The 30-year-old – who turned the second Brit since 1985 to win the well-known race in 2021 – achieved a powerful time of 1:01:11 within the males’s elite race behind winner Abel Kipchumba.
Scott – who lately relocated again to the UK from the US and welcomed son Albie 4 months in the past – was the one Brit to fall inside the high 5 of the 2024 race, forward of Sondre Moen in third, Filmo Tesfu in fourth and Evans Chebet in fifth.
The race at this time (September 8) marks the primary time the previous Northallerton Faculty and Sixth Type School pupil returned to Tyneside since his memorable victory in 2021.
He beforehand informed The Northern Echo that he “didn’t care about occasions” for the Nice North Run 2024: “Clearly, I simply need to compete nicely and attempt to win the race. If occasions include that, nice; if not, it does not matter.”
Listed below are the highest 5 males’s elite outcomes:
- Abel Kipchumba – 59:52
- Marc Scott – 1:01:11
- Sondre Moen – 1:01:25
- Filmon Tesfu – 1:02:15
- Evans Chebet – 1:02:31