Thousands take part in Great Edinburgh Run

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Apr 2014, 16:03 BST

Winner Gemma Steel, second place Susan Partridge and third place Alyson Dixon. Picture: Alan Rennie Photography

placeholder image — Winner Gemma Steel, second place Susan Partridge and third place Alyson Dixon. Picture: Alan Rennie Photography

AROUND 5000 people took to the streets of the capital this morning for the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run.

The ten-mile (16km) course took an extended route through the city centre from its start in Holyrood Park.

The race had previously been run over five and ten kilometre distances.

Organisers said that if the total distance covered by all the participants were added up, it would be almost equal running twice around the world.

Chris Thompson and Susan Partridge won the men’s and women’s elite races respectively.

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