Whether it is mega fundraisers, people who achieve against the odds, or merely those who like to run the famous course in a costume, the greatest run in the world has amazing people of all varieties.
Here’s 17 examples of those who have lit up the Newcastle to South Shields route over the years.
5. Back to 2003
A chip off the old block, pictured at Whitemare Pool 16 years ago. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: TC Sunderland Echo
7. Three amigos
Hat's off to these three who completed the run in 2006. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: SN
8. Wonder women
Let's face it. Everyone who completes the run is a superhero, including these two from 2010. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Stu Norton
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