Haile Gebrselassie won his fourth Great Manchester 10km Run, while Britain’s Helen Clitheroe set a personal best in triumphing in the women’s race.
Ethiopia’s Gebrselassie, 38, who beat Britain’s Chris Thompson, said: “My big challenge right now is trying to be better than the youngsters.”
He added he hoped to compete in the marathon in the London 2012 Olympics.
Clitheroe won in a time of 31min 45 secs, ahead of Christelle Daunay of France and Grace Momanyi of Kenya.