Mo Farah enters record books after defending Great North Run title...

• • Farah is only the second British man to win the half marathon event twice 
• • The Great Britain athlete beat Kenya’s Stanley Biwott over the line.

• Mo Farah’s superb recent form continued on Sunday as he successfully defended his Great North Run title.
• The 32-year-old, who last month retained both his 10,000m and 5,000m world crowns in Beijing, became the second British man to win the half marathon event twice as he crossed the line on Tyneside ahead of Kenya’s Stanley Biwott.
• Finishing with a time of 59 minutes and 23 seconds, Farah, in completing a back-to-back triumph, matched the achievement of Mike McLeod, the winner in 1981 and 1982.
• Farah’s effort on this occasion lowered the British record he had set in the event last year by 37 seconds, as he completed the race in one hour exactly.
• This time around he was pushed all the way by Biwott, who finished one second behind him.
• And Farah told the BBC: “I didn’t expect that - I thought it was going to be a lot easier.
• “But I also didn’t think I was going to run that quickly towards the end of the season. It is nice to finish with a win, that is the most important thing. I really enjoyed it and if it wasn’t for the crowd just edging me on, I think it would definitely have been a different result.
• “I definitely want to come back and see if I can do a hat-trick!
• “It has been an amazing year - I couldn’t have had a better one than this.”
• The women’s title was also retained as Kenyan Mary Keitany - who set a record time of one hour, five minutes and 39 seconds last year - ran 1:07.32.
• In the wheelchair races, Great Britain’s David Weir claimed the men’s title for the sixth time, while the women’s event saw compatriot Shelly Woods win her seventh title and third in a row.