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Sir Mo Farah and Callum Hawkins to go head to head at the Big Half

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November 21, 2017
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The afore mentioned good looking blokes will be dueling over 13.1 miles in the City of London for British marathon domination. Who will win? Stay tuned campers, and you will have to wait a few months!

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Farah_Mo1b-WorldHalf16.jpgMo Farah, photo by PhotoRun.net

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SIR MO FARAH AND CALLUM HAWKINS TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD AT THE BIG HALF

  • Britain’s top two meet over the half marathon distance
  • Showdown at new London event on Sunday 4 March

Britain’s two fastest half marathon runners of all time, Sir Mo Farah and Callum Hawkins, will face each other at The Big Half, London’s brand new half marathon, on Sunday 4 March.

Farah – the multi-Olympic and World Championship gold medallist over 5,000m and 10,000m – will begin the new road racing chapter of his career at The Big Half as he prepares for the Virgin Money London Marathon in April.

Scotland’s Hawkins, who was fourth in this year’s World Championships marathon in London, will be looking for further success on the streets of the capital. Further international athletes for The Big Half will be announced in the coming months.

Farah, 34, who announced his retirement from track competition after London 2017, said: “I am thrilled to be part of The Big Half. It will be an ideal preparation race for me for the London Marathon six weeks later. Everyone knows I love running on the streets of London and I look forward to this new event.

“It’s fantastic for British Athletics that we now have a new generation of runners, like Callum, coming through who are able to compete at the top end of world-class races. I hope my achievements over the years has shown them what is possible.”

Hawkins, 25, said: “I am really looking forward to The Big Half now I know I will get the chance to race Mo again. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love testing myself against the very best athletes in the world and they don’t come any better than Mo.

“Racing in London is always so special. The crowds are amazing and it has brought the best out of me in the past. I qualified for the Rio Olympics at the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon which was really my breakthrough race and then finished fourth in the marathon at the 2017 London World Championships. So I’m always confident when racing in the capital and I’m hoping I can enjoy more success in March.”

The Big Half will feature the number one and two in the all-time British rankings for the 13.1-mile distance. Farah’s UK record of 59 minutes 32 seconds was set in March 2015 while Hawkins ran a personal best (PB) of 60:00 in Japan this February.

Hugh Brasher, Event Director of The Big Half, said: “It is great for British distance running that we now have an athlete of the calibre of Callum Hawkins who can provide a very real domestic competition for Sir Mo. I can’t wait for the race on Sunday 4 March.”

The Big Half is a one-day festival centred around the half-marathon distance which aims to be ‘truly global and uniquely local’.

Farah and Hawkins are the first world class and ‘truly global’ names to be signed up for The Big Half elite men’s race. The Big Half starts by Tower Bridge and finishes in front of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. See route map here.

The ‘uniquely local’ aspect reflects the event’s commitment to working with community groups from the four host boroughs of Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich and encouraging residents to take part in a mass-participation running event for the first time.

Hawkins spent some time in London training with a group of runners from the Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, one the many community organisations taking part in The Big Half.

Hawkins said: “I’m really impressed by the overall concept of The Big Half. Running is probably the most accessible sport in the world and this is a fantastic way of encouraging more people from all backgrounds to give it a go. I love the idea of the elite field inspiring the communities we run through and the chance to give back some of the incredible inspiration we get from the crowds when we race.”

Created by London Marathon Events Ltd, in partnership with Sported. The Big Half is a new one day festival centred around the half marathon distance, which aims to be truly global and uniquely local in a celebration of the wonderful cultural diversity of the great city of London.

Up to 20,000 people will participate in events that include:

  • The Big Half: a half marathon starting at Tower Bridge and finishing by the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, passing through the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Greenwich
  • The Little Half: a 2.4 mile event for participants of all ages and abilities
  • The Big Relay is aimed at community groups from the host boroughs of Southwark, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Greenwich. Participants will be able to run in teams of four, with each person running one leg over distances ranging from one mile to five miles
  • The Big Festival: a celebration of London’s diverse culture, food and music which will take place throughout the day in Greenwich Park

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