Mo Farah wins 5th consecutive Great North Run
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mo farah delivered a dominant performance to claim a record fifth victory in the great north run on sunday in the latest step in his bid to win a major marathon1 the british runner led from the front to cross the line in 59min 26sec just four seconds short of the personal best he set in winning his second title in 20151 it was also his fifth consecutive win in the race1 farah shrugged off new zealands jake robertson in the final section of the race in newcastle as he set himself up in style for his attempt to win his first major marathon crown in chicago next month1 trainings different now as im not in the track season. ive been doing a lot more long runs and in terms of endurance im definitely fitter four-time olympic champion farah told the bbc1 just coming into that headwind it was so tough i wasnt going smooth i was going up and down. i honestly thought i could beat my personal best today but those last two miles really hurt1 favourite vivian cheruiyot saw off fellow kenyan brigid kosgei to win her second womens title in 67431