SNAPS AND VIDS: The Great North Run - the world's greatest half marathon

The day thousands of runners across the country had been waiting for...

The Great North Run!

14:00 Finishers poured over the line!

12:07 Winning his fourth Great North Run!

12:03 Might sir Mo has done it again!

11:12 Mo Farah and the elite men have passed the halfway point

11:12: The Red Arrows fly past over the Tyne Bridge

10:59 The Tyne Bridge is packed with supporters!

10:47: The Elite women have arrived at the halfway point:

10:41: And they're off!

9:36: Little helpers out - making sure the runners stay hydrated

9:19: Shots fired from Sir Mo Farah to Usain Bolt

9:08: Fingers crossed the weather holds up!

9:00: Mickey and Minne ready to run

8:39: Thousands of people are making their way to the start line:

08:35 : These Unicorns are very excited to get running!

08:07 : We've just caught up with Colin - better known as the Big Pink Dress;

More than 50,000 of you have signed up for the 13.1 mile route from Newcastle to hopefully sunny South Shields!

As will Sir Mo Farah, who’s looking forward to ending his 2017 season by competing in the race.

The 34-year-old Olympian, who retired from the track over the summer, will focus his attentions on the road and is targeting his fourth consecutive Great North Run victory over 13.1 miles on Tyneside.

He said: “I’m looking forward to it, it should be quite exciting. It’s the end of the season and I like to end it in Newcastle.

“I’ve been training reasonably well, the field is quite loaded on Sunday so it’s going to be hard. I’m just out to enjoy it.”

Farah will be competing against Dathan Ritzenhein, last year’s runner-up, alongside five-time Olympian Bernard Lagat, Olympic marathon silver medallist Feyisa Lilesa and New Zealand twins Zane and Jake Robertson – and sees Ritzenhein as the clear rival to his crown.

“Dathan will be a threat now that he has ran here as well as me,” Farah added. “There’s Lagat and the Robertsons so it will be tough. It’s going to be a good race, let’s see what happens.”

There's also celebs - including local lad Colin in his famous Big Pink Dress - and of course YOU LOT.

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