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Distance runner Haile Gebrselassie has won the Bupa Great Birmingham Run.
The 38-year-old Ethiopian completed the 13.1 mile course in one hour, one minute and 29 seconds and described the race as "fantastic".
The event began at the National Indoor Arena and 15,000 runners turned out to compete in the race which ended on Broad Street.
Originally called the Birmingham Half Marathon, it has been relaunched as part of Great Run.
Mr Gebrselassie said: "It was a fantastic race for me except for the wind and it was really hard between 11 and 12 miles.
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