How could we not include Great North runner Colin Burgin-Plews who, as Big Pink Dress, has raised £104,000 from his charity runs.How could we not include Great North runner Colin Burgin-Plews who, as Big Pink Dress, has raised £104,000 from his charity runs.
How could we not include Great North runner Colin Burgin-Plews who, as Big Pink Dress, has raised £104,000 from his charity runs.

Meet the characters who make the Great North Run a very special day

You’re never short of characters to say hello to when you do the Great North Run.

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.

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