Former long-distance runner who founded the Great North Run Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Former long-distance runner who founded the Great North Run last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BRENDANFOSTER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRENDANFOSTER Former long-distance runner who founded the Great North Run (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 21, 2018
3% ENDURANCE Runner's strength running nude dash around North (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
3% LOPES Runs with long strides (5) USA Today Jan 27, 2026
3% EMIL Distance runner Zátopek (4) LA Times Daily Jan 21, 2026
3% STEP No great distance (4) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
3% LONG Of a great distance (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 14, 2026
3% MILES Apt name for a distance runner? (5) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
3% LTYR Long distance in astronomy: Abbr. (4) Newsday Dec 24, 2025
3% MARATHONER Distance runner (10) Commuter Nov 15, 2025
3% MILE Long distance for a runner (4) Newsday Mar 14, 2022

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