2010-9-19 00:00:00 GMT+09:30
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A WOMAN ran out of breath doing the Great North Run – to make sure others can get theirs back.
THE Great North Run has been shortlisted for an honour at this year's North East England Tourism Awards.
A TEAM who ran the Great North Run in memory of murdered teenager Glen Corner have beaten their personal bests.
MORE than £1,000 has been raised for charity by housing staff who did the Great North Run.
A SON has spoken of his delight after more than £10,000 was raised in memory of his father.
THE 29th Great North Run was the biggest and best yet, and we've got the pictures to prove it!
IT was yet another record-breaking Great North Run yesterday, with 54,000 people taking part in the world's biggest half-marathon.
SPOT the celebrity was one of the favourite games for spectators at today's Great North Run - and there were plenty to choose from.
WE asked Gazette readers to send us their pictures of today's Great North Run, and Sara Scott was quickest off the mark.
FOUNDER Brendan Foster hailed today's Great North Run as "the best year yet".
HULL City manager Phil Brown was among one of the many famous faces who pounded the Great North Run course today.
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VIEW THE COURSE
See the entire course condensed in just 2 minutes
See the entire course condensed in just 2 minutes
INTERACTIVE MAP
View our interactive map for the Great North Run. See the stages and the route they will take.
View our interactive map for the Great North Run. See the stages and the route they will take.
TRACK STATS
- The course record of 59mins 37 secs was set by Dejene Berhanu in 2004.
- In the past 26 years, only four male runners have completed the course in under 1 hour
- The average age of runners is 35 years and 7 months.
- In each run, runners drink 275,000 bottles of water
- About 25 miles of cloth is used to make the race t-shirts
- Over 3,200 traffic cones will be used on the event