Great Manchester Run Highlights Athletics

Today 40,000 people will be running 10,000 metres right in the Miller of

Manchester. A city I have known and loved since I was a little girl.

Home to the Premier League champions! And of course, another

brilliant football team. This great brand of brothers will be motivated

by the rent personal stories, mothers, dads, sons, daughters,

auntie 's. For good causes, for bets, for a dare, to gain

confidence, to lose weight, to help a friend. Today 40,000 people take

part in the great Manchester run. One of them will be me!

Welcome to highlights of the 12th Great Manchester Run. A race which

as raised ?22,000 for charity -- ?22 million for charity. The men's race

stars Kenenisa Bekele against the London Marathon winner Wilson

Kipsang, while Tirunesh Dibaba headlines the women's race. Denise

Welch has got her money the Mac running shoes on to raise money. --

has got her running shoes on. Paddington Bear will be running the

course. Combined age, 168, this husband and wife team show that age

is no barrier. We will bring you all the sights and sounds of this

wonderful celebration of running, where the strength of the human

spirit shines through. Yes, a lot to look forward to today. Denise Lewis

and Phil Jones will be out on the course, as well as George Reilly,

donning his running shoes. Let's start with Denise Lewis, out and

about with some runners. I have with me, and very brave and courageous

lady, Rebecca Wiley. Can you tell us about your story? I was diagnosed

with a rare form of cervical cancer last year, undergoing some surgery,

having chemotherapy and radio sets -- radiotherapy. I got the all clear

last year. Just reading through your information, you actually wanted to

be fitter than you have ever been before. That was your inspiration? I

was very unfit before I got ill, when you go through something like

that, you have to take life by the horns, the aim is to be fitter than

I was before, I am not there yet, but I'm doing a ten K, and that is a

start. You look very fit, congratulations, enjoy the day.

start. You look very fit, Humphrey the Bear has been training

hard, he had a session with the former England and Manchester United

footballer, Phil Neville, running today for a children's hospital. One

of many familiar faces, one that all Manchester United fans know well,

Phil Neville. Still seems odd to read as an ex-footballer,

ex-Everton, and Manchester United. -- to refer to you. I wanted to do

more of this since I retired. I did one four years ago, I really enjoyed

it, but they are usually during the season. Having fun, raising money

along the way. You are raising money for a cause very dear to your heart,

can you explain why? The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, both

my children were born there, my daughter was very sick when she was

born. We have been associated with the charity for a very long time,

raising money for them, keeping equipment improving, and the

standard of the hospital improving all the time. Something that I love

being involved in. Days like this make it all worthwhile. There are a

whole team of you running. Everyone will notice you in that lime-green

shirt! Not the nicest colour, but there are lots of charities out

here, not just the Royal Children's Hospital, everybody is raising money

for a good cause, so important, everybody is running for their own

individual causes, important everyone raises money, going to

wonderful causes. Great to see you, all the very best. Thank you, loads

of people, who are going to get lots of support. I'm looking forward to

the start, a bit of a scrum, I will get my boxing gloves ready. Over two

George Riley. -- over to George Riley. We are sun-drenched in

Manchester, almost ready to go. I found some friends to run with me.

Bill, Louise, we only thing forward to this? I'm hoping to finish to

date, they promised me they will not take the hoardings down until I get

in. I have a dodgy knee, I will do my best. All about taking part. Very

proud to be running for the Teenager Cancer Trust. I did a quick jog up

the road. I feel very tired, glistening already. The sun will

present a problem. People will take longer than they may have done

otherwise. You are running for a terrific local cancer hospital.

otherwise. You are running for a of thousands of people helped by

them. Very important to people in the North West. You are a fellow

early riser, running with the sunglasses on? They are relatively

small for me, they will do the job. Maybe help me run faster. I am

looking forward to it. Going to stay left, stay slow, does that sound OK?

Your cause? I am running for Sense, left, stay slow, does that sound OK?

a deaf charity. A bit more suncream, we will start together. Let's do it.

This morning it was the men's and women's wheelchair races. All eyes

on Simon Lawson, the defending champion. Taking the title last

year, in the women's race, Liz Mick Turner, 10th in the London Marathon.

-- McTurne. We will see the end of that race shortly, let's catch up

with the start of the women's race Festival.

Lovely sunshine in Manchester, temperature rising. The breeze is

picking up. Let's see some of our main contenders, Helen Clitheroe.

One of the stalwarts of British distance running over the years.

1500 metres right through to the marathon. Juanfran is's best

European Cross Country marathon. Juanfran is's best

-- one of France's. She was third last year, second in 2011, knows the

course very well. A very good half marathon champion. Gemma Steel,

having an up-and-down year. She was meant to run in London, an injury

stopped doing that. Bouncing back with some good form since that.

Hoping to make her marathon debut later in the year. A performance to

day will help that. Trying to hang onto Tirunesh Dibaba, what can you

say about her? An all-time great distance running. So good to see her

in Manchester again. KLAXON, for the time being, the women have the road

to their service. Plenty of British women there, Ali

Dixon, Sue Partridge. Some of those looking to run in the European

Championships and looking to run in the European

Games. One two know they will begin piecing. Paul and I will chat about

that as the race goes on. Let's start with Tirunesh Dibaba, coming

off the marathon, running well in London, did not win, a solid debut.

How long does it take you to recover? What should we expect from

her? You have to play it by ear, recovering from a marathon.

Generally about 5-8 weeks before your legs are back with that popping

them. Sometimes you can strength it out. -- pop in them. She should be

in shape to run a personal best. Depends how long it takes her legs

to recover, get that bit of bounce. I do not think it will take too

long. She has had a low year on the track. No European Championships, no

Commonwealth Games for her. Aiming to come out and hit some fast times.

Will have recovered pretty well from London, using this

Will have recovered pretty well from whether she is ready to start to get

into those hard track sessions and the Somerville 's -- hard track

sessions and the summer. Heading towards the Salford area,

Old Trafford, that is about half way. As we have seen on this

course, sometimes getting a bit breezy out there. As we said, a

beautiful day in terms of temperature. A little breezy, I will

be interested to see whether that slows them down. Tirunesh Dibaba ran

the course in a record last year, pretty swift, hanging around for the

first five kilometres. So far this morning, starting pretty quickly.

Last year, a bit of a group, Gemma Steel trying to hang on to the fast

pace. Going out with real intent. The leader was the pacemaker in the

London Marathon, running a solid pace, carrying on 230 kilometres. I

think she is doing a little bit of work for Tirunesh Dibaba. She has

stated she want to come and run with a decent time. Very windy in gate.

-- Deansgate. We will see whether that affects the fast times. Not a

lot of shelter for them now. It was a dominating performance from Simon

Lawson, defending his title. The men's wheelchair race. From

Maryport, in Cumbria. A comfortable win for him. Britain's second

wheelchair racer behind David Weir. An emphatic victory. Jerry Ward,

tell us about your fabulous runners? These are some of the guys

who have helped me get through a serious spinal cord injury. Seven

years ago I was swimming in the sea, got knocked over by a wave,

broke my neck. Three months in intensive care, on a ventilator,

mostly at the Salford Royal Hospital. This is the seventh time

these guys have helped me get around the course. With the help of the

fantastic organisers. A wonderful site at the start. -- sight. Only

ten kilometres, they will go in a staggered start. The men will go

next, the first wave of athletes in what we hope will be a cracking ten

K race. He ran in the Olympics in London. Less than two years ago!

Still threatened two fresh in the memory. Always one of Europe's top

performers. Stephen Mokoko, if the two favourites are off their game,

you may give them something to think about. In good form this year. The

two big names, two of the biggest names in world distance running, the

fastest man over the marathon distance, the winner of the London

Marathon in 2012. And 2014. Not winning the Olympic gold medal he so

hoped for. We will see him at the Commonwealth games. Taking on one of

the, if not the greatest, perhaps highly gabby Selassie has that

title, but certainly very close behind. A lots of golden -- gold and

world records. So, the world greatest at the front

and all the rest following behind, come to enjoy one of the greatest

spectacles Manchester has two off of. This event has grown and grown.

The Commonwealth games back in 2002 provided the impetus for this event

and it has become bigger and bigger. So many people not just from the

Manchester area but from all over the UK, they have come to take part

in what is always a great spectacle. the UK, they have come to take part

Really interesting, this men's raise. Kenenisa Bekele ran his first

marathon with a great Dubuque. -- debut. Perhaps the right tactic,

unlike Mo debut. Perhaps the right tactic,

performance. He ran on his own for much of it and he looked good. Does

that mean we will see him in the marathon in Rio? I think Kenenisa

Bekele measures himself and monster tried to get ahead and beat

everything. I think he really believes he can do it. He chose to

go to Paris where he could run a bit of a quieter rays compared to

London, and run it on his own terms. Think the advantage was that when he

did hit his rough patch in the marathon, you was on his own

anti-was able to drop it back a little bit and recover from the

hamstring cramps he was getting. Two initiative Abba is looking really,

really smooth. -- Tirunesh Dibaba. She is on a very solid pace. There

was never really any question about who is going to win for Tirunesh

Dibaba. But for the men, there is a question. You would always expect

Kenenisa Bekele to put on a good show, but it Wilson Kipsang is

quick, then who knows. His best ten K was in a half marathon. If he

wants to try to win he needs to run hard from a fair way out. Wilson

Kipsang is quick but I don't think he'd be able to be on the same level

as Bekele. Celine needs to use bad rather than strength and that

Paisley can sustain on a long distance. -- he needs to use that

rather than waiting for it. Meanwhile she is a lovely looking

run-up to watch. She is probably hurting a little bit but has are

relaxed -- but her soldiers are relaxed. She is smooth rather than

being too bouncy. Gemma Steel is much busier with palms. She has a

longer, loping stride which can transfer well to the marathon but

longer, loping stride which can does put more pressure on the calf

longer, loping stride which can area, which was so weak area going

in. She is running well. They are fighting it out here for second

place. A good battle, Tirunesh fighting it out here for second

Dibaba is just turning it up a bit. She is going to

Dibaba is just turning it up a bit. interesting to see she can dip under

31 minutes. I think she will struggle to find 31 minutes. It will

be very close, though. Gemma Steel is a good minute behind. But it's

good to see her forcing the pace. She is sensing that she can back-up

is take the second place ahead of Polline Wanjiku. She just took a

look over her shoulder to see what began was like. It is not over yet.

She has moved over to the far side of the road. Gemma Steel has a

faster finish then you might think, so hopefully she has a bet laughed.

The clock is ticking away for Tirunesh Dibaba. No course record

today, perhaps wind is a factor in that. But it is great to see one of

the that. But it is great to see one of

winning in Manchester again. No doubt of her class. Tirunesh Dibaba,

whenever she races over this distance, she is pretty much

unbeatable. Isn't it good to see Gemma Steel forging our way from

Polline Wanjiku in the last few hundred metres by

Polline Wanjiku in the last few spurring her on and she is

responding really well. And she gets it. Well done, Gemma. 32.10. Wilson

Kipsang is trying to force the issue a little bit with Bekele. I suppose

over the past couple of years we wondered whether he was going to

come back, whether he would find the motivation, it was a bit of a

question with him. I think it was the great North run last year, that

raise was such a turning point for him. He was against Haile Selassie

of course. And he came out on top. Suddenly, it was the old Bekele back

again. He'd got his Mojo back. They are moving into the area where the

crowds start to build up and get better and better as they get

towards Dean skate. Many people have turned out and they are waiting for

friends and family to cross the finish line, and also to watch the

finish of the elite races. Their other leaders. A birds eye view for

us. -- there are the leaders. Thousands of others will be

following their progress throughout the rest of the programme. Giving

them a chair along the way, which is good to see. You have to fear for

Wilson Kipsang as it gets close to the finish. It was interesting to

look at their faces. The focus and determination and intent on the face

of Bekele. Wilson Kipsang gives less away. About 600 metres to go, this

is the third placed athlete, Stephen Mokoko, from South Africa. He is

saved in third place. But still to be decided at the front, the two are

stride to strike, the tempo" I'm. -- picking up pace. He does not even

need to find his top sprinting speed. Wilson Kipsang is a great

marathon runner and half marathon run, but with 400 metres to go, this

is Bekele territory. It is not run, but with 400 metres to go, this

to be a quick time. Still recovering from the marathon he ran in Paris in

early April. Wilson Kipsang of course run in London. It is great to

see Kenenisa Bekele looking as comfortable and relaxed us this. His

career is now entering a whole new phase, if you like. But for now,

here in Manchester, it is going to be an emphatic win in the latter

stages for Kenenisa Bekele, cheered on by this big crowd in Dean skate

in the sunshine as he catches up to 12 stragglers in the women's elite

race. Wilson Kipsang, the world marathon record holder, has to

settle for second place. Smiles from the two of them, a lot of Comrade

Durie out there and don't think you could argue with that result. -- a

lot of camaraderie. Stephen Mokoko manages to hang on to third place.

Nick McCormick is about ten metres behind the other two. Around about

29.20 in sixth place. Will you happy with that performance? Yes, very

happy. I won the Paris Marathon. This was my first try in Manchester

so I am happy to win. Difficult conditions with the wind. Yes, a lot

of wind from the front. I achieved good. Wilson, second place. But it

is not really your distance, is it? Yes, I think for me it is really

good. After my last marathon, I think it is really good. It is a

short distance for me but I'd be good speed is still there. When will

we see the two of you racing over 26.2 miles? I think this was the

start. In the coming years we shall meet again. How did your legs

recover after London, Tirunesh Dibaba? It was good. How other

conditions when you were running? The course is very good but a little

bit of wind. What do you think your next marathon will be? I have not

decided. Thank you, great run. Gemma, a brilliant run. Yes, I

wanted to come back with a bit of a bang and establish myself in these

races again. I feel with the crowd support and everything, I just feel

at home in these races. To finish behind Tirunesh Dibaba, she is the

baby faced assassin, the best in the world. And talk about the support

you got in the last 100 metres. Yes, that really lifted me and spurred me

on. I was fighting for that sprinting. It's good to know I can

pull it out of the bag. And let's just confirmed the results of those

races. Tirunesh Dibaba was a class apart, but a very creditable

performance from Gemma Steel lie in second place. In the men's race,

that rivalry will run and run, especially when they get to the full

marathon distance. It was a case of retaining his title but Simon Lawson

in the men's. So, those were the elite races, young athletes at the

peak of their powers. But let's be clear, advancing years are no

barrier to taking part in this event.

My name is Ron, I am 85, the oldest competitor in this race. My name is

LC, I am 83. I started running when I was 74, I wanted something to do.

So easy to do something like running. The training takes place at

Manchester City's sports ground. I would have two rounds of toast with

strawberry jam. I don't like pasta, people tell me I should eat it. Last

minute I was -- last year I was ten minutes in front of them. I sat on

one side, waiting for him to come, so that we'd finished approximately

at the same time. A fabulous experience, especially when you see

the crowds in Portland Street. Whether we will keep on running, it

would be nice to think we could, if we are fit enough, why not? Keep on

going. Rumour has it you were running backwards? Taking it

backwards. Why? They hold a Championships quite close by, I said

a challenge of doing ten kilometres Championships quite close by, I said

backwards, usually to just a mile. I have my glasses so I can see behind

me. I'm looking to do it in under one hour. Raising money for Cancer

Research UK. Have you ever tried it? I have not, I've even stopped

forwards. Easy on the knees, easy on the back. Promotes running on your

toes, good thing for a regular runner to do to improve themselves.

Quite intensive. It works your carb muscles. I will bear that in mind.

-- calve. One of the nominated charities is the Manchester

Children's Hospital, they have a unique member of staff. It brings a

smile to their faces to have a teddy bear on the hospital ward. I have

been putting him through his paces, getting him ready. Incredibly

excited, he will be there on the start line, cheering on the elite

athletes, he is looking to get a better time than last year. He was

born five weeks premature, he had perforated bowels. He was in

intensive care. It was scary. I went to my local hospital for an eye

checkup, I was having a brain Schumer operation. The doctor stayed

by my bedside all night in case something happened. I fully

recovered, now I am raising money for the hospital. From coming in

last night, straight into accident and emergency, absolutely brilliant,

the whole team was ready for her. I am quite laid back, I get by without

things getting to me, going for a run. You just have to look at the

kids, when you see them going home, happy, laughing, it is worth it. The

hospital has got over 1000 people running for them. They will be

wearing these T-shirts, we have a nominated charity for the run,

fantastic. To have 1000 people running, outstanding. That morning,

when he had his operation, we were in the car park. This is how

friendly they are here. They promised me a little boy, we have

got a little monster! The finish line will be busy for a good while

yet. You can see the times of the different waves, being set off at

different times. With so many people wanting to take part, they could not

have everybody starting at the same time. There is Humphrey the Bear.

When the Commonwealth games were held in Manchester, there was some

negativity about what would happen to the city, it was such a big

success. This event and others were created on the back

success. This event and others were have thought that 12 years on, we

would be watching 40,000 have thought that 12 years on, we

taking to the streets? Humphrey is a bit tired, he needs to do more

training, concentrating on his dance skills! We will see

training, concentrating on his dance Commonwealth games do for Glasgow,

but Manchester is a sporting city, second to none. This event is a

great part of it. A lot of people local, not coming to far. It is an

event which does attract people from all around the country. There is the

man who came out on top, as ever, Kenenisa Bekele doing his bit for

helping everybody starting off on the run he did so successfully

earlier on. That is how I would go out, on a bus! That gentleman will

be sitting there for a while, that buses not moving. -- that bus is not

moving. We saw some of the celebrities, all doing their bit for

charity. Some great sprint finishes! We survived, it was heart, we did

not break sweat at all! I am joking. 49 minutes, round about the same

time as these guys. Barry, 38 minutes! How did you go? I did as

well as I could. I did not expect it to be so hot. About 48. How was it?

Hard going. What about the crowds? Unbelievable, well done. Brilliant

to see all the people running for things that mean a lot to them.

Really great. The waves of finishes coming through, we should get out of

the way. Who are you running for? Well Springs. Epilepsy Society.

Fantastic effort from everybody. Barry was the quickest, we will get

a drink, your round? Sounds like a good idea!

At the start of the show we heard from the former Coronation Street

actress, Julie Hesmondhalgh. Running for a charity very close to her

heart. I'm here to meet two extraordinary people, my neighbours

and friends. Nicola and Mike lost their little boy, Ruben come to a

brain Schumer 14 months ago. We had gone on holiday, camping with our

boys. He had been a bit unwell, for a couple of weeks. , he was sick,

poorly. He became very unwell. We took into the accident and emergency

department at Barnstable, we lost in one week after diagnosis. We lost

Reuben at nine o'clock at the night, on the 21st of August. We're

aiming to raise money our face but changed -- on our Facebook page. We

are buying Reuben's Retreat, to help children in his position. To help

parents like us. On the 23rd of April, we signed for it. What a

fantastic building. Absolutely amazing. A lot of people say, you

are realising your dream. They say how proud they are. It is not our

dream. Our dream would be to have our boy back at home he is not

coming home. This is our vision, his legacy. Some incredible support. We

just need more to get the project finished. Three months to raise

250,000, starting with the great Manchester run.

Run. Alongside me, having done her sprint for the line, Julie. I was

overambitious on that last sprint! How was it? The first time I've ever

run, the first time I've done ten kilometres, what an amazing place,

what a city, playing kilometres, what an amazing place,

Manchester tunes, a brass band come in the atmosphere has been amazing.

Just thinking about Reuben, it helped me when I was flagging. All

the different charities, you really feel part of something amazing,

really privileged to be here. Very proud of your neighbours and what

they have done? They are incredible people, his

they have done? They are incredible some way behind, I'm hoping he is

doing all right, he would've had Reuben as the wind his wings. We

have hopefully boosted the fundraising. Getting close to the

deadline. I'm just so happy to be part of it and finish. I have a

feeling you may be back for a few more years? I could do it again now.

Right now, I need a big cup of tea, and a lady of my age should not be

going this long without going to the toilet! Well done. I will head to

Phil Jones, who is with Reuben's mother. I have some of the Reuben's

Retreat gang. Amy Perry from Coronation Street. This is your

support team, you are looking very freshfaced compared to some of the

sites we have seen? I'm glad I like it, because I don't be late. How

tough was it? More tough than I thought. I just paced myself.

Everybody was looking at each other, keeping going. Here is talent! --

here is Helen back kisses all round, was a bonus! How proud I you?

Immensely proud that she has finished, all for Reuben. A great

cause. Emotional day? Really emotional, we have come a long way.

20 months in, Reuben moved to heaven. I cannot believe how much we

have achieved in such a short space of time, raising 20 million. We have

300 runners turning Manchester Reuben blue. Julie has a ready

finished, doing well, you have done us proud. Thank you. Pretty much

everybody has a reason to be running. Somebody they are running

for, here is a story about a dad running for his took girl. --

running for his little girl. Doing the Manchester ten kilometre run

with some of my friends from high school and college. They initially

started running in aid of my daughter, Molly. Around 18 months

ago we noticed she was falling over a lot more at school. She was in

accidents every day, we thought it was a case of being short-sighted,

so we took to the opticians. They told us they could see pigment at

the back of her eyes, causing her to lose her site. She is excess with

Disney, as any little girl does stop Sheila those princesses. Snow-white.

Rapunzel. They came up with helping us to raise money for the cost of

going to Disneyland. It has snowballed, to the point where we

can pay for so many opportunities for her, she can do so much that we

never thought we would be able to give her.

She knows there's an issue, I don't think she knows the full event of

how it is progressing into the future, but she knows she can't

always see things that are in her peripheral vision. She knows that is

as a result of the issues with her eyes. But generally she is such a

bright, adventurous child that I don't think it is going to be a

hindrance, it will more be something to push her in the future. And here

is Chris. How are you feeling? Excited but nervous. There are six

of us here today running Excited but nervous. There are six

other people in different waves running as well. We've got our

supporters in the crowd. Is Molly here? Yes, she will be at the

finishing line to cheer me on. I'm looking forward to that. And as you

said, you've raised a staggering amount of money so far. Yes, last

time I looked this morning it was over ?62,000. We originally set

2500. We have smashed back. It is overwhelming. Tell us about this

man. He's been an absolute star. I've known him since we were three,

all through high school. So anything we can do as friends, we will do.

I'm sure Molly is so proud of you. You've done brilliantly. Thank you

very much. I can see you are running in memory of Tom, what is the story?

Sadly, in January he passed away. He'd been battling cancer for the

last three years. Around Christmas, it took a turn for the worse and

sadly he passed away earlier this year. What was his relation to you?

He was one of my best friends growing up, he went to school with

me. He was a very good friend of mine and I was very sad. With either

main inspiration for you running this race? He was the inspiration,

Teenager Cancer Trust was his charity, they were there for him. So

I wanted to give a bit back. Tell charity, they were there for him. So

everybody at home your name. I'm Jack Simmons, I'm from Essex. You've

done your friend proud, well done. What a day to be out running in

Manchester. It seems every year we come the Sun manages to shine. It

just makes it a better day for everybody. When you have to wait

your turn with all these different waves, at least standing in the

sunshine is a pleasant experience, whatever is to come in the next 35

minutes, 45 minutes, one hour, one hour 15. What is your best time,

Andrew? I've only run a couple, so I've yet to breach the 40 minute

mark. But hopefully it will happen. It is a communal event, for some it

is about getting a good time, fathers it is just about running

with people and getting to the finish and sharing that experience.

There are thousands running but thousands upon thousands watching as

well. The running phenomena and has grown and grown over the last 30

years around the world. I think it is only in Britain where so mini

people raise so much money for charity. I've been to many events

around the world and yes, the attraction of this race and half

marathons and marathons is there for everyone, but we just really seem to

embrace the idea of using it to raise so much money. Millions and

millions of pounds every year. And everybody who finishes, whatever

speed, whatever pace, feels the same sense of achievement. It's been

great to see so many people out on the streets cheering them as well.

Plenty to cheer about in Manchester. Well, not as far as football is

concerned. But the support is certainly well received by

everybody. A great day. Tens of thousands out on the streets

today and thousands were out yesterday for the mini Great

Manchester Run, including one very brave man who for good measure

started the race as well. I'm Charlie and I'm five.

It was a night in January and we were due to go on holiday and I

heard the most horrific scream. I've never ever heard a scream like it.

And I ran to where the sound was and he was on the floor in my kitchen

with a pan next to him. It had been boiling for 20 minutes. He must have

gone in and I had left the handle within reach of my little baby boy

and he tipped it over. It is like you are going to... Some sort of out

of body experience where you know you've got to ring the ambulance and

you had to get the clothes off home. I knew I had to get cold water

on him. As I took the clothes off, his skin was peeling off in my

hands. It was very, very frightening. We got to the local

hospital and the bed was surrounded by staff, but they could not tell me

it was going to be OK. I think that's when it began to hit me that

we could lose him here. They said, as soon as he is stable with going

to transfer him to Manchester Children's Hospital. It was 1030 at

night. We got to Manchester and there was an instant karma. -- calm.

There was no frenzy, they knew exactly what to do. It was really

reassuring as a mother. For the first time since the accident, there

was an inkling of hope that he was going to be OK. I'm running to raise

money for the burns unit at the Royal Manchester Children's

Hospital. I think it will be quite hard. He is ambitious, he is

determined, you've got great in his belly. -- he's got grit in his

belly. He has a really high pain threshold because of what happened

to him. It is great to be heard to be able to say thank you to the

doctors, nurses, the consultants who helped to his life. I've just

finished the mini Great Manchester Run and it was brilliant. Every year

we meet up with Claire Bond and it is a story which is very much linked

to the story of this race. Yes, I was having a transplant four years

ago when I was meant to be doing the run. I've come back every year to do

this run and this year was the best, so I'm really proud. It was pretty

warm last year but it was even bad back the worse this year. -- it was

even worse this year. Yes, but it was not that bad. And when we spoke

to you last year you said more people should sign up to the

donation register. Yes, there are still not enough people. People like

me can go on to live a full and happy life after a donation, so

please do donate. Congratulations, we will see you next year.

It has certainly been quite a year. Paula Joynson need to look back not

just that today but the whole weekend. -- Paula joins me to look

back not just at today but the whole weekend. Yes, Kenenisa Bekele did

very well at the marathon and then came out and said he wanted to go

after the record of Wilson Kipsang, which I think riled him. But I don't

think he ever believed he could keep Bekele off in the final part of this

race. There was good camaraderie between the two of them and you get

the sense they will have enjoyed going head-to-head. I think you get

that with distance runners. You don't see the kind of build-up

rivalries and almost the ego is at battle over the longer distances. I

think that is because you have an appreciation for the training and

the preparation that goes on to something, especially like a

distance like the marathon. You kind of all gone through the same thing.

37,000 people here have all joined that family of distance runners, so

you kind of have that respect as well as wanting to go out and of

course beat the other person. Tirunesh Dibaba, it was more of a

demonstration. But it look like she bounced back very well from her

event in London. Yes, I think she enjoyed running the marathon

distance and now she is more in our comfort zone in the

distance and now she is more in our the road. She did go out with a time

in mind but the wind that paid to that. Good conditions really for

running other than that went. It is quite tough out there, especially

between four K in seven K. Do you get any indication of what she might

be capable of open 23.6 miles? Yes, she certainly has a lot more to give

over that distance. She is probably without question the best over 5000

and 10,000 metres. To see whether she can move up and dominate as much

over the marathon remains to be seen, but I certainly think she's

got a lot more to give. Let's look back to yesterday now. Start with

Christine Ohuruogu. She struggled, didn't she, over 200 metres. There

must be a question over what she will do at the Commonwealth. Yes,

she said she is having a bit of a down year and she is going to focus

more on relays this year. But also, although the qualifying for the

Commonwealth is on the 22nd, it is still early season and she always

takes time to get into a season and really wind up. And 200 metres is a

different story to 400 metres. I still think she will be in great

shape for the 400 metres. We were focusing on the head-to-head with

Chris Tomlinson given a controversy over the British record. Yes, it was

good to see Greg jumping well and building it into the Commonwealth.

As Steve mentioned earlier, when he went out in 2012 in that same event,

that went on to leading to lead into the Olympics really well and pan out

very well. So we hope for the same this year. So, the star turn

yesterday was Johann Blake. He didn't quite beat Usain Bolt's

record but it looks like he's recovered from his injuries. Yes, he

ran well and he's a very good shape. Hopefully we will see him run in the

Commonwealth games and we will see some good races and maybe some good

head-to-head between himself and Usain Bolt this summer. With this

wind, you might get it! Thank you, poorly. -- Paula. That's it

Oh, yes, I bet you are well jel, in't it.

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