Bupa Great South Run 2015: Route, Course Map, Times, Event Details
The Great South Run takes place in Portsmouth and Southsea on Sunday, as the event reaffirms itself as one of the world's top 10-mile races.
A host of top athletes and celebrities will be in attendance once again, with the race being televised live on Channel 5 in the UK.
Great Run TV gave a full rundown on the route and map for this year's action, taking in stunning scenery on the largely flat course:
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Here is the full timetable of events for the 2015 race day:
| 7 a.m. | Car parking on Southsea Common |
| 7.30 a.m. | Baggage room open |
| 9 a.m. | Start assembly area open |
| 10.15 a.m. | Great South Run elite women's race start |
| 10.20 a.m. | Great South Run warmup |
| 10.35 a.m. | Great South Run elite men's race and orange wave start |
| 10.48 a.m. | Start of white wave |
| 11.05 a.m. | Start of green wave |
For further details on the route and course map, courtesy of the event's official website, click here.
Thompson and Pavey Lead British Charge
Britain's top athletes will once again face the best in the world at the unique Great South Run event, with former European Championship 10,000 metres silver medalist Chris Thompson confirmed for Sunday's quick-paced race over 10 miles.
The 34-year-old won the Great Birmingham Run last week after overcoming adversity—with persistent leg injuries holding back the Barrow-in-Furness long-distance runner for an extended period, per GreatRun.org.
Uganda's Commonwealth 10,000m champion Moses Kipsiro will be one of Thompson's central contenders at the prestigious IAAF Gold Label 10-mile race in Portsmouth, with both men hoping to achieve a Great Run double.
Kipsiro won the Great Scottish Run in Glasgow on Oct. 4 and might be too good for Thompson, with the 29-year-old in superior form.
The elite men's event will also feature a strong Kenyan contingent, with 2013 world cross-country champion Japhet Korir, 2013 Great South Run winner Emmanuel Bett and Great North Run course record holder Martin Mathathi all at the start line.
Jo Pavey faces off against four-time World Championship gold medalist Vivian Cheruiyot in the women's elite race.
Pavey has won the Great South Run on two occasions—in 2006 and 2012—and is the current European 10,000m champion.
Two of her nemeses from her recent Great Scottish Run race, where she finished fourth, will be at Portsmouth, with runner-up Doris Changeywo and third-placed Gemma Steel competing.
Cross-country specialist Kate Avery and former European cross-country champion Charlotte Purdue make up the numbers, promising the women's race will be a tremendous battle.
Pavey is the queen on the track, but it's always difficult to consistently repeat form on the roads of the Great Runs.
However, the reduced 10-mile distance is an advantage for the British athlete, markedly shorter than a half-marathon and closer to the mileage she usually covers at her favoured events.
Thompson's injuries have seen him struggle in recent times, but his win in Birmingham showed he is near to his best once again, but the field might be too strong for him on Sunday.
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