Newcastle United Manager Eddie Howe with race founder Sir Brendan Foster have opened this year's run which sees 60,000 runners taking on the 13.1 mile route from Newcastle to South Shields.
Here's the first lot of photos as the event takes off.
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1. Brendan Foster (left) and Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe pose for a photo at the start of the race
Brendan Foster (left) and Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe pose for a photo at the start of the AJ Bell Great North Run 2023 Credit: Owen Humphreys | Owen Humpreys
2. Brendan Foster (centre), Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe (right) and Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley pose for a photo at the start of the race
Brendan Foster (centre), Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe (right) and Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley pose for a photo at the start of the AJ Bell Great North Run 2023 through Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and South Shields Credit: Owen Humphreys | Owen Humphreys
3. Ready to race
Fancy dress participants prior to the AJ Bell Great North Run 2023 Credit: Owen Humphreys | Owen Humphreys
4. Runners preparing for the big race
Runners prepare before the Great North Run Credit: Ian Forsyth | Ian Forsyth