Great South Run: Debut delight for Tirunesh Dibaba
It was debut delight for Tirunesh Dibaba as she cruised to Great South Run glory this morning in the elite women's race.
The Ethiopian great – arguably the greatest distance runner of all time – blew the field apart, leaving rivals in her wake as she crossed the finish line in a time of 51min 49sec.
It was a feat made all the more impressive by the fact Dibaba had not previously run at the 10-mile distance.
Team-mate Senbere Teferi finished more than a minute behind in second place in a time of 52.51, with Elizeba Cherono of the Netherlands third in 53.54.
Lily Partridge was the first British runner across the line in a time of 54.41.