The Great North Run has celebrated its 40th anniversary in style as runners took to the streets of Newcastle in a brand new route.
People travelled from across the region to take part in this year's Great North Run.
Last year's run was cancelled due to the pandemic but organisers promised it would be back bigger and better.
The half marathon has been going since 1981 but this year was slightly different.
The course had previously taken runners from Newcastle to South Shields, but due to Covid restrictions, the route was slightly modified by organisers.
Elite runners in the men's and women's categories fought to see who get the quickest time on the 13.1 mile course.
Northallerton's Marc Scott surged to victory to maintain British dominance in the elite men’s race.
Eilish McColgan, daughter of Scottish three times women’s winner Liz, just failed to make it a GB double as she took an admirable second place in her first attempt at the Great North Run.
She finished just six seconds behind Kenyan winner Hellen Obiri, more than a minute clear of third-placed fellow Brit, Charlotte Purdue.
Elite men and women's wheelchair racers also battled it out.
Sean Frame was an easy winner of the men’s wheelchair race, in 49.52, while Shelly Woods tasted her eighth Great North Run victory in the women’s wheelchair section.
Outside of the elite classes, many runners took to the tarmac as the race took on a different route through Newcastle.
One thing that has stayed the same is the people running in costume to raise money for local charities.
People came dressed as all sorts of characters from Darth Vader, three little pigs, and The Incredibles.
Race regulars like Big Pink Dress man Colin Burgin-Plews from South Shields, sporting a half red and white, half black and white number this year, in a throwback to Kevin Keegan’s bespoke shirt worn in the first Great North Run, in 1981.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham ran the race alongside Mayor of North Tyneside Jamie Driscoll.
Sir Brendan Foster, along with his team of original founders, staged the first-ever Great North Run on a sunny day in June, 1981.
Since 1981 there have been 1.2 million finishers, the event now raises around £25m for charity each year and contributes around £31m to the regional economy.
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