Image copyright PA About 57,000 runners are expected to take part in the 36th annual Great North Run on Tyneside later.
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah will aim to become the first man to achieve three consecutive wins.
The 13.1-mile run, has grown from 12,000 runners in 1981 to 57,000, many of whom raise money for charities.
Beginning in Newcastle, the half-marathon course finishes at South Shields and takes in iconic sights such as the Tyne Bridge.
Farah"s wife Tania, who said the champion was a "hard task-master" during her training, will also compete.
The event will also feature participants from 178 UN member states, more than any other running event in history, organisers say.
Rock bands Kaiser Chiefs and Kodaline, which have some band members taking part in the run, will perform at the inaugural "run, rock and raise" event at the Newcastle Metro Arena, with charities benefitting from the money raised.
The run completes a weekend of events including the Great North 5k, mini and junior Great North Run and the Great North City games, which took place on Tyneside on Saturday.
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