The BBC will broadcast live coverage of the Great North Run in Newcastle this Sunday.
This will be the 40th edition of the famous half marathon and will take place on a redesigned route, starting and ending in Newcastle.
This year’s run will not finish in South Shields as usual and instead runners will cross the Tyne Bridge twice, after Covid concerns prompted a shake-up and a different course for the first time in 40 years.
Coverage starts at 9.00am on BBC Two before switching to BBC One at 10.00am.
Highlights will be shown on BBC Two from 5.00pm
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