The Associated Press

NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND – Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia led all the way to win the Great North Run half marathon on Sunday, and Gete Wami earned the title in a closer women’s race.

Kebede, who won the Olympic bronze medal in the marathon at the Beijing Games, won the annual road race in 59 minutes, 45 seconds. He was the only runner to complete the 13.1-mile race in less than an hour.

Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia finished second in 1:01:29, and American runner Abdi Abdirahman was third in 1:01:33.

Wami, a two-time Berlin Marathon champion, held off Magdalene Mukunzi of Kenya by a second to complete an Ethiopian double in 1:08.51.