The third annual Rainbow Dash was to raise money for St Clare's Hospice at Jarrow.
It consisted of two 5k runs and a 1k race, where fundraisers were dusted in coloured powder.
Here's a slideshow of pictures taken by our photographer Tim Richardson.
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