Held under very special and different circumstances following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, the flagship event took place on Sunday.
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There were blood, sweat and tears, but thousands completed the trek from Newcastle to South Shields - and here's some pictures to prove it.
Read more: Brilliant costumes dedicated to the Queen at this year's Great North Run
The Northern Echo has put together a bumper gallery and we will be adding to it throughout the day as more pictures come in.
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![The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES]( "The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES")
The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES (Image: NNP)
![The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES]( "The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES")
The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES (Image: NNP)
![The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES]( "The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES")
The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES (Image: Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES)
![The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES]( "The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES")
The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES (Image: NNP)
![The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES]( "The Northern Echo: The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES")
The start line of the Great North Run in Newcastle Picture: NORTH NEWS AND PICTURES (Image: NNP)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators support athletes over the finish line during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators support athletes over the finish line during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators support athletes over the finish line during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Runners cross the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: pa)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: pa)
![The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA]( "The Northern Echo: Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA")
Spectators cheer on the runners as they head through Newcastle during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Picture: PA (Image: pa)
![The Northern Echo: Save the Children fundraisers during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields.]( "The Northern Echo: Save the Children fundraisers during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields.")
Save the Children fundraisers during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields. (Image: pa)
![The Northern Echo: Runners head towards South Shields during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields]( "The Northern Echo: Runners head towards South Shields during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields")
Runners head towards South Shields during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners head towards South Shields during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields]( "The Northern Echo: Runners head towards South Shields during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields")
Runners head towards South Shields during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: Runners during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields]( "The Northern Echo: Runners during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields")
Runners during the Great North Run through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields (Image: PA)
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT (Image: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT)
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
![The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT]( "The Northern Echo: The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT")
The Great North Run as it made its way through Hebburn Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT
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