Thousands prepare to take part

Pa Media Runner's crowds are wearing colored tops and running across the Tyne Bridge. A series of aircraft (red arrow) can be in the blue sky and leaves the track of white, red and blue signs in the sky. — Red arrows are set at a overpass at the beginning of the race and set for a screen at the end

Thousands of runners landed in Tyneside for Great North Run, one of the world’s largest half marathons.

The 44th stage of the race in Newcastle passes through Gateshead and South Tyneside before finishing at South Shields.

Approximately 60.00 runners entered and 13.1 miles (21 km) will be applauded by more than 200,000 supporters covering the route.

As it is traditional, there will be famous faces to see the runners on the starting line – this year there will be Newcastle United’s Jacob Murphy and Nick Pope.

Among the participants will be Joe Wicks, one of the new beginners in Junior Great North Run, a publisher and fitness coach on Saturday.

Joe Wicks was one of the new beginners of the Junior Great North Run event on Saturday

North News Joe Wicks, wearing long dark hair, close -shaped dark beard and short -sleeved black T -shirt. It holds some kind of claxon and has a red bell hanging from a red stand behind it. — Joe Wicks was one of the new beginners of the Junior Great North Run event on Saturday

Sir Brendan Foster, the founder of the Great North Run, said: “More popular, more famous, more demanded … The whole size of the thing is much larger.

“Interestingly, the age group is changing a little, more young people continue to run.

“8% of women running the first large northern run there, 49% of the runners last year were women.

“I am very happy to happen here in the North East, it has become iconic.”

Professionals participating Add Eilish McColgan to follow his mother’s footprints With a win.

The elite wheelchair race starts at BST 10: 20, then at 10:15 distinguished women, visually impaired races and elite men and masses at 10: 27 at 10: 50.

The waves for the masses continue until 12:00 and many of them participate in the race to collect money for charities.