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Summary

  • Four-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah secures consecutive victories in time of 01:01:14

  • Charlotte Purdue also retains women's title; David Weir wins wheelchair race

  • Margriet van den Broek of the Netherlands wins women's wheelchair title

  • The 13.1-mile race starts at Tower Bridge and finishes at the Cutty Sark, Greenwich

  • Watch coverage using the play icon

  • Choose between 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live Sports Extra & 大象传媒 Radio London commentary at top of the page

  1. Farah hints at track return after win in Londonpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2019

    Britain's Mo Farah defends his Big Half title, finishing in one hour one minute 14 seconds in London on Sunday.

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  2. 'It'd be nice to put my name up... this is the city where I grew up'published at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2019

    Mo Farah adds the Big Half to the mini-Marathon and the London Marathon this weekend, before he attempts to win London 2019.

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  3. What happened last year?published at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2019

    London Big Half Marathon 2019

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    Mo Farah breaks British record time in elite men's race

    Four-time Olympic champion Farah won last year's inaugural Big Half title by outsprinting Wanjiru in a thrilling finish, coming home in a time of 61 minutes 40 seconds.

    Britain's Charlotte Purdue won the elite women's race, with Lily Partridge second and Charlotte Archer third.

  4. Who is taking part?published at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2019

    David WeirImage source, Getty Images

    Defending champion Mo Farah will step up his preparation for next month's London Marathon when he takes part in Sunday's Big Half Marathon.

    You can watch live coverage on the 大象传媒 as the Briton takes on Kenya's former London Marathon winners Daniel Wanjiru and Wilson Kipsang over 13.1 miles.

    In the women's race, 2018 champion Charlotte Purdue returns to the capital while Paralympic stars David Weir and Shelly Woods are the star names in the elite wheelchair races.

    The event will see more than 14,000 runners start north of the River Thames close to Tower Bridge at 09:00 GMT, head east towards Canary Wharf, loop back and cross Tower Bridge before heading to a finish at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich.

  5. 'I was overwhelmed by the achievement' - Asha, Jarnail, Mya on their Big Half experiencespublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2019

    Ahead of the Big Half Marathon Asha, Jarnail and Mya share their motivation for taking part, what doing the event last year meant to them and what they are hoping to achieve from getting involved this year.

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    'I was overwhelmed by the achievement' - Asha, Jarnail, Mya on their Big Half experiences

  6. How can I watch and listen to the Big Half Marathon?published at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2019

    All times are GMT and subject to change

    Sunday, 10 March

    08:45-11:30, 大象传媒 Red Button and online

    08:55-12:00, 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

  7. Get Inspired: How to get into runningpublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 6 March 2019

    Get Inspired
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    • For more information on running - advice, training, races, clubs you can join - a good place to start is one of these sites: , , and
    • You can also find your local athletics club on the website - there are more than 1,400 throughout the country.

    Are you inspired to try running? Or maybe you are a keen enthusiast already? Get in touch and tell us your experience of the activity by tweeting us on visiting us on or email us ongetinspired@bbc.co.uk.

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    London Marathon 2017: Beating the bullies, Fran's inspiring story