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Ryan McLeod leads first pacemakers in Great North Run history
- Updated: September 9, 2016
British international half-marathon runner Ryan McLeod will lead a colony of Duracell Bunnies on Sunday (September 11) as a group of pacemakers take to the streets for the first time in the Great North Run’s 35-year history.
McLeod has twice competed in the elite race in the north-east and was winner of the Great North 10K three years ago, but this year will get his first experience of the unique atmosphere of the mass race as he dons the orange pacemaker vest to help participants to personal bests on the streets of Newcastle.
Tasked with running from gun to tape in a time of 95 minutes – 31 minutes slower than his own PB – the proud Geordie says he’s excited to see a different side of road racing away from the top end.
The 31-year-old said: “Running as an elite you’re very much in the zone and focused and don’t always pay attention to what’s going on. But this weekend pacing for Duracell I’m going to be a lot more relaxed and take in the atmosphere to see what the Great North Run really is about.
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