The Great North Run (GNR) returned to Tyneside this weekend, with 63,000 runners taking part in the world’s biggest half marathon – including Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
England star and Newcastle captain Dan Burn rang the starter’s bell, with famous faces including football personality Chris Kamara and fitness coach Joe Wicks taking on the challenge.
The 13.1-mile (21km) event saw runners and wheelchair users race from Newcastle through Gateshead and South Tyneside, before finishing in South Shields.
Britons David Weir and Melanie Woods won the men’s and women’s elite wheelchair races respectively. Brigid Kosgei won the elite women’s contest and Zouhair Talbi won the men’s race.
The half marathon is in its 45th year and raises about £25m for charity each time.
Tens of thousands of people lined the route on the very warm, sunny day.
Runners were treated to a Red Arrows flyover above the Tyne Bridge at the start and again at the end of the route on The Leas in South Shields.