Pavey set to face top Africans

UK middle distance runner Jo Pavey will face top Africans Berhane Adere and Susan Chepkemei when she makes her half-marathon debut in next month’s BUPA Great North Run.

Adere, a former world half-marathon champion, and Chepkemei, the world’s second-fastest performer over the distance, are the first top women confirmed for the Tyneside race on October 1.