The Great North Run will welcome around 60,000 athletes to the starting line (Picture: Getty Images)
The Great North Run is set to take place on Sunday, with around 60,000 runners lining up to race the 13.1 mile course from Newcastle Quayside across the north-east.
It will be particularly significant this year as the last ever professional race of Sir Mo Farah’s career – with the 40-year-old aiming to put up a good show in a race he has won six times in the past.
‘It’s going to be hard on Sunday,’ he told Sky News.
‘I think towards the end it’s going to be very emotional; it always is in South Shields. It’s always packed the last couple of miles, but I think whatever happens whether I’m leading or winning, it will be very emotional.’
If you want to cheer on Sir Mo and the other runners, what time does it start – and will the race be on TV?
What time does the Great North Run start?
There are different start times for the race depending on which category runners are in.
The Elite Wheelchair race begins at 10.30am, the Elite Women’s race begins at 10.35am and the visually impared race gets underway at 10.37am.
The Elite Men and the first masses wave (the orange wave) will begin at 11am – while other waves will begin the race after this according to the time they have been allotted.
Runners will also be treated to the sight of a Red Arrows flypast over the Tyne Bridge at 11.35am.
The route begins on the Central Motorway in Newcastle and runs along the Tyne, finishing at The Leas in South Shields.
How to watch the Great North Run on TV
Live coverage of the Great North Run kicks off on BBC One on Sunday morning from 10am ahead of the start of the first race.
A highlights show will air later on BBC Two at 5pm.
All eyes will be on Sir Mo Farah in his last ever professional race (Picture: Getty Images)
If you miss any of it, you’ll be able to catch up via the BBC iPlayer.
Coverage will be hosted by Gabby Logan, Jeanette Kwakye, JJ Chalmers and Aimee Fuller, with Steve Cram, Tanni Grey-Thompson and Paula Radcliffe providing commentary.
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