Race status and the 2009 edition was expanded to include the Great City Games. Around 33,000 runners signed up for the 10 kilometres race and both events were contested on 17 May. Previous 10 km winner Haile Gebrselassie stated that he wanted to regain his UK All-Comers' record, which was broken by Micah Kogo's event winning run in 2007. Despite a strong first half of the race, Gebrselassie failed to break the record after he was impeded by wet and windy conditions. Vivian Cheruiyot won the women's race in 32:01 minutes but conditions also slowed her time, much to her dissatisfaction. Brian Alldis and Shelly Woods won their respective men's and women's wheelchair races. The addition of The Great City Games brought much attention to the Great Run event. Comprising a number of 150 metres races to be run on the streets near Manchester's Deansgate, Olympic Champions Usain Bolt and Christine Ohuruogu accepted invitations to compete. Other competitors included Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Ivory Williams, British Olympians Marlon Devonish and Donna Fraser, and a number of other British and Jamaican athletes. Bolt suffered minor leg injuries after crashing his car near Kingston, Jamaica, but after cancelling a track meet and resuming training he stated that he would be fit to compete. Bolt completed the distance in a world best time of 14.35 seconds while Ferguson-McKenzie won the women's race in 16.54 seconds. Past winners (10K) Key: References General Tergat and Adere win inaugural Great Manchester Run. IAAF (2003-05-26). Retrieved on 2009-10-26. Powell, David (2004-05-24). O'Sullivan underlines her Olympic claims. The Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-26. Tadesse and Adere win, as numerous national 10km records fall in Manchester. IAAF (2006-05-21). Retrieved on 2009-10-26. Specific External links Great Manchester Run website 10K runs Sports competitions in Manchester Athletics competitions in England Recurring sporting events established in 2003 Athletics in Greater Manchester 2003 establishments in England Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom Annual events in England