More than 50,000 people are set to take to the streets of Tyneside for this year's Great North Run.
Now in its 35th year, the half-marathon begins in Newcastle with the finishing line 13.1 miles away in South Shields. Mo Farah is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the men's elite race.
Visiting Newcastle? Download the eBook version of Lonely Planet's PDF Newcastle & Northeast England chapter from the Great Britain guidebook
Great Britain - Newcastle & Northeast England (Chapter)
Coverage includes: Newcastle-upon-Tyne & around, Angel of the North, Tynemouth, Segedunum, Hartlepool, County Durham, Durham, Barnard Castle, North Pennines, Hadrian’s Wall, Corbridge, Hexham, Chesters Roman Fort & Museum, Haltwhistle & Around, Northumberland National Park, Northumberland Coast, Alnwick, Craster, Embleton Bay, Farne Islands, Bamburgh, Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Now in its 35th year, the half-marathon begins in Newcastle with the finishing line 13.1 miles away in South Shields. Mo Farah is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the men's elite race.
Great Britain - Newcastle & Northeast England (Chapter)
Coverage includes: Newcastle-upon-Tyne & around, Angel of the North, Tynemouth, Segedunum, Hartlepool, County Durham, Durham, Barnard Castle, North Pennines, Hadrian’s Wall, Corbridge, Hexham, Chesters Roman Fort & Museum, Haltwhistle & Around, Northumberland National Park, Northumberland Coast, Alnwick, Craster, Embleton Bay, Farne Islands, Bamburgh, Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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