Ive been in Newcastle for 3 years yet Sunday was the first time I bothered getting out of bed to watch the Great North Run, which is apparently the largest half marathon (13 miles) in the world. The reasons for this were mostly because Steve and Ben* (G) were running in it, I wasn't hungover, it was sunny, half a mile away, and Si was going. It certainly provided something different to snap, masses of colour as seen in this shot with Nessie forging her way through the crowd. We got up on the northbound carriageway of the A167M central motorway - the sheer volume of the 40,000 ish crowd was impressive, especially as we only saw half of them - the rest passing underneath, dodging the p*ssers up top. In the end we went to South shields via the Tyne Ferry to the finish, where we waited for Steve. Getting home was certainly a mission, so if you end up in Tyneside when the run is on, beware!
Well done to Ben and Steve
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