoffrey Kamworor defended his title

-successfully.

-Dewi is now up with the best

-in the world.

-Once again, the Kenyans swept

-the board in the women's race.

-The Kenyans were like an armada

-going around the course.

-Peres Jechirchir was like Geoffrey

-Kamworor over the last mile.

-It was clear she was the strongest

-in the race.

-She deserved the gold medal.

-Thank you, Matt.

-Many congratulations

-to Kamworor and Jechirchir...

-..and to the thousands

-who overcame the 13.1 miles...

-..around the streets

-of the Welsh capital.

-The rain came but it didn't dampen

-the mood at this special event.

-It has been an overwhelming success.

-From us all, goodbye.

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