the manchester city games in england – a competition featuring a long, raised track on one of the city's major streets – has provided many of the event's highlights since 2009, including the men's world best of 14.35 seconds, set by usain bolt in 2009. allyson felix ran the fastest ever 150 m race by a woman in 2013 (16.36 seconds), although faster times have been recorded at intermediate stages of the 200 m event. the great north city games (held variously in newcastle and gateshead) features a similar setup to the manchester event and has provided several of the best men's and women's times. the british events typically attracted american, british and caribbean competitors, and athletes from these places account for nearly all the top 25 best times for men and women. a one-off 150 m race on copacabana beach in rio de janeiro was held in 2013 and bolt finished in a time close to his own world record.