Great North Run
Weir has won four titles at the Great North Run a half marathon distance event, where he has broken the course record in 2005 and again in 2009. Weir's wins came in 2003 in 45:41, 2005 in 42:33, 2009 in 41:34, and 2010 in 44:49.
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