tell him he finish number three. we did it and all the emotion came when we finish. you did it. i grew up you do with what you like, playing outside not possible in somalia. i really hope i can, even after my running career, that i can inspire younger generation. the first thing is give them facilities. that s why i started the foundation and i start with kids. know on the list, even normal people. i m in good shape and i m one of the favorites. it s actually a dream that i never thought it would happen. he has a remarkable story. he s a refugee, one of 33,000 runners preparing to trek through new york s five boroughs. there s a real energy here. thank you so much. good to see you. thanks. we ll be right back.
we would be familiar with that site, the almost 60,000 runners queueing up the almost 60,000 runners queueing up on the central motorway together to start but they will not do that this year, they will set off in waves and head out to gateshead and back here again to finish. it may be a little bit different this year but everyone is just as excited as they usually are and i have been speaking to some of the competitors. he is part of an elite club. john grey is one ofjust 89 people who have taken part in every single great north run since it began in 1981. but in 2019, heart attack merely put a stop to more than just his running career. while training in his county durham village, he collapsed. fortunately, another villager quickly came to his aid. 50 villager quickly came to his aid. so he villager quickly came to his aid. sr he knew how to do cpr so they bring the ambulance straightaway and he said to the ambulance, he says there s no pulse, there is nothing, i stop? and the ambulanc
chat and catch up and all that. she won the virtual run last year with a number of other nurses from the north east for children heart charity. she thinks this year s return of the gnr will be invaluable. return of the gnr will be invaluable. ~ ., ., , invaluable. we have not been getting the same income, invaluable. we have not been getting the same income, the invaluable. we have not been getting the same income, the say invaluable. we have not been getting the same income, the say funds - the same income, the say funds raised at all last year but we have been using those charities in the same way sorry to give something back and to start raising the profile again of the charities is so important the same funds. profile again of the charities is so important the same funds. there s no doubt the important the same funds. there s no doubt the great important the same funds. there s no doubt the great north important the same funds. there s no doubt the great nor
certainly, has been a nice year for them. italy, of course, winning the euros last month. you don t see many buzzer beaters in wrestling but we saw in in the men s freestyle match. 13 seconds left. get the takedown to make it 8-7. now, six seconds to get another takedown and he gets it at the buzzer, right here, to win gold. just incredible. immediately, goes over to hug his coach. the 21-year-old from minnesota, then, also, doing a bunch of backflips through the air to celebrate. that s pretty awesome, considering he is 260 pounds. all right. finally, marathon runners normally they build up and train for years for the olympics. well, not american molly seidel. this was only her third marathon and she won the bronze medal. seidel a national champion cross country runner back in college but she never ran marathons. in 2016, after an injury and suffering from ocd, her running career looked to be over. seidel was working as a babysitter and in a coffee shop, in 2020.
progressively, and i was feeling fantastic. i went for it. reporter: and this is 36-year-old kara goucher, mom of 4-year-old colt. she went on a run the day she went into labor. today she s hoping to be the top american in the new york city marathon. my son will be cheering for me this year in new york. reporter: these women are part of an emerging trend. maintaining professional running career and balancing a family to boot. america wants alysia montano run 8 1/2 months pregnant. elite runners get the okay from their doctors to train while pregnant. taking even a week can set back their training. it may seem intense, but it feels natural to them. i m an elite athlete. i know my body better than anybody and i know what s okay and what isn t. reporter: balancing it all isn t easy. maternity leave is rare and many moms like kara have to strategize the best times to get