Great Edinburgh Run 2016 Results: Men's and Women's Top Finishers

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The southern hemisphere picked up a Scottish double at the 2016 Great Edinburgh Run on Sunday, where New Zealand's Daniel Wallis and Australia's Hillory Davis won the men and women's races, respectively.

Great Britain rounded off the podiums in both races, with Rob Watson and Mike Crawley collecting the silver and bronze medals in the men's discipline, per the official Great Run Twitter account:

#GreatEdinburghRun ^[1] Elite Men Top 3
1. Daniel Wallis NZL 00:51:11
2. Rob Watson GBR 00:52:35
3. Mike Crawley GBR 00:53:08
— Great Run (@Great_Run) April 17, 2016 ^[2]

Wallis ended up more than a minute clear of his closest competition, but Davis was pushed harder for her victory, and Edinburgh-based Janet Dunbar was just over 30 seconds behind the pace:

#GreatEdinburghRun ^[3] Elite Women Top 3
1. Hillory Davis AUS 01:06:13
2. Janet Dunbar GBR 01:06:46
3. Catriona MacDonald GBR 01:08:28
— Great Run (@Great_Run) April 17, 2016 ^[4]

For full results, check out the Great Run website.^[5]

On the same day that Brighton and Hamburg hosted full-length marathons, runners both professional and amateur made their way to Scotland's capital for the quicker pace of the 10-mile Great Edinburgh Run.

Capital presenter Garry Spence provided a look at some of the entertainment on sight in Edinburgh:

So this is what @Great_Run Edinburgh runners have to look forward to at the 5 mile mark 😬#justkeepgoing pic.twitter.com/neQVrLNxqK ^[6]^[7]^[8]
— Garry Spence (@garry__spence) April 17, 2016 ^[9]

There was even a celebrity touch on hand as Emmerdale's Chris Chittell hyped up Sunday's events as a guest of honour:

Here's a #GreatEdinburghRun good luck message from our special guest today! pic.twitter.com/LruuFdcY1p ^[10]^[11]
— Great Run (@Great_Run) April 17, 2016 ^[12]

Participants set off from St Margaret's Loch at the base of Arthur's Seat, winding their way around some of Edinburgh's most famous landmarks, including the National Art Gallery, Edinburgh Castle and the National Museum of Scotland.

Wallis topped the men's elite group after pulling clear in the final legs of the race heading back toward Arthur's Seat, along Queen's Drive back into Margaret's Loch and the finish line.

The Kiwi's time was quite a distance short of the time Ethiopia's Abeje Ayana won the race in last year, where he set a course record of 48 minutes and 44 seconds after the distance of the race was changed from 10 kilometres.

Home favourite Dunbar and Morpeth runner Catriona MacDonald flew a strong flag for the British runners, but even women's winner Davis finished 10 minutes short of the time set by 2015 winner Jessica Coulson.