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Chris Thompson to defend Great Birmingham Run title
- Updated: September 26, 2016
Chris Thompson will defend his Great Birmingham Run title when the half-marathon returns next month.
Victory for Thompson in the 2015 staging of the event marked a return to form following a lengthy struggle with Achilles and calf injuries.
While the 35-year-old will be looking to score two Great Birmingham Run victories on the bounce on October 16, the likes of Andy Vernon and Bashir Abdi will seek to make life difficult for Thompson, who finished seventh in the recent Great North Run half-marathon.
Nevertheless, Thompson is targeting victory back on the undulating course which he knows so well.
“I’d like to win in Birmingham,” he said. “I know the course well, which can be an advantage, especially on a course like Birmingham.
“I’ve done it a couple of times now and I know how to manage my body on …
